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Issue 1 | House Bill 459, Pertaining to Cancellation of Deeds of Trust, Passes    | 8/1/1995 |
Issue 2 | House Bill 545 Cartway Statute Revision    | 9/1/1995 |
Issue 2 | Various New Statutes    | 9/1/1995 |
Issue 3 | Amendments To Equity Line Statutes    | 10/1/1995 |
Issue 3 | Purchase Money Mortgages and Deeds of Trust - Joinder of non-owner spouse; priority    | 10/1/1995 |
Issue 3 | Statute of Limitations to enforce Restrictive Covenants : Allen v. Sea Gate Assn, Inc. (No. COA94-913)    | 10/1/1995 |
Issue 4 | Beware of Pre-Bankruptcy Judgements    | 11/1/1995 |
Issue 4 | Sales By Personal Representatives Pursuant to Power Contained in a Will and Certain Other Problems    | 11/1/1995 |
Issue 5 | Access Easements and Title Insurance Coverage    | 12/1/1995 |
Issue 5 | Malpractice Case    | 12/1/1995 |
Issue 6 | Access Easements and Title Insurance Coverage    | 1/1/1996 |
Issue 7 | Dissolution and Suspension of Corporations    | 2/1/1996 |
Issue 7 | Residential Property Disclosure    | 2/1/1996 |
Issue 8 | Rx For Title Ailments - Curative and Other Statutes    | 3/1/1996 |
Issue 9 | Mobile Home and Manufactured Housing Units    | 4/1/1996 |
Issue 10 | Bankruptcy, Judgements and Liens - Revisited, With Emphasis on 11 U.S.C. Sec. 522(f)    | 5/1/1996 |
Issue 10 | Sales by Personal Representatives - An Update    | 5/1/1996 |
Issue 11 | Forfeiture of Real Property, Lis Pendens and Forfeiture Judgements    | 6/1/1996 |
Issue 11 | Proposed Amendments to the Cancellation Statute    | 6/1/1996 |
Issue 12 | Lien Avoidance and 11 U.S.C. Sec. 522(f) - An Update    | 7/1/1996 |
Issue 12 | Corporate Conveyances Execution and Acknowledgement    | 7/1/1996 |
Issue 12 | More on Mobile Homes - A Recent Case    | 7/1/1996 |
Issue 13 | New Laws - Cancellation of Deeds of Trust    | 8/1/1996 |
Issue 13 | "Good Funds Settlement Act" Passes    | 8/1/1996 |
Issue 13 | Tax Deferred Exchanges - Selected Issues    | 8/1/1996 |
Issue 14 | Execution of Conveyances on Behalf of Limited Liability Companies    | 9/1/1996 |
Issue 14 | "Safe Harbors"    | 9/1/1996 |
Issue 14 | Federal Tax Liens - After Acquired Real Property    | 9/1/1996 |
Issue 15 | Subordination Agreements    | 10/1/1996 |
Issue 15 | Tax Deferred Exchanges - Examples of "Boot Netting" Rules    | 10/1/1996 |
Issue 15 | Form 1099-S - Real Estate Reporting Requirements    | 10/1/1996 |
Issue 16 | Trusts - Selected Issues - Article 13 of Chapter 36A and Trust Powers    | 11/1/1996 |
Issue 16 | Tax Deferred Exchanges - Replacement Property Construction    | 11/1/1996 |
Issue 16 | Husband and Wife Conveyances Under G.S. 39-13.3 and Joinder Problems    | 11/1/1996 |
Issue 17 | Execution of Conveyances on Behalf of Limited Liability Companies (Part II)    | 12/1/1996 |
Issue 17 | Tacking on to Prior Policies    | 12/1/1996 |
Issue 18 | Smith v. Martin - Trustee's Responsibility for Wrongful Cancellation of Deed of Trust; Subordination Agreement Validity    | 1/1/1997 |
Issue 18 | Bankruptcy - 11 U.S.C. Section 1327 and Chapter 13 Lien Avoidance    | 1/1/1997 |
Issue 18 | Miscellaneous - Two New Mechanics Liens    | 1/1/1997 |
Issue 18 | "ICS Letters"    | 1/1/1997 |
Issue 19 | Civil Penalties for Failure to Cancel Deeds of Trust    | 2/1/1997 |
Issue 19 | Claim of Mechanics Lien Action of Lien Enforcement - Effect Of Dismissal Without Prejudice    | 2/1/1997 |
Issue 19 | Planned Unit Development Homeowners Association Liens - A Word (or Two) of Caution    | 2/1/1997 |
Issue 19 | Liens for Alimony and Child Support    | 2/1/1997 |
Issue 19 | Judgements of Mechanics Lien Enforcement    | 2/1/1997 |
Issue 20 | Bankruptcy Judgements and Liens - 11 U.S.C. Sec. 522(f) Lien Avoidance    | 3/1/1997 |
