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1031 "Like Kind" rules unchanged by '97 Tax Bill Vol. 3, No. 9 September 1997
1031 Exchange Information, IRS Private Letter Ruling 9926045 Vol. 6, No. 5 May 2000
1999 Legislative Update Affecting Real Property Vol. 5, No. 9 September 1999
1999 Practice Update Issues Affecting Real Property A Comment Vol. 5, No. 10 October 1999
2000 A Time to Stand Firm, A Time to Adapt Vol. 5, No. 12 December 1999
2001 Legislation Affecting Real Property Vol. 7, No. 10 October 2001
2001 Legislative Update Vol. 7, No. 6 June 2001
2001 Pending Legislation Vol. 7, No. 4 April 2001
2003 Legislative Proposals Vol. 9, No. 5 May 2003
2006 Instantaneous Seisin Case Vol. 12, No. 12 December 2006
4th Circuit Intellectual Property Case Affects Realty Vol. 13, No. 4 April 2007
A Word About Surveys Vol. 11, No. 2 February 2005
Access Easements And Title Insurance Coverage Continued. Vol. 2, No. 1 January 1996
Access Easements And Title Insurance Coverage. Vol. 1, No. 5 December 1995
Adding Description Post-Closing Invalidates Mortgage Vol. 13, No. 5 May 2007
Addition of Legal Counsel and Two New Offices Vol. 12, No. 9 September 2006
Adverse Possession Decision Affirmed Vol. 10, No. 10 October 2004
Amendments To Equity Line Statutes. Vol. 1, No. 3 October 1995
Amendments To Mechanics' Lien Statutes. Vol. 2, No. 8 August 1996
Ancillary Estate Administration of Non-Resident Decedents Vol. 4, No. 3 March 1998
Another Contorted Covenant Case Vol. 11, No. 1 January 2005
Attorneys Not Subject to Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Vol. 10, No. 6 June 2004
Bankruptcy - 11 U.S.C. Section 1327 And Chapter 13 Lien Avoidance Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1997
Bankruptcy/Foreclosure Procedures Derail Tax Foreclosure Title Vol. 10, No. 7 July 2004
Bankruptcy Judgments And Liens - Revisited With Emphasis On 11 U.S.C. Sec. 522(f). Vol. 2, No. 5 May 1996
Bankruptcy Judgments and Liens 11 U.S.C. Sec. 522(f) Avoidance. Vol. 3, No. 3 March 1997
Beck v. Beck - Adverse Possession Vol. 3, No. 9 September 1997
Beware - Missing Date of Note! Vol. 8, No. 2 February 2002
Beware Of Pre -Bankruptcy Judgments Vol. 1, No. 4 November 1995
Boone Office Has Two New Faces! Vol. 10, No. 3 March 2004
Cancellation of Deeds of Trust When Cancellation Can Be Relied Upon (Or Not!) Vol. 3, No. 4 April 1997
Cancellation Penalties Reprise Vol. 3, No. 4 April 1997
Capital Gains Certification Alternative to 1099-S (with form) Vol. 4, No. 2 February 1998
Cartway Revision II Vol. 5, No. 4 April 1999
Cartway Statute Revision Sunset to Expire Vol. 3, No. 7 July 1997
Cartway Statutes -Additional Comments. Vol. 2, No. 8 August 1996
Cases of Note  Jimenez v. Brown and Goodson v. Goodson Vol. 7, No. 9 September 2001
Civil Penalties For Failure to Cancel Deeds of Trust Vol. 4, No. 6 June 1998
Civil Penalties For Failure To Cancel Deeds Of Trust. Vol. 3, No. 2 February 1997
Claim Of Mechanics' Lien Action Of Lien Enforcement Effect Of Dismissal Without Prejudice. Vol. 3, No. 2 February 1997
CLAIMS PREVENTION & COORDINATION Vol. 9, No. 7 July 2003
Closings and Consumer Protection Vol. 12, No. 11 November 2006
COA Address Variant Name Spelling, Indexing and Idem Sonans Vol. 13, No. 7 July 2007
COA Interprets Validity of Condo Declaration Provision Vol. 14, No. 2 February 2008
Commercial Title Insurance Vol. 12, No. 4 April 2006
Conservation Easements Vol. 6, No. 11 November 2000
Controlled Business Vol. 7, No. 8 August 2001
Controlled Business Arrangements. Vol. 2, No. 11 November 1996
Corporate Conveyances Execution And Acknowledgment Vol. 2, No. 7 July 1996
Court of Appeals Decides Covenant Amendment Case Vol. 11, No. 11 November 2005
Court of Appeals Decides Dorean Priority Issue Vol. 14, No. 3 March 2008
Court Rules Mortgagee has Fiduciary Duty for Escrows Vol. 13, No. 11 November 2007
Covenant Amendments not Unfair Trade Practice and Plat Dedications Affirmed Vol. 10, No. 2 February 2004
Curative and Related Statutes 1999 Update Vol. 5, No. 11 November 1999
Current Cases of Note Vol. 8, No. 7 July 2002
Current Concerns in the State of our Industry Vol. 10, No. 10 October 2004
Deed of Trust Cancellation Vol. 2, No. 12 December 1997
Deed of Trust Validity Issues Vol. 5, No. 3 March 1999

