The 2025 Texas Legislative Regular Session has wrapped up, introducing new laws that will directly affect real estate investors and developers starting September 1, 2025. Winstead continued its long-standing commitment to...more
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has issued Mortgagee Letter 2025-09, which updates the residency requirements for borrowers seeking Federal Housing Authority (FHA) insured financing....more
House Bill 14 (by Harris (R), House District 8, Palestine, Anderson County, Texas) -
Effective September 1, 2023 -
THIRD-PARTY REVIEW OF PLATS, PLANS, PERMITS AND INSPECTIONS -
HB 14 adds a new Chapter 247 to the...more
7/10/2023
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Taxes! In Texas, common area will be valued at a de minimus value, but usually only if the common area is owned by the association. So long as the land area that will be common area is owned by the developer, the tax assessor...more