June 20, 2024

In This Issue:

  • Seller Impersonation Fraud: What Texas Realtors, Property Owners Should Know
  • ICYMI: Housing Affordability Top of Mind With Texas Lawmakers
  • TREC and Texas Realtors: Meeting Recap Proposed Forms and More

Seller Impersonation Fraud: What Texas Realtors, Property Owners Should Know

Fox 7 Austin | June 18, 2024
Investment property and vacant land can be a prime target for a growing type of fraud that’s been occurring in Texas and around the country. 

As chair of the Texas Land Title Association’s Seller Impersonation Fraud Task Force, founded in 2023, and CEO of Texas National Title, David Tandy has observed fraudulent attempts firsthand.
 
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TLTA Editor's Note: Thank you to David Tandy, Chair of TLTA's Seller Impersonation Fraud Task Force, for continuing to make himself available to media and other stakeholders helping to spread the word about seller impersonation fraud. In case you missed it, TLTA mantains a page with info and resources dedicated to this issue.
 

ICYMI: Housing Affordability Top of Mind With Texas Lawmakers

TLTA  | Jun 13, 2024
Texas' Republican and Democratic parties recently approved their new and revised platforms, and both feature a common element: housing affordability. The Texas Tribune offers insights and analysis on the party platform commonalities related to zoning laws. 
 
And, in case you missed it, we reported on a number of interim charges in the House and Senate related to housing affordability in a recent edition of Dateline
 
Your TLTA Advocacy Team continues monitoring closely the diverse discussions among Texas lawmakers regarding housing affordability and will alert you if any proposals or plans of which you should be aware are spurred by these discussions.
 

TREC and Texas Realtors: Meeting Recap, Proposed Forms and More

TLTA | June 20, 2024
TREC Meeting Recap: Proposed New Rules, Fee Focus, NAR Debrief »
Texas Realtors: Drafts of New and Updated Forms »