Dennis, Floyd, Isabel, Ivan, Katrina, Rita, Wilma. Familiar Names?

Vol. 11, No. 11 November 2005
Department of Transportation Right-of-way Easements Vol. 4, No. 5 May 1998
Developments of Interest Vol. 7, No. 8 August 2001
Digital Signature Procedures on the Horizon Vol. 5, No. 2 February 1999
A Dirt Lawyers Vacation Reward! Vol. 5, No. 3 March 1999
Dirt Tales From The Deed Vault Vol. 13, No. 2 February 2007
Dirt Tales From The Deed Vault (2) Vol. 13, No. 4 April 2007
Dirt Tales From The Deed Vault (3) Vol. 13, No. 5 May 2007
Dirt Tales From The Deed Vault (4) Vol. 13, No. 6 June 2007
Dirt Tales From The Deed Vault (5) Vol. 13, No. 7 July 2007
Dirt Tales From The Deed Vault (6) Vol. 13, No. 8 August 2007
Dirt Tales From The Deed Vault (7) Vol. 13, No. 9 September 2007
Dirt Tales From The Deed Vault (8) Vol. 13, No. 10 October 2007
Dirt Tales From The Deed Vault (9) Vol. 13, No. 11 November 2007
Dirt Tales From The Deed Vault (10) Vol. 13, No. 12 December 2007
Dirt Tales From The Deed Vault (11) Vol. 14, No. 3 March 2008
Dirt Tales From The Deed Vault (12) Vol. 14, No. 4 April 2008
Dissolution And Suspension Of Corporations. Vol. 2, No. 2 February 1996

