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New HUD rule concerning Emotional Support Animals (ESA)

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development no longer requires landlords to waive pet policies for untrained emotional support animals. HUD has determined that requests to waive pet…

Should I use a broker?

June 7, 2026 at 12:48 AM Reasons that real estate owners can get help from a real estate broker to help sell their real estate property Selling a property is often one of the largest…

ESA and the “Mrs. Murphy exemption”.

Produced at the Poodle Ranch concerning emotional support animals, are landlords given exceptions under FHA rules, if the building only has 4 apartments Yes, under the federal Fair Housing…

Emotional Support Animals

Must a prospective apartment tenant be treated differently if that prospective tenant has an emotional support animal Yes, under both federal and Texas fair housing laws, a prospective…

Real Estate Black Belt

Sixth degree Black Belt in Real Estate? Last week I attended the funeral of the “Father of American Karate” Allen Steen. It was attended by a group of karate notables including a dozen 10th degree…

Gosh I am good – I negotiated for new lease for owner.

In October 2025, this month, my client closed the purchase of a commercial property worth approximately $1,650,000 in southwest Houston.  Negotiations took approximately 3 weeks, because buyer and…

New Texas law about squatters

Lester Langdon here.  In the past, several of my clients have had problems with squatters.  Here is a recent article from the Fort Worth Star Telegram, written by Tiffani Jackson Here’s what…

Foreclosures coming

The Approaching Commercial Real Estate Financial Crisis: A Looming Threat for Lenders and Borrowers As the commercial real estate (“CRE”) market braces for a potential financial crisis in 2025,…

Emotional Support Animals

Spotting Signs of Fraud Overview: This briefing document summarizes the key themes and important information presented in the PetScreening article “Spotting the Signs of ESA Fraud.” The…

Agents versus home owners

The real estate industry is experiencing a growing misalignment between what agents believe about private listing networks (PLNs) and what consumers actually want. While 64% of agents say PLNs…

Converting Office Space to Micro-apartments

Briefing Document: Converting Houston Offices into Micro-Housing Subject: Feasibility of Converting Vacant Houston Office Space into Affordable Micro-Apartments Source: “Study proposes…

Convert Motel to Multifamily Apartments Conversion – Win – Win

Source: Excerpts from “Motel to Apartment Conversion Deal | Commercial Property Advisors” Main Theme: The document highlights a real-world example of a successful motel to apartment conversion…

What’s Holding Back Office-to-Residential Conversions in Texas?

Briefing Document: Office-to-Residential Conversions in Texas D Subject: Analysis of “What’s Holding Back Office-to-Residential Conversions in Texas?” – Texas Real Estate Research…

Houston Multifamily Apartments – Report on 4th quarter 2024

B Executive Summary: The Houston multifamily market in Q4 2024 demonstrated steady, albeit mixed, performance. Overall occupancy remained flat at 88.6%, despite positive net absorption,…

Commercial Real Estate Status — January 2025

Produced by Lester Langdon Texas Commercial Real Estate Briefing: Key Themes and Insights This briefing analyzes recent trends in Texas commercial real estate, focusing on office space…

Office Building Values in Flux

Okay, here’s a detailed briefing document summarizing the key themes and ideas from the provided text: Briefing Document: Commercial Office Real Estate Market Downturn D Subject:…

Multifamily Apartments Lending Crisis Looms

Okay, here’s a briefing document summarizing the key themes and information from the provided text about the apartment building lending market: Briefing Document: Apartment Building Lending…

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Get a Better Price

On real estate property .. Buying or selling… What items comprise the price of real estate ? Let us start by knowing that I started giving online info and blogs more than ten years…