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Each week Dawn Moore releases a video and podcast discussing real estate issues current to the market. If you have a topic you'd like covered, reach out to Dawn at tipoftheweek@allegiancetitle.com. We'd love to hear from you! For more information on Allegiance Title Company, visit our website at…

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    • May 29, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 216 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Dawn Moore's Tip of the Week

    Objections to a Title Commitment Under the TREC Contract

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2025 3:32


    Today, Blair discusses how objections can protect the Buyer and create any minor drawbacks.

    Forms of ID Acceptable for Closing

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 3:15


    Today, Blair shares what forms of IDs Title Companies can use to notarize individuals at the closing table.

    Resale Certificates and Your Contracts

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2025 3:23


    Today, Blair dives into how to fill out your contracts based on HOA resale certificates.

    Disclosure of Mineral Leases Under the 1-4 Family Contract

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 2:50


    Today, Blair discusses what is necessary to disclose to the buyer if there is an Oil and Gas lease. 

    Delayed Marketing Exempt Listings Policy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 3:03


    Today, Blair explains the new Delayed Marketing Exempt Listings Policy. 

    Subject To Transactions

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 4:01


    Today, Blair dives into what you need to know about subject-to-transactions and the risks associated with them.

    Happy Employee Appreciation Day!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 2:18


    Today, Blair shares her heartfelt gratitude for our amazing employees who make Allegiance Title incredible. 

    Texas Marital Property Rights

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 3:03


    Today, Blair discusses when only one spouse or both spouses need to sign sale documents. 

    Seller Fraud and New Technology

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 2:45


    Today, Blair discusses how fraudsters can use AI to impersonate a seller and what implications this has for you as the realtor.

    TX Realtors Form 2401

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 2:46


    Today, Blair discusses when you might use TX Realtors Form 2401, titled Compensation Agreement between Broker and Owner.

    New Contract Changes and Compensation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 4:15


    Today, Blair goes over how compensation is addressed in the new contract. 

    Happy Holidays from Allegiance Title!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2024 0:57


    Today, Blair wishes each of you a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year!

    Seller Proceeds

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 2:54


    Today, Blair addresses a crucial aspect of the closing process, Seller's proceeds are due and payable to the Seller, not a third party. 

    Happy Thanksgiving from Allegiance Title!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 1:35


    Today, Blair shares our gratitude for each one of our dedicated customers. 

    TREC 1-4 Family Contract Changes Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 2:35


    Today, Blair explains more changes to the TREC 1-4 Family Contract. 

    Happy Halloween from Allegiance Title!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 4:26


    Today, Blair sheds light on spooky wire fraud and how you can prevent it. 

    TREC 1-4 Family Contract Changes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 3:53


    Today, Blair Talks about Commission and T-47 Proposed Changes in the TREC 1-4 Family Contract. 

    Texas Realtor's Listing Agreement

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2024 4:26


    Today, Blair addresses the August updates to the Listing Agreement.  

    Option and Earnest Money under Back-Up Contracts

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 4:26


    Today, Blair dives into performance under a backup contract as the market starts to pick back up.

    Texas Realtor's Forms FAQs Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 4:26


    Today, Blair elaborates on the three ways buyer commission can be paid based on the new Texas Realtor's Forms FAQs.

    Texas Realtors Forms FAQs Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 2:23


    Today, Blair dives deeper into our conversation on the Texas Realtor's form changes FAQs. 

    Texas Realtor's Forms FAQs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 3:55


    Today, Blair continues our conversation on the Texas Realtor's Forms changes by addressing some of the published FAQs. 

    A walk down memory lane!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 2:15


    Today, Dawn shares some memories and thoughts from her years of producing the Tip of The Week.

    Listing Agreement – New Texas Realtors Form

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 3:28


    Today, Blair talks about the changes to the Texas Realtors' Listing Agreement.

    Newly proposed Texas Realtors Broker forms.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 4:29


    Today, Dawn addresses a few new, crucial forms and their purpose.

