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Closing Checklist

This document is a checklist of things to do for residential, commercial, farm and land, and new home construction sales and resales.

Texas Premium Title Insurance Rates

This document is a schedule of basic premium rates for title insurance as prescribed by the Texas Department of Insurance.

One to Four Family Residential Contract (Resale) [PDF]

This document is used for buying and selling residential family houses. It is not used for condominiums.

New Home Contract [PDF]

This document is promulgated by the Texas Real Estate Commission and is used on new (1-4 Family Residential) incomplete construction. (It is not used for condominiums.)

New Home Contract for Completed Construction [PDF]

This document is promulgated by the Texas Real Estate Commission and is used on new (1-4 Family Residential) for complete construction. (It is not used for condominiums.)

Unimproved Property Contract [PDF]

This document is promulgated by the Texas Real Estate Commission on unimproved property such as residential, ranch or 1-4 family residential.

These and other documents can be found at the Texas Real Estate Commission website at http://www.trec.state.tx.us/formsrulespubs/default.asp.


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