Latest Legal Briefs: Foreign Acquisition of Property
Senate Bill 17 from the 89th Texas Legislature restricts property acquisitions in Texas by individua...
Watch Legal Briefs: Required Written Agreements
The latest Legal Briefs video is the third of a three-part series covering changes to agency law in ...
Legal Briefs: The Death of Subagency
The latest Legal Briefs video addresses SB 1968 and the legislative updates to The Real Estate Licen...
Legal Briefs: Showing a Property Without Representing the Party
The latest Legal Briefs video discusses new requirements that take effect January 1, 2026, relating...
Using the New Paragraph 12 as an Intermediary
In this Legal Briefs video, you’ll learn how to use the newly revised Paragraph 12 (Settlement and...
Legal Video: Common Applications of Paragraph 12
TREC and Texas REALTORS® recently made changes to Paragraph 12 in several sales contracts. How do y...
Legal Video: Updates to Paragraph 12
TREC and Texas REALTORS® recently made changes to Paragraph 12, affecting several residential and f...
Beware of Buyer "Love Letters"
Your clients fall in love with a home and want to send a letter saying how much the house will mean ...
What Happens When You Don't Know Where to Send the Tenant's Security Deposit?
If your residential tenant moves out on time but fails to provide a forwarding address, what happens...
What Is A Reasonable Modification?
If you deal with rentals, you know that the Fair Housing Act allows tenants with disabilities to mak...
Legal Briefs: Termination Beyond the Buyer Approval Deadline
If buyers have passed their buyer approval deadline in the Third Party Financing Addendum (TXR 1901,...
Calculating Earnest Money and Option Fee Deadlines
Do you count weekends or holidays to calculate when to pay the earnest money and option fee? Does it...
Which Entities Require the Filing of a 1099 Form?
The previous Legal Briefs video discussed the elements that determine if you must use a 1099 form. I...
When Must You Use a 1099 Form?
Do you know the four elements that determine when you must use a 1099 Form? In the latest Legal Brie...
Legal Briefs: Closing Contingencies
In the latest installment from the Legal Briefs Video Series, you'll find out if amending the closin...
Legal Briefs Series Explains Tough Topics
Texas REALTORS® has launched the Legal Briefs video series, where staff attorneys answer common que...