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May 6, 2019
Dear Friends, Customers & Colleagues: What is a brand? It could be a logo. . .an identifying icon. . .or an image. But to us it’s so much more. Your brand […]
March 13, 2019
Join us for a FREE Wire Fraud Seminar The first part of the Seminar will be conducted by an FBI Agent who will speak to the […]
April 18, 2018
Partnerships At one time, Partnerships were a preferred entity for holding real property. When the limited liability company laws were created, LLC’s became the norm and Partnerships […]
March 21, 2018
At the risk of creating some anxiety, I am tackling a subject this month that is less relevant today than it will be in the near […]
March 12, 2018
March Madness is here! Download your 2018 March Madness Bracket and fill it out. Once you are done send it over to summer@barristerstitle.com or Fax it to 704-799-6583. […]
February 13, 2018
By now, we should all be aware that our industry is under attack by cyber thieves. All of you should have procedures in place to prevent […]
May 23, 2017
In the immortal words of William Shakespeare, “To record or not to record.” Okay. . .so maybe that’s not how it went, but it’s still worthy […]
April 24, 2017
For this month’s article, I am borrowing extensively, with permission, from an Underwriting Bulletin sent to us by North American Title (NATIC). The Bulletin concerns certain […]
March 28, 2017
From time-to-time, we are asked to provide coverage over a violation of the set-backs. Such violations cover the gambit; front, side and rear set-backs. So. . […]
March 13, 2017
March Madness is here! Download your 2017 March Madness Bracket and fill it out. Once you are done send it over to summer@barristerstitle.com or Fax it to 704-799-6583. […]
February 20, 2017
Corporate Resolutions There are some challenges for us when underwriting transactions in which either the buyer or the seller is a corporate entity. As we know, […]
August 7, 2015
We are very pleased to introduce to you our newest member of the Barristers Title family, Jennifer Conrad. She will be joining us as the Sales […]
July 7, 2014
This is the first episode in a series detailing ALTA’s Best Practices which were promulgated in response to the CFPB. Over the coming months, we will […]
May 7, 2013
We are going to change gears this month and talk about something other than Mechanics Liens. An issue that we have been seeing a bunch of […]
October 4, 2012
Last month I provided a training tip regarding Estates, referencing, in particular, the usage of Open Estate Indemnity Agreements. The implication of my “Tip” was that […]
December 4, 2011
In this month’s Tip, we thought we would share with you some of the secrets of our success. While, we as Title Agents, are not in […]
September 4, 2011
We have seen a good bit of these lately. Truth be told, prior to becoming a title agent, I am not sure that I understood what […]
July 4, 2011
Far and away, the underwriting question I get most often pertains to estates. Of those questions, the issue most prevalent is the question of when a […]
June 4, 2011
When I was in private practice, I began to notice that I got smarter over time. That is to say, I was a lot smarter at […]