Real estate lawyers in Houston, Harris County, Texas are often tasked with clearing title to real property against ex-owners that have long been deceased. In theory this requires some determination of heirship, and some have questioned whether or not the probate courts of Harris County are the proper venue for such cases. However, the courts...Read More

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