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Title Insurance in A Real Estate Transaction

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KLIF 570 Interview: The Importance of Legal Representation in Real Estate Transactions

Here is an interview about the importance of of having legal representation in a real estate closing. You would be surprised how some people will draft their own real estate contracts without including the property description. Read More
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KLIF 570 Interview: Why Real Estate Contracts are Important

Here is an interview on September 20, 2016, about case law showing the importance of a real estate contract. Read More
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KLIF 570 Interview: Home Equity Violations

Here are some interesting home equity violation cases that I talked about at KLIF 570 on May 24, 2016. This interview was right after the law changed in May 2016 and the Texas Supreme Court held there is no longer a four year statute of limitations i… Read More
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KLIF 570 Interview: Boundaries and Surveys

Be careful if you do not place your fence line on the property boundary line. I spoke on this subject on KLIF 570 on August 29, 2016. Read More
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KLIF 570 Interview: Boundaries and Surveys

Be careful where you place your fence line. I spoke on this subject on the KLIF 570 radio show on August 29, 2016. Read More
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Protect Yourself Prior to Closing

Do you realize that when you buy real estate that you are charged with knowledge of the chain of title prior to the conveyance to you? This means that you are charged with what is publicly filed in the deed records even if you do not see the document… Read More
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Interview with Justice Sidney Farrar

Catch my interview of former Justice Sidney Farrar, Second Court of Appeals in the latest Texas Appellate Advocate here. Read More
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Categories: Court of Appeals

Beware of the Receiver Bearing Gifts

A receiver is a court appointed official whose job is to take charge of assets and then deal with them responsibly through the sale of assets. Their job is to preserve the assets and they have the ability to do that. Just the appointment itself serve… Read More
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Look to the Contract First Before Looking Elsewhere

Have you ever had a situation where someone says that a contract means one thing and you read it a completely different way? The Texas Supreme Court holds that in interpreting a document the primary concern is to ascertain and give effect to the inte… Read More
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