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Polunsky Beitel Green Executive Elected Chairman Of Texas Real Estate Research Center

Associate Editor
Dec 14, 2023

Doug Foster will begin in his new role the first day of the new year.

The Texas Real Estate Research Center (TRERC) at Texas A&M University will begin the New Year with a new chairman.

Director of Regulatory Affairs at Polunsky Beitel Green LLP Doug Foster was elected chairman of TRERC after serving as vice chairman since March 2022. The appointment is effective January 1, 2024.

“For more than 40 years, Doug has shown himself to be one of the most knowledgeable and respected regulatory authorities in Texas, if not the nation,” said Allan Polunsky, managing partner and founder of Polunsky Beitel Green. “We are pleased to see TRERC continue to recognize and benefit from his expertise and congratulate Doug on this tremendous honor.”

Polunsky Beitel Green represents mortgage lenders and Foster specifically, advises clients on the complex regulatory environment for residential mortgage lending, with comprehensive interpretation of federal rules and statutes. 

Foster was first appointed to the TRERC’s Advisory Board in 2021 by Texas Governor Greg Abbott and will continue to advise the center on matters related to real estate finance. The nation’s largest publicly funded organization devoted to real estate research, the TRERC’s mission is to resolve real estate issues through applied research.

A former commissioner of the Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending, Foster was credited with implementing much of the state’s current regulatory framework in that area. 

He is also director and chairman of SouthStar Bank’s Audit Committee.

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