Yes, you can sue your real estate agent, broker or realtor to recover money as a result of negligence or misrepresentations Hector Chavana Jr. is a real estate broker and licensed attorney, and he is licensed to practice all over Texas. The vast majority of real estate agents and Texas Realtors are honest and competent. ...Read More

When a new law affects a bank’s right to foreclose, the bank may argue that the law, applied retroactively infringes a vested right to foreclose. Of course generally banks have the right to foreclose, so let’s be clear: none of this reasoning applies, unless a new law prohibits foreclosure of a previously signed deed of...Read More

This is the text from PNS Stores, Inc. v. Rivera, 379 S.W.3d 267, 271–73 (Tex. 2012): Because there is some inconsistency in our state’s jurisprudence concerning important distinctions between void and voidable judgments and direct and collateral attacks, we begin our analysis with a discussion of clarifying principles. It is well settled that a litigant may attack a void judgment directly or collaterally, but a voidable judgment may only be attacked directly. Hagen v....Read More

Generally, in an unambiguous deed, parol evidence cannot be used to ascertain the intent of the parties, so a warranty deed will be held to be a purchase and not a gift, and gift deed will be a gift. Parol evidence will not be received to contradict the instrument. This can have consequences related to...Read More