Issue 21 | Impact of Stormwater Regulations on Subdivision Covenants    | 4/1/1997 |
Issue 21 | Cancellation Penalties Reprise    | 4/1/1997 |
Issue 21 | G.S. 45-38 and "Notice of Foreclosure"    | 4/1/1997 |
Issue 21 | Cancellation of Deeds of Trust - When Cancellations Can Be Relied Upon (Or Not!)    | 4/1/1997 |
Issue 22 | Gifts by Attorneys in Fact - a Comment on WHITFORD v. GASKILL, No. 399PA95., Supreme Court of North Carolina, 480 S.E.2d 690, Feb. 10, 1997    | 5/1/1997 |
Issue 22 | Time is of the Essence!    | 5/1/1997 |
Issue 22 | Foreclosure does not cure all ills!    | 5/1/1997 |
Issue 23 | Notice to Creditors in Power of Sale Foreclosures    | 6/1/1997 |
Issue 23 | Options to Purchase and Title Examinations    | 6/1/1997 |
Issue 23 | Foreclosures and Legal Holidays    | 6/1/1997 |
Issue 23 | Easements - Scope of Grant    | 6/1/1997 |
Issue 24 | Cartway Statute Revision Sunset to Expire    | 7/1/1997 |
Issue 24 | Legislative Update    | 7/1/1997 |
Issue 24 | Whatley v. Whatley, Tenancy in Common by Encroachment    | 7/1/1997 |
Issue 25 | Riparian Rights of Landowners Abutting Navigable Waters    | 8/1/1997 |
Issue 26 | Beck v. Beck - Adverse Possession Evidence of Ouster of Tenant in Common    | 9/1/1997 |
Issue 26 | State of the Industry. Our Position. What is the future?    | 9/1/1997 |
Issue 27 | Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act    | 10/1/1997 |
Issue 27 | Treatment of Deferred Exchanges    | 10/1/1997 |
Issue 28 | The State of Real Property Practice - An Editorial Comment    | 11/1/1997 |
Issue 28 | Raise Equitable Defenses to Foreclosure in Superior Court    | 11/1/1997 |
Issue 29 | More on Modular Homes - A Comment on Briggs v. Rankin    | 12/1/1997 |
Issue 29 | Deed of Trust Cancellation - Using Substitution of Trustee Form    | 12/1/1997 |
Issue 30 | Inadequate Notice of Foreclosure Sale to the IRS    | 1/1/1998 |
Issue 30 | The "1031 Tax-Deferred Exchange"    | 1/1/1998 |
Issue 31 | Capital Gains Certification - Alternative to 1099-S (with Form)    | 2/1/1998 |
Issue 31 | Recent Real Property Decisions    | 2/1/1998 |
Issue 32 | Ancillary Estate Administration of Non-Resident Decedents    | 3/1/1998 |
Issue 32 | The "1031 Tax-Deferred Exchange"    | 3/1/1998 |
Issue 33 | Notes on Notary Acknowledgements    | 4/1/1998 |
Issue 33 | Validation of Federal Tax Liens    | 4/1/1998 |
Issue 34 | Title Insurance Claims    | 5/1/1998 |
Issue 34 | Department of Transportation Right-of-Way Easements    | 5/1/1998 |
Issue 35 | Civil Penalties for Failure to Cancel Deeds of Trust    | 6/1/1998 |
Issue 36 | Proposed 98 Formal Ethics Opinion 8 Participation in a Witness Closing - with comment    | 7/1/1998 |
Issue 36 | The Basic Exchange Reviewed - Recent Cases and Revenue Rulings    | 7/1/1998 |
Issue 37 | Witness Closings Your Feedback    | 8/1/1998 |
Issue 37 | More on Modular Homes - An Update on Briggs v. Rankin    | 8/1/1998 |
Issue 37 | Zoning Endorsements - A Practice Tip    | 8/1/1998 |
Issue 38 | Foreclosures and Legal Holidays    | 9/1/1998 |
Issue 38 | Witness Closing Summary & Clarification    | 9/1/1998 |
Issue 38 | National Lending Trends and Changing Technology What Does it Mean for Us?    | 9/1/1998 |
Issue 39 | Sale of Decedent's Real Property While Estate Administration is Pending    | 10/1/1998 |
Issue 39 | The Ten Commandments of Signatures    | 10/1/1998 |
Issue 40 | Recent Legislation Affecting Real Property    | 11/1/1998 |
Issue 41 | Recent Decisions Affecting Real Property    | 12/1/1998 |
Issue 41 | Net Leasehold Interests: Excellent §1031 Replacement Property Opportunities    | 12/1/1998 |
Issue 42 | Recent Real Property Decisions    | 1/1/1999 |
