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December 11, 2025
Webinar – 1031 Exchange Basics – January 15
Join us on Thursday, January 15, 2026, from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm, for a live webinar. Sayward Loftus, Business Developement Manager, First American Exchange Company, will be…
December 9, 2025
Served with a Subpoena: What Real Estate Professionals Need to Know
BY American Land Title Association Getting served with a subpoena can be an intimidating experience—especially for professionals in the title or settlement services space who…
November 25, 2025
Navigating the New Massachusetts Real Estate Withholding Rules (Video)
PowerPoint
November 20, 2025
Signed, Sealed…Misdelivered? Mastering the Maze of Conveyancing Documents (Video)
PowerPoint
November 20, 2025
DC Education Session (February 11, 2026)
February 11, 2026DC Education Session9:30 am - 4:30 pmGreat Room at Savage MillOld Weave Building8600 Foundry StreetSavage, MD 20762This session is being hosted by The Maryland Land Title Association and the District of Columbia Land Title Association. If you are a member of either association, atte
November 14, 2025
Webinar – Tax Sales in Mississippi: From Notice to Policy—Avoiding the Landmines – December 11, 2025
Join us on Thursday, December 11, 2025, from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm, for a live webinar. Patrick Everman, Partner | Bradley, will be our presenter. Mississippi’s…
November 6, 2025
Rowland Title Acquisition
Rowland Title Company, Inc., a Cornerstone of Anderson and Madison County Announces Sale to Meridian Title Company
October 23, 2025
My Cousin Vinnie is an Expert
Paul F. AlphenMy cousin Vinnie, the retiring suburban real estate attorney, was on the Cape for a family wedding, so we made a point of getting together at my place after the festivities. Vinnie had, perhaps, recently completed his final function as a practicing attorney, as an expert witness in
October 22, 2025
Withholding on Sales of Massachusetts Real Estate (Video)
Withholding Forms ScenariosWithholding Form - MaineWithholding Form - Rhode IslandWithholding Form - Vermont·REBA Letter
October 17, 2025
Webinar – Reading Between the Boundary Lines: What Your Land Survey Really Means – November 6
Presented by Michael S. McKay, Security Title Guarantee Corporation of Baltimore, Assistant State Manager Reading Between the Boundary Lines: What Your Land Survey Really Means…
October 16, 2025
The Impact of Bonds on Preliminary Injunctions
Stephen WisemanWhat is a preliminary injunction?A preliminary injunction is a tool used by litigants to obtain relief from thecourt prior to the resolution of a case on the merits. They are only appropriate in certain circumstances, where a party may be irreparably harmed if an injunction is not
October 16, 2025
Boston’s Co-Purchasing Housing Pilot Program Considerations for Buyers Considering Co-ownership
Bridget M. RoseLast April, the Boston launched a new Co-Purchasing Housing Pilot Program (“Program”). The Program, which is one of several initiatives adopted inaccordance with Mayor Wu’s Boston’s 2025 housing strategy, is a new loan program intended to improve homeownership opportunities by enc
October 16, 2025
Holy Moly, Who Will Sign the Deed? An Overview of Real Property Conveyances by Religious Organizations
Katherine PriftiOwnership of real estate by religious organizations raises unique concerns for conveyancing attorneys. When insuring the title to property owned by a religious organization, it is crucial you determine the various approvals required – not to mention, who should be signing the dee
October 8, 2025
Public Policy Issues Impacting Trusts & Estates Practitioners (Video)
October 8, 2025
Annual Conference 2026 Registration – Early Bird Deadline Ends January 31
If you have not yet registered for the Annual Conference scheduled for Monday, April 20 and Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at The Jung Hotel in New Orleans,…
October 8, 2025
The ABC’s of HOA’s
October 2, 2025
October Research LLC Hosts Two Webinars This Month
October Research LLC Hosts Two Webinars This MonthQ4 Economic Outlook featuring Sam Williamson2 p.m. ET, Oct. 16thJoin us for the next edition of the popular Economic Outlook series featuring First American’s Sam Williamson, where you’ll gain the timely insight needed to close out 2025 with confiden
October 2, 2025
What Are Reasonable Accommodations for Condominium Residents?
Dawn D. McDonaldProblem: The covenants of our association prohibit pets.An owner who moved in recently is blind and has a seeing-eye dog that she insists sheshould be allowed to keep. When the board cited her for violating the covenants and began fining her, she sued.Solution: This situation is
October 1, 2025
What Leases Say Is Important - What they Don’t Say Can Be Problematic
Dillon BrownIt has been said so often it is trite but nonetheless true: An oral contract isn’tworth the paper it’s written on. Also, true but not said nearly often enough: A written lease isn’t worth much either if it doesn’t contain the language needed to protect the landlord.Residential Lea
October 1, 2025
Larry Wasson Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
Larry A. Wasson, President of North Vernon Abstract Co. Inc., was recently presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Indiana Land Title Association (ILTA) at its annual President’s Banquet.
