Understanding the Tax On Business Personal Property
Whether you’re new to real estate or have years of experience and decide to open your own...
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Category: Issues
REALTOR® Call for Action: Do No Harm to Housing
The REALTOR® Party needs your urgent help to protect the stability of the American housing market and the general economy. By now you have seen countless news reports concerning the “fiscal cliff.” Many of these reports...
Read MoreREALTOR® Edie Archer Appointed to HAHC by Mayor Parker
Edie Archer, a sales agent for Greenwood King Properties, has been appointed to the Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission (HAHC) by Houston Mayor Annise Parker. The appointment was made official by a vote of the...
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REALTOR® Call for Action: Keep the Housing Recovery on Track!
As Congress returns to Washington, there is unfinished business to complete. One of those items is...
Read MoreNAR Call for Action – Tell Congress to Preserve Access to Safe and Affordable Mortgages
NAR is seeking Congressional support for H.R. 273 and S. 3541. H.R. 273 and S. 3541 provide a long-term solution to maintain access, for growing communities, to the United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Housing Service...
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Congressman Al Green Facilitates Appraisal Hearing before House Financial Services Subcommittee
For years, REALTORS® and appraisers have worked with Members of Congress and governmental agencies...
Read MoreHealthcare Legislation Upheld – 3.8% Investment Income Tax Effective in 2013
Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the health care legislation, all of its major provisions remain in effect, including the new 3.8% tax that was designed to affect upper income taxpayers. Not long after the tax was...
Read MoreTREC Update – 4 Substantive Changes to HOA Addendum
4 substantive changes TREC made to HOA addendum On May 7, the Texas Real Estate Commission approved several changes to the Addendum for Property Subject to Mandatory Membership in a Property Owners Association (TREC 36-7, TAR...
Read MoreSigns in the Public Right of Way May be in the Wrong Place
by Vince Ryan, Harris County Attorney Bandit signs. You see them at many of the thousands of intersections in Harris County. They pop up overnight, particularly on weekends. They advertise goods and services ranging from credit...
Read MoreHAR Offers Recommendations on Houston’s Proposed Land Development Regulations
At its January 2012 meeting, the HAR Board of Directors approved recommendations to City of Houston officials currently drafting changes to Chapter 42 of the Code of Ordinances. The changes relate to the city’s land...
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