Tax Records

Title Tip: Are Records of Deeds And Titles Gender Biased?

By Lydia Blair / December 1, 2020 /

When the title to a piece of Texas real estate is held in both a man and woman’s names, the first name listed on the deed is usually the man’s name. The man’s name is then shown as the primary title holder on tax records and legal documents. One must wonder if this is some…

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How Tight is Dallas Real Estate Inventory? Realtors Have Turned To Cold Calling

By Joanna England / May 16, 2013 /

The first source cited in this report from Bloomberg Businessweek is Dallas Realtor Mary Beth Harrison, who has turned to poring over tax records to find homeowners who might be motivated to sell if they knew how much money they could make. “That’s how hot things are now,” Harrison said. I haven’t heard reports of…

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