Issue 43 | U.S. Judgement Liens - Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act of 1990    | 2/1/1999 |
Issue 43 | Supreme Court Changes Law on Premises Liability    | 2/1/1999 |
Issue 43 | Digital Signature Procedures on the Horizon    | 2/1/1999 |
Issue 44 | Tax Foreclosure Sale Issues    | 3/1/1999 |
Issue 44 | Deed of Trust Validity Issues - Enderle and Putnam Revisited    | 3/1/1999 |
Issue 44 | A Dirt Lawyer's Vacation Reward!    | 3/1/1999 |
Issue 45 | Cartway Revision II    | 4/1/1999 |
Issue 46 | Intestacy and Dissent Statutes up for Revision    | 5/1/1999 |
Issue 46 | How to Handle Earnest Money Deposits to Avoid Boot    | 5/1/1999 |
Issue 47 | Recent Developments    | 6/1/1999 |
Issue 47 | Vacation Property: Is it Investment Property?    | 6/1/1999 |
Issue 47 | Whats the Big Hurry?    | 6/1/1999 |
Issue 48 | How to Cancel Liens of Record: A Primer - Part 1    | 7/1/1999 |
Issue 49 | How to Cancel Liens of Record: A Primer - Part 2    | 8/1/1999 |
Issue 50 | 1999 Legislative Update Affecting Real Property    | 9/1/1999 |
Issue 51 | 1999 Practice Update - Issues Affecting Real Property    | 10/1/1999 |
Issue 52 | Curative and Related Statutes - 1999 Update    | 11/1/1999 |
Issue 53 | Set the Record Straight    | 12/1/1999 |
Issue 53 | The State and Lawyers Close Ranks    | 12/1/1999 |
Issue 54 | Review of 1999 Real Property Decisions    | 1/1/2000 |
Issue 55 | Entireties, Bankruptcy and the Attachment of Judgement Liens    | 2/1/2000 |
Issue 55 | Seller Carry-Back Financing: "Numerous Options Are Available in §1031 Exchanges"    | 2/1/2000 |
Issue 55 | Service by Publication on the Internet?    | 2/1/2000 |
Issue 56 | Title Insurance Ethics Issues Affecting Real Property Practice    | 3/1/2000 |
Issue 57 | Timber, is it Land, Goods or Both?    | 4/1/2000 |
Issue 57 | Notary Act Glitch!    | 4/1/2000 |
Issue 58 | Problems and Patches    | 5/1/2000 |
Issue 58 | 1031 Exchange Information: IRS Private Letter Ruling 9926045    | 5/1/2000 |
Issue 59 | Revised Proposed 99 Formal Ethics Opinion 13: Attorneys Supervision of Closing - with comment    | 6/1/2000 |
Issue 59 | Revised Proposed 99 Formal Ethics Opinion 13    | 6/1/2000 |
Issue 59 | Stephenson v. Warren and Undue Influence    | 6/1/2000 |
Issue 59 | Surveys are Important Protection!    | 6/1/2000 |
Issue 60 | UCC Article 9 Revision Pending    | 7/1/2000 |
Issue 60 | TOMIKA INVESTMENTS, INC., v. MACEDONIA TRUE VINE PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH OF GOD, INC. - Corporate Misnomer    | 7/1/2000 |
Issue 61 | North Carolina Adopts the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act    | 8/1/2000 |
Issue 62 | Intestacy and Dissent Statutes Revised - Recent Legislation    | 9/1/2000 |
Issue 63 | IRS Issues Sec. 1031 Reverse Exchange Rules    | 10/1/2000 |
Issue 64 | Conservation Easements    | 11/1/2000 |
Issue 65 | Liens, Another Look    | 12/1/2000 |
Issue 66 | Proposed 2000 Formal Ethics Opinion 8    | 1/1/2001 |
Issue 67 | Gifts by Attorneys in Fact, A Reprise    | 2/1/2001 |
Issue 68 | Manufactured Housing Simplification - Legislative Proposal in the Works    | 3/1/2001 |
Issue 69 | 2001 Pending Legislation    | 4/1/2001 |
Issue 70 | IRS Sec. 1031 Reverse Exchanges - State of Grace in a Sea of Confusion?    | 5/1/2001 |
Issue 71 | 2001 Legislative Update    | 6/1/2001 |
Issue 72 | Recent Developments - Summer 2001    | 7/1/2001 |
Issue 72 | Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act    | 7/1/2001 |
Issue 73 | Developments of Interest    | 8/1/2001 |
Issue 73 | Controlled Business    | 8/1/2001 |
Issue 74 | Cases of Note - Jimenez v. Brown and Goodson v. Goodson    | 9/1/2001 |
Issue 75 | 2001 Legislation Affecting Real Property    | 10/1/2001 |
Issue 76 | "Marketable Title"    | 11/1/2001 |