Easement Case Advances on Procedure Decision

Vol. 11, No. 12 December 2005
Easement Cases Highlight Title Issues Vol. 9, No. 4 April 2003
Easements - Scope of Grant Vol. 3, No. 5 June 1997
Electronic Recording Legislation Around the Corner Vol. 10, No. 6 June 2004
Entireties, Bankruptcy and the Attachment of Judgment Liens Vol. 6, No. 2 February 2000
Equitable Subrogation Case Refines Issues Vol. 12, No. 2 February 2006
Equity Line Deeds of Trust Haunting You? Vol. 9, No. 1 January 2003
Erroneous Release of Federal Tax Liens Vol. 13, No. 10 October 2007
Estate of Graham v. Morrison, They're Back! Vol. 11, No. 7 July 2005
Execution Of Conveyances On Behalf Of Limited Liability Companies (Part II). Vol. 2, No. 12 December 1996
Execution Of Conveyances On Behalf Of Limited Liability Companies. Vol. 2, No. 9 September 1996
Fast Finals!!! Vol. 5, No. 10 October 1999
Federal Legislative Update Vol. 3, No. 7 July 1997
Federal Tax Liens - After Acquired Real Property Vol. 2, No. 10 October 1996
Foreclosure Case Misses Due Process Issue Vol. 9, No. 2 February 2003
Foreclosure Does Not Cure All Ills Vol. 3, No. 5 May 1997
Foreclosures and Legal Holidays Vol. 4, No. 9 September 1998
Forfeiture Of Real Property, Lis Pendens And Forfeiture Judgments. Vol. 2, No. 6 June 1996
Form 1099- S -Real Estate Reporting Requirements Vol. 2, No. 10 October 1996
Frequently Asked Questions - 1031 Exchanges Vol. 10, No. 8 August 2004
G.S. 45-38 and "Notice of Foreclosure" Vol. 3, No. 4 April 1997
Gifts by Attorneys in fact Vol. 3, No. 5 May 1997
Gifts by Attorneys in fact, A Reprise Vol. 7, No. 2 February 2001
Gifts by Attorneys in fact, Revisited Vol. 9, No. 3 March 2003
Good Funds Settlement Act Passes. Vol. 2, No. 8 August 1996
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Vol. 7, No. 7 July 2001
Habitat For Humanity Vol. 9, No. 11 November 2003
Habitat For Humanity Vol. 10, No. 11 November 2004
Helpful Hints Vol. 4, No. 6 June 1998
House Bill 459, Pertaining To Cancellation Of Deeds Of Trust, Passes. Vol. 1, No. 1 August 1995
House Bill 545 Cartway Statute Revision. Vol. 1, No. 2 September 1995
How to Cancel Liens of Record Vol. 5, No. 7 July 1999
How to Cancel Liens of Record - Part II Vol. 5, No. 8 August 1999
How to Handle Earnest Money Deposits to Avoid Boot Vol. 5, No. 5 May 1999
HUD Hits Attorneys Referral Pay Vol. 9, No. 6 June 2003
HUD Publishes New Interim Rule on Flipping Vol. 11, No. 2 February 2005
Husband And Wife Conveyances Under G.S. 39-13.3 And Joinder Problems. Vol. 2, No. 11 November 1996
IRS Issues Sec. 1031 Reverse Exchange Rules Vol. 6, No. 10 October 2000
IRS Sec. 1031 Reverse Exchanges - State of Grace or Sea of Confusion Vol. 7, No. 5 May 2001
IRS Tax Liens Attach to Entireties Interest Vol. 8, No. 5 May 2002
I Know I Need To Be On The Internet, But When?  How?  We Can Help. Vol. 5, No. 11 November 1999
ICS Letters Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1997
IRS Requiring Form 8821 for Federal Tax Lien Payoff Information Vol. 8, No. 1 January 2002
Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act Vol. 10, No. 8 August 2004
In Rem Jurisdiction and Foreign Courts Vol. 10, No. 4 April 2004
Infirmity - Practical Execution and Acknowledgment Vol. 11, No. 2 February 2005
Impact of Stormwater Regulations on Subdivision Covenants Vol. 3, No. 4 April 1997
Inadequate Notice of Foreclosure Sale to the IRS Vol. 4, No. 1 January 1998
Intestacy and Dissent Statutes Revised Vol. 6, No. 9 September 2000

Intestacy and Dissent Statutes up for Revision Pending Legislation

Vol. 5, No. 5 May 1999
Judgments, Entireties and Divorce Vol. 12, No. 6 June 2006
Judgments Of Mechanics' Lien Enforcement. Vol. 3, No. 2 February 1997
July 2003 Legislative Update Vol. 9, No. 7 July 2003
Land Sale Contracts Perilous Ground for Practitioners Vol. 12, No. 11 November 2006
Lawyer-to-Lawyer Referral Vol. 9, No. 4 April 2003
Legislative Update, April 2005 Vol. 11, No. 4 April 2005
Legislative Update part 2, May 2005 Vol. 11, No. 5 May 2005
Lien Avoidance And 11 U.S.C. Sec. 522(f) An Update. Vol. 2, No. 7 July 1996
Liens For Alimony And Child Support. Vol. 3, No. 2 February 1997
Lien Waivers, An Important Part of the Real Estate Transaction Vol. 7, No. 11 November 2001
Malpractice Case. Vol. 1, No. 5 December 1995
Manufactured Housing Bill Passes Vol. 8, No. 1 January 2002
Manufactured Housing Simplification - Legislative Proposal in the Works Vol. 7, No. 3 March 2001

Marketable Title Act Decision

Vol. 11, No. 12 December 2005
"Marketable Title" Is it Pornography? Vol. 7, No. 11 November 2001
Marketable Title Synonyms Vol. 13, No. 10 October 2007

Meet The New President Of North Carolina Land Title Association

Vol. 11, No. 10 October 2005
Miscellaneous Two New Mechanics' Lien Cases. Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1997
Missing Dates on Deeds of Trust Vol. 5, No. 10 October 1999
Mobile Home And Manufactured Housing Units. Vol. 2, No. 4 April 1996
More On Mobile Homes A Recent Case. Vol. 2, No. 7 July 1996
More on Modular Homes Vol. 3, No. 12 December 1997
More on Modular Homes - Revision Vol. 4, No. 8 August 1998
Mortgage Electronic Registration System Vol. 3, No. 5 May 1997
National Lending Trends and Changing Technology. What Does it Mean for Us? Vol. 4, No. 9 September 1998
NCClosings.com - One More Technological Step for Your Business Growth Vol. 6, No. 9 September 2000
NC Supreme Court Remands Covenant Case in Per Curiam Opinion Vol. 14, No. 4 April 2008

