Category: Blog Post

Wills. They're never fun to think about. And only 31% of adults in this country have one, even though most know they're important, according to a recent survey. Why aren't they more common? The thought of death isn't the deterrent for most people, research shows. Far more of us blame procrastination or think we don't have the...

The TREC contracts used by brokers and agents in Texas do not contain any language regarding assignments. Since the contracts were silent, a TREC contract was able to be assigned without any notice to the seller. All the original buyer needed to do was enter into an assignment agreement with the new buyer and provide...

Over my 25 years of practicing law, mainly in the area of real estate, I have found many individuals who get involved in the area of real estate investing based on what they have learned from a weekend seminar or a book they purchased on Amazon. These are good sources and certainly can be motivating;...

BRIEFCASE ARTICLE – NOVEMBER 2020 (Apartment Association of Greater Dallas) TEXAS SUPREME COURT ESTABLISHES THE TEXAS EVICTION DIVERSION PROGRAM (TEDP) By Gregory T. Meyer The Law Firm of Meyer & Colegrove, PLLC             On September 25, 2020 Governor Greg Abbott announced the allocation of over $171 million in funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and...

Please be aware that the City of Dallas passed on ordinance last year that includes “source of income” as a protected class for purposes of housing discrimination.  Here is the relevant language from the City Code:  SEC. 20A-4. DISCRIMINATORY HOUSING PRACTICES. (a) A person commits an offense if he, because of race, color, sex, religion,...

Scenario, husband and wife purchase a house together. Neither has a will. Husband passes and wife just assumes since she lives in Texas, a community property state, everything is fine. Wife decides she wants to sell the house and discovers that she can't because nothing was done as it pertains to her deceased husband's half...

Over the last year or so, wire fraud has become a major issue in the area of real estate closing transactions. Most title companies now insist on calling the prospective recipients of a wire to verify the information sent to the title company by the recipients. However, title companies are not the only party in...

You are a small to medium size company, you have been give a new contract to sign or you have an employee issue or maybe you have a client who hasn't paid you in months, what do you do, try to solve the issue yourself, call an attorney and hope the invoice you receive won't...