The Substitution Clause: What a DeSoto Builder Can Change After You Sign Your New Construction Contract (2026)
by: Steven J. ThomasPublished on: 15/09/2026What your DeSoto TX new construction contract lets the builder swap after you sign, and six ways to protect the selections you actually paid for.
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Your DeSoto Buyer Backed Out the Week Rates Crossed 7%. Here Is the Back-on-Market Plan
by: Steven J. ThomasPublished on: 11/09/202616.3% of Dallas contracts fell through in July. When your DeSoto buyer walks after a rate spike, here is how to relist without losing your price.
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Your Buyer Backed Out During the Option Period: The DeSoto Seller's Back-Up Offer Playbook (2026)
by: Steven J. ThomasPublished on: 03/09/2026Your DeSoto buyer terminated during the option period. What you keep, what resets on the MLS, how a TREC back-up contract works, and how to relaunch fast.
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Selling a DeSoto home in 2026 with an over-65 property tax deferral on it
by: Steven J. ThomasPublished on: 26/08/2026How the Texas over-65 property tax deferral works, why it is a lien accruing at 5%, and what it costs a DeSoto TX seller at closing in 2026.
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