Net Leasehold Interests:   Excellent §1031 Replacement Property Opportunities

Vol. 4, No. 9 December 1998
New Book Authored By Ed Urban And A. Grant Whitney Available In May. Vol. 2, No. 5 May 1996
New Industry Rate Filing For Insured Closing Letters Vol. 9, No. 10 October 2003
New Laws Cancellation Of Deeds Of Trust. Vol. 2, No. 8 August 1996
New Legislation 2007 Vol. 13, No. 8 August 2007
New Mortgage Cancellation Laws on the Horizon Vol. 10, No. 1 January 2004
New Mortgage Satisfaction Law Vol. 11, No. 8 August 2005
New Nonprofit Association Act Vol. 12, No. 8 August 2006
New PCA/Condo Amendments Being Considered Vol. 11, No. 6 June 2005
New Statewide Title Office at the Outer Banks Vol, 8, No. 11 November 2002
New V/P of NCLTA Vol. 10, No. 10 October 2004
New Year New Issues Vol. 8, No. 2 February 2002
No Title Search Required for New Insurance Products Vol. 8, No. 1 January 2002
North Carolina Adopts the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act Vol. 6, No. 8 August 2000
North Carolina Adopts UTC Vol. 11, No. 10 October 2005
Notary Act Amended by Legislature Vol. 12, No. 7 July 2006
Notary Act Concerns Vol. 12, No. 1 January 2006
Notary Act Glitch! Vol. 6, No. 4 April 2000
Notes on Notary Acknowledgements Vol. 4, No. 4 April 1998
Notice to Creditors in Power of Sale Foreclosures Vol. 3, No.6 June 1997
Options to Purchase and Title Examinations Vol. 3, No. 5 June 1997
Parol Trust Case Derails Evidentiary Doctrine Vol. 9, No. 12 December 2003
Planned Community Act Authority Not Retroactive Vol. 9, No. 10 October 2003
Planned Unit Development Homeowner's Association Liens A Word (Or Two) Of Caution. Vol. 3, No. 2 February 1997
Postnuptial Agreement Enforcement Decided Vol. 12, No. 4 April 2006
Predatory Lending and Proposed Changes To RESPA Vol. 9, No. 9 September 2003
Prescriptive Easement Opinion Looks at Proof Issues Vol. 13, No. 2 February 2007
Problems and Patches Vol. 6, No. 5 May 2000
Proof of Title Vol. 8, No. 10 October 2002
Proposed 98 Formal Ethics Opinion 8 Participation in a Witness Closing - with comment Vol. 4, No. 7 July 1998
Proposed Amendments To The Cancellation Statute. Vol. 2, No. 6 June 1996
Propsed Real Property Ethics Opinions Pending Vol. 13, No. 6 June 2007
Public Streets or Private Ways Vol. 12, No. 6 June 2006
PUD and Condo Acts Amended Vol. 10, No. 9 September 2004
Purchase Money Mortgages And Deeds Of Trust - Joinder Of Non - owner Spouse; Priority Vol. 1, No. 3 October 1995
Qualification of Section 1031 Intermediaries Vol. 12. No. 3 March 2006
Raise Equitable Defenses to Foreclosure in Superior Court Vol. 3, No. 11 November 1997
Ralph Roberts Vol. 10, No. 4 May 2004
Re-recording Issues Vol. 9, No. 11 November 2003
Recent Cases & Revenue Rulings Vol. 4, No. 7 July 1998
Recent Decisions Affecting Real Property Vol. 4, No. 12 December 1998
Recent Developments Vol. 5, No. 6 June 1999
Recent Developments - Summer 2001 Vol. 7, No. 7 July 2001
Recent Legislation Affecting Real Property Vol. 4, No. 11 November 1998
Recent Real Property Cases of Note Vol. 8, No. 9 September 2002
Recent Real Property Decisions Vol. 7, No. 12 December 2001
Recent Real Property Decisions Vol. 5, No. 1 January 1999
Recent Real Property Decisions Vol. 4, No. 2 February 1998
Recent Real Property Developments Vol. 8, No. 11 November 2002
Recent Updates In Section 1031 Tax-Deferred Exchange Practice And Procedure Vol. 11, No. 3 March 2005
Red Tax Flags for Commercial Transactions Vol. 10, No. 11 November 2004
Reissue rates and consumer protection (Lawyers Title) Vol. 10, No. 7 July 2004
Related Party 1031 Exchanges Vol. 9, No. 1 January 2003
Residential Property Disclosure. Vol. 2, No. 2 February 1996
Reverse Mortgages on the Rise Vol. 13, No. 12 December 2007
Reverse Tax-Deferred Exchanges Available through STEC Vol. 9, No. 5 May 2003
Review of 1999 Real Property Decisions Vol. 6, No. 1 January 2000
Revised Proposed 99 Formal Ethics Opinion 13, Attorney's Supervision of Closing - with comment Vol. 6, No. 6 June 2000
Riparian Rights of Landowners Abutting Navigable Waters Vol. 3, No. 8 August 1997
Rx For Title Ailments -Curative And Other Statutes Vol. 2, No. 3 March 1996
Safe Harbors. Vol. 2, No. 9 September 1996
Sales By Personal Representatives - An Update. Vol. 2, No. 5 May 1996
Sales By Personal Representatives Pursuant To Power Contained In A Will And Other Certain Problems. Vol. 1, No. 4 November 1995
Sale of Decedent's Real Property While Estate Administration is Pending Vol. 4, No. 10 October 1998
Sale of Real Property by Personal Representative Vol. 10, No. 3 March 2004
Section 1031 Exchanges of Conservation Easements Vol. 8, No. 12 December 2002
Seller Carry-Back Financing "Numerous Options are Available in §1031 Exchanges" Vol. 6, No. 2 February 2000
Service by Publication on the Internet? Vol. 6, No. 2 February 2000
Set the Record Straight Vol. 5, No. 12 December 1999

