Lawsuit for Fallen Real Estate Value – Are you protected?

The New York Times reported on January 22, 2008 that a buyer was suing her buyer agent because she believes that she paid too much for her house. She blames the agent for not disclosing information about similar homes in the neighborhood selling for less. Well, I...

Industry Stocks show plight of Title Business

Its a sign of the times, stock prices reflecting the woes of the industry. Fitch Ratings placed The First American Corp. on negative ratings watch Friday after seeing the company’s pre-announced fourth-quarter earnings. Fitch said the company’s title...

New Orleans NALTEA Conference was Worthwhile

A group of about 40 interested abstract and title professionals from at least 18 states gathered in New Orleans for the 5th annual NALTEA conference January 18-20. The group discussed serious concerns about privacy issues relating to land records, and the outlook for...

Does your Last Will and Testament cover email?

I received an email newsletter from an attorney colleague of mine, Darity Wesley, who owns a company called Privacy Solutions Because of her expertise in all the new Privacy Laws, (Gramm, Leach, Bliley, etc.) and the fact that she is an amazingly fun person, I pay...