October 2020

An April 2020 ruling by the Texas Supreme Court clarified the issue of equitable subrogation. The ruling could benefit both mortgage lenders and borrowers.

Housing affordability has been a growing problem in the Austin area for more than a decade. Here’s how a federal tax credit program is being used to reverse that trend.

Social distancing has become a way of life, including in the real estate industry. Consumer demand for contact-free home-sale transactions could be good news for tech-savvy companies specializing in “instant-purchase” services.

Like the rest of the economy, Texas’ housing market will need more than bed rest and a couple of aspirin to fully recover from COVID-19, but so far it has weathered the pandemic better than expected. Read our prognosis.

The challenges of a real estate transaction where a death is involved are enough to send any licensee to an early grave. This article can help avoid that.

A recent Real Estate Center study shows that, when it comes to Hill Country land market prices and sales activity, a little land goes a long way.

When a crisis sends the national economy into a tailspin, how long can recovery take? No one knows for certain, but movements in interest rates can provide clues.