    Texas Realtor's Addendum after NAR Settlement

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 3:07


    Today, Blair discusses the draft Texas Realtor's Addendum and offering of tiered service levels for various commission amounts.

    Marketing properties under the new NAR Settlement

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 3:07


    Today, Dawn suggests how properties might be priced under listing agreements without a commission sharing agreement.

    Foreshadowing Practice Changes Under the NAR Settlement

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2024 4:44


    Today, Dawn shares her thoughts on what will be the new way of doing business under the changes mandated by the NAR Settlement.

    Resale Certificates

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2024 3:37


    Today, Blair explains what you need to look for in resale certificates for POA's and HOA's.

    Amending Terms After Closing

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 1:53


    Today, Dawn reminds us that the covenants and representations in the contract survive closing.

    Non-Realty Items Addendum

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 2:25


    Today, Blair talks about when you need a dollar amount listed on your Non-Realty Items Addendum.

    Hot Topic: NAR Settlement

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024 7:04


    Today, Dawn discusses the settlement and suggests what to do to prepare for the changes.

    Capped Fees for Resale Certificates.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 2:56


    Today, Dawn, once again, addresses the issue with Associations charging more than the capped fee.

    Texas Homestead Laws

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 4:00


    Today, Blair discusses Texas homestead laws and the restrictions around encumbering and transferring homesteads.

    Effect of multiple amendments to the contract.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 3:20


    Changes to Wholesaler Disclosure Requirements

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 2:22


    Today, Blair discusses who Wholesalers have to disclose to.

    Commissions can be Paid to Entities Registered with TREC.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 3:01


    Today, Blair explains the changes to commission laws and what it means for realtors and their entities. 

    Property Owners Associations' cap on fee charged for obtaining resale certificates.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 3:55


    Today, Dawn talks about how some POA's are charging separate fees for information already on the Resale Certificate.

    Changes to Homestead Exemption Law?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 3:48


    Today, Blair explains the change to the homestead exemption law requiring appraisal districts review homestead exemptions every 5 years to confirm that the recipient still qualifies for the exemption. The process for review will vary between districts.

    NAR Commission Lawsuit.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 5:07


    Today, Dawn shares her thoughts on the NAR commission lawsuit and basis of the claims.

    Creative Transactions - Prohibited by Texas Law?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 4:13


    Today, Blair talks about how creative ideas can help clients but may be risky.

    Merry Christmas from Allegiance Title!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2023 2:05


    Today, Dawn and Blair share an inspiring story from Christmas Eve 1968. 

    Powers of Attorney

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 4:46


    Today, Blair discusses what to know about POAs.

    Property included in the sale under the promulgated contract.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2023 2:36


    Today, Dawn talks about what property is sold under our promulgated contract unless the seller excludes or discloses and negotiates the lease assumption. 

    Texas Tax Relief Bill

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 3:04


    Today, Blair talks about what the Texas tax relief bill passing means for buyers and sellers who made a transaction during 2023. 

    Limitations on fees charged by Property Owners Association

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2023 3:04


    Today, Dawn points to the law that limits fees charged by POA and how to save your client money.

    Happy Halloween from Allegiance Title!

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2023 2:12


    Today, Dawn and Blair share scary stories from the closing table.

    Untraditional Transactions and Risks

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2023 4:27


    Today, Blair explains the risks of subject to's and assumption loans for all parties involved. 

    2023 Tax Statements Contingent on November Tax Relief Bill

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 3:42


    Today, Blair talks about what the November Tax Bill means for taxes collected on closing statements.  

    Title Commitment Exceptions and To What can a Buyer object.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2023 3:38


    Today, Dawn explains how the promulgated contracts affect to what a buyer may object and process for curing such defects.

    Title commitments and what to look for.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2023 5:43


    Today, Dawn shares the basics of what to look for in a title commitment. 

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