SISCOT Document Imaging Frequently Asked Questions

Vol. 10, No. 4 April 2004
Six Year SOL Preserves Easement Encroachments Vol. 14, No. 1 January 2008
Smith v. Martin - Trustee's Responsibility For Wrongful Cancellation Of Deed Of Trust; Subordination Agreement Validity. Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1997
SMSI / StateNetä Attorneys Vol. 4, No. 6 June 1998
Solid Financial Strength Ratings Vol. 10, No. 9 September 2004
Standard Residuary Clause Negates Anti-Lapse Statute Vol. 8, No. 6 June 2002
State of the Industry. Our Position What is the Future? Vol. 3, No. 9 September 1997
Statewide and SoftPro Corporation Partner to Save You Time and Money Vol. 5, No. 8 August 1999
Statewide Title Exchange Corporation. Vol. 2, No. 9 September 1996
Statewide Title in Boone! Vol. 4, No. 6 June 1998
Statewide Title, Inc. In Review Vol. 10, No. 1 January 2004
Statewide Title, Inc.'s Title Insurers. Vol. 2, No. 9 September 1996
Statute Of Limitations To Enforce Restrictive Covenants: Allen v. Sea Gate Ass'n, Inc. (No. COA94-913). Vol. 1, No. 3 October 1995
Stephens v. Dortch Extinguishing Dedications Under NCGS Sec. 136-96 Vol. 8, No. 3 March 2002
Stephenson v. Warren and Undue Influence Vol. 6, No. 6 June 2000
Street Dedication and Easement Issues Decided Vol. 13, No. 1 January 2007
Structuring Reverse Exchanges to Meet Your Clients' Needs Vol. 11, No. 6 June 2005
Subcontractor Liens Against Owner Vol. 12, No. 8 August 2006
Subordination Agreements. Vol. 2, No. 10 October 1996
Supreme Court Changes Law on Premises Liability Vol. 5, No. 2 February 1999
Supreme Court Speaks on Covenant Amendment Case Vol. 12, No. 6 October 2006
Surveys are Important Protection! Vol. 6, No. 6 June 2000
Tacking On To Prior Policies. Vol. 2, No. 12 December 1996
Tax Bill Reduces Form 1099-S Fillings by 75% Vol. 3, No. 8 August 1997
Tax Deferred Exchanges Vol. 3, No. 7 July 1997
Tax Deferred Exchanges - Selected Issues Vol. 2, No. 8 August 1996
Tax Deferred Exchanges -Examples Of "Boot Netting" Rules. Vol. 2, No. 10 October 1996
Tax Deferred Exchanges Replacement Property Construction Vol. 2, No. 11 November 1996
Tax Foreclosure Sale Issues Vol. 5, No. 3 March 1999
Technology Update