Fiduciary duties lie at the heart of the real estate profession. When individuals engage a real estate broker to help them navigate the process of purchasing property, they are entitled to honesty, loyalty, and the utmost good faith. If a broker breaches these fiduciary duties for personal gain, courts in New Mexico—and elsewhere—have a range of equitable remedies at their …
Transfer On Death Deeds
In New Mexico (and a handful of other states), the law permits an owner of real property (either land or a house) to transfer that property by a Transfer on Death Deed (TODD). A TODD is a simple and effective way to transfer property to a beneficiary without the hassle of probating the estate to obtain possession of said property. …
