Prominus Real Estate Blog

Yes, but there is an important distinction between terminating a contract under a contractual or statutory right and simply deciding you no longer want to buy the property. Once a seller accepts an offer, the buyer generally has a binding contract, and the buyer's ability to walk away without being in default depends on the specific contract, addenda and applicable law.

An attorney REALTOR® is a real estate broker or agent who is also a licensed Texas attorney. That means the professional may operate within two distinct professional frameworks: Texas real estate brokerage rules and, when acting as an attorney, the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct.

Dallas buyers may have more room to negotiate than they did in the peak market years. The right number for any single house depends on its days on market, how it's priced against recent closed comps, and how many other offers are realistically in play.

If someone has died in a Texas home, does the seller have to disclose it to a buyer? Generally, no. But Texas law draws an important distinction based on how the person died and whether the death was related to the condition of the property.

When house hunting or evaluating your current home's equity, it is easy to assume that school district ratings are only relevant to parents with school aged children. If you are a young professional, a childfree couple, or an empty nester looking to downsize, you might wonder why school boundaries should even factor into your real estate decisions.

Whether you’re buying for the first time or going through the process again, here’s some information you can use to improve your financial standing during the process of home buying.

An open house is a great way to sell your home, but using the event well means planning each stage with care. It’s a day you’ll want to prepare for weeks in advance.

If you are planning to buy a condo or currently sit on a condo homeowner association (HOA) board, the ground just shifted beneath your feet.

How do you get more money than what you paid for your home? How do you have a return investment on the house that you’re currently living in?

Repairs and maintenance issues can be an annoyance, but they also give you the opportunity to negotiate on price or ask the seller to take care of issues for you.

The sale of your house may portray itself as a pretty straightforward act, but the reality often whistles a different tune. As driven as we may be to sell our home, move out, and start anew, it usually hits hard when we reach the “depersonalizing” phase, right in the feels.

Because browsing Zillow with a margarita in hand is not a home-buying strategy. Welcome to the DFW trenches.