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title: Blog | HMB Law | Real Estate
description: Real Estate |
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## [Understanding Texas Ad Valorem Taxes](https://hmbtx.com/blog/understanding-texas-ad-valorem-taxes)

 June 23, 2022

A Texas Property Tax Primer The Texas real estate property tax system can be confusing and...

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## [Using TREC’s Right to Terminate Due To Lender’s Appraisal Addendum](https://hmbtx.com/blog/trecs-right-to-terminate-due-to-lenders-appraisal-addendum)

 March 7, 2022

The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) Addendum Concerning Right to Terminate Due to Lender’s...

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## [Business Succession Planning](https://hmbtx.com/blog/business-succession-planning)

 February 9, 2022

If you are the sole owner of a business, to pass your business to your children or other family...

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## [Remaining Anonymous in a Real Estate Transaction](https://hmbtx.com/blog/a-primer-on-texas-deeds-2)

 January 28, 2022

Achieving anonymity in a real estate transaction in Texas is difficult -- maybe next to impossible...

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## [A Primer on Texas Deeds](https://hmbtx.com/blog/a-primer-on-texas-deeds)

 January 11, 2022

There are four types of Texas deeds: general warranty deeds, special warranty deeds, deeds without...

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## [Issues When Holding Residential Real Estate in an LLC](https://hmbtx.com/blog/issues-when-holding-residential-real-estate-in-an-llc)

 July 28, 2021

Many of our investor clients seek counseling regarding the formation of a limited liability company...

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## [Problems with Joint Tenancy Agreements and Transfer on Death Deeds](https://hmbtx.com/blog/problems-with-joint-tenancy-agreements-and-transfer-on-death-deeds)

 June 5, 2020

We receive a lot of requests for the creation of joint tenancies with rights of survivorship and...

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## [COVID-19 Addendum Issues](https://hmbtx.com/blog/covid-19-addendum-issues)

 May 13, 2020

COVID-19 has disrupted and continues to disrupt the real estate closing process. There are several...

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## [The Dodd-Frank Act and Its Impact on Financing Home Sales](https://hmbtx.com/blog/the-dodd-frank-act-and-its-impact-on-financing-home-sales)

 February 24, 2020

Financing for residential purchases including seller financing and unlicensed third-party lenders...

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## ["As Is" or Is It?](https://hmbtx.com/blog/as-is-or-is-it)

 November 12, 2019

What is required to allow the seller to convey property “as is”? More particularly, do the...