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| New Smoke Detectors Disclosures |
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Summary of Fire-Safety Disclosures
There are several new seller disclosure requirements which take effect on September 1, 2007. One area of new disclosures concerns broader, expanded disclosures for fire-safety equipment - including SMOKE DETECTORS.
There is also a new TAR Seller Disclosure Notice (already in print as of July 2, 2007) which includes the new statutory-required disclosures.
The following summary and analysis will address the new fire-safety disclosures and potentially troubling issues surrounding the use and application of the new Seller Disclosure Notice. More
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| August 2007 |
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| What Constitutes Unfair Housing? |
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National Fair Housing Month, which runs throughout April, celebrates a consumer's right to own, use and transfer real property and housing in a diverse marketplace free from discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin.More
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| April 2004 |
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| TAR Legal Hotline |
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TAR now enables designated Realtors® to easily choose how many agents (including all) who can access this valuable member service.More
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| March 2004 |
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| Agency Disclosure Laws Reminders |
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It was 15 years ago when Texas adopted agency disclosure laws for real estate brokers and agents. Time passes quickly. It is hard to believe that what now seems routine and commonplace in agency matters previously was little more than an afterthought.More
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| March 2004 |
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| The Legislature’s Historic Texas Residential Construction |
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Along with the sweeping tort reform of this past legislative session, the Texas Legislature also added a new bureaucratic procedure for both homebuilders and homeowners to follow in the course of attempting to resolve their disputes. More
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| December 2003 |
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| State of Insurance Ugh!-ly |
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The current insurance crisis is as big as Texas. In fact, insurance reform has occupied a good portion of this year's legislative session in Austin – mostly homeowners insurance. Ever increasing rates and dwindling availability for homeowners insurance seems to be the order of the day. More
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| May 2003 |
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| Focus on Fair Housing |
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For some time now, April has been designated Fair Housing Month. While much attention is focused on state and federal fair housing laws during April, fair housing and its goals deserve the attention of Realtors® each and every month of the year.More
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| April 2003 |
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| TREC and TAR Adopt, Revise and Repeal Forms |
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TREC revised its contract forms and repealed two forms, while TAR made revisions to several forms and adopted a few others.More
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| March 2003 |
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| TAR Legal Hotline |
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Have you ever wondered about TAR's Legal Hotline? What is it? Who can use it? This article will answer these questions as well as several other.More
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| February 2003 |
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| RESPA: Are Transaction Fees Lawful? |
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The growing practice by lenders, title companies and real estate brokers charging consumers transaction fees has become a hot topic. More
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| December 2002 |
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| The Mold Scare: Medical Facts Versus Dubious Myths |
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What do the following things have in common: Wine, penicillin, cheese and mushrooms?More
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| November 2002 |
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| Privacy and the Real Estate Industry |
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If you haven't noticed, privacy and security are hot topics!More
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| November 2002 |
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