Issue 76 | Lien Waivers - An Important Part of the Real Estate Transaction    | 11/1/2001 |
Issue 77 | Recent Real Property Decisions    | 12/1/2001 |
Issue 78 | Manufactured Housing Bill Passes    | 1/1/2002 |
Issue 78 | No Title Search Required for New Insurance Products    | 1/1/2002 |
Issue 78 | IRS Requiring Form 8821 for Federal Tax Lien Payoff Information    | 1/1/2002 |
Issue 79 | New Year, New Issues    | 2/1/2002 |
Issue 79 | Beware - Missing Date of Note    | 2/1/2002 |
Issue 80 | Stephens v. Dortch - Extinguishing Dedications Under NCGS Sec. 136-96    | 3/1/2002 |
Issue 81 | Tenancy in Common vs. Partnership IRS Releases Procedure Affecting Sec. 1031 Exchanges    | 4/1/2002 |
Issue 82 | IRS Tax Liens Attach to Entireties Interest    | 5/1/2002 |
Issue 83 | Standard Residuary Clause Negates Anti-Lapse Statute    | 6/1/2002 |
Issue 84 | Current Cases of Note    | 7/1/2002 |
Issue 85 | Where do You Stand    | 8/1/2002 |
Issue 86 | Recent Real Property Cases of Note    | 9/1/2002 |
Issue 87 | Proof of Title Cartin v. Harrison, NCApp. (2002), COA01-820    | 10/1/2002 |
Issue 88 | Recent Real Property Developments    | 11/1/2002 |
Issue 89 | Section 1031 Exchanges of Conservation    | 12/1/2002 |
Issue 90 | Related Party 1031 Exchanges    | 1/1/2003 |
Issue 90 | Equity Line Deeds of Trust Haunting You?    | 1/1/2003 |
Issue 91 | Foreclosure Case Misses Due Process Issue    | 2/1/2003 |
Issue 92 | Gifts by Attorney in Fact Revisited    | 3/1/2003 |
Issue 93 | Easement Case Highlights Title Issues    | 4/1/2003 |
Issue 94 | 2003 Legislative Proposals    | 5/1/2003 |
Issue 95 | June 2003 Real Property Update    | 6/1/2003 |
Issue 96 | July 2003 Legislative Update    | 7/1/2003 |
Issue 97 | Case Update    | 8/1/2003 |
Issue 97 | Recent Legislation    | 8/1/2003 |
Issue 98 | Predatory Lending and Proposed Changes to RESPA    | 9/1/2003 |
Issue 99 | Planned Community Act Authority Not Retroactive    | 10/1/2003 |
Issue 99 | Effective October 1, 2003, Title Insurance Rates Increased to Encompass Insured Closing Protection Coverage    | 10/1/2003 |
Issue 100 | Re-Recording Issues    | 11/1/2003 |
Issue 100 | Waterfront Property and The State Lands Act    | 11/1/2003 |
Issue 101 | Parol Trust Case Derails Evidentiary Doctrine    | 12/1/2003 |
Issue 102 | New Mortgage Cancellation Laws on the Horizon    | 1/1/2004 |
Issue 103 | Covenant Amendments not Unfair Trade Practice and Plat Dedications Affirmed    | 2/1/2004 |
Issue 104 | Sale of Real Property by Personal Representative    | 3/1/2004 |
Issue 105 | In Rem Jurisdiction and Foreign Courts    | 4/1/2004 |
Issue 106 | Title Insurance Company Selection and Affiliated Business Relationships    | 5/1/2004 |
Issue 107 | Electronic Recording Legislation Around the Corner    | 6/1/2004 |
Issue 107 | Attorneys Not Subject to Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act    | 6/1/2004 |
Issue 108 | Bankruptcy/Foreclosure Procedures Derail Tax Foreclosure Title    | 7/1/2004 |
Issue 108 | Reissue Rates and Consumer Protection    | 7/1/2004 |
Issue 109 | Federal Legislative Update    | 8/1/2004 |
Issue 109 | Frequently Asked Questions - 1031 Exchanges    | 8/1/2004 |
Issue 110 | PUD and Condo Acts Amended    | 9/1/2004 |
Issue 111 | Adverse Possession Decision Affirmed    | 10/1/2004 |
Issue 111 | Current Concerns in the State of our Industry    | 10/1/2004 |
Issue 112 | Red Tax Flags for Commercial Transactions    | 11/1/2004 |
Issue 113 | Two Real Property Ethics Opinions Proposed for 2004    | 12/1/2004 |
Issue 114 | Another Contorted Covenant Case    | 1/1/2005 |
Issue 115 | Infirmity - Practical Execution and Acknowledgment    | 2/1/2005 |
Issue 115 | A Word About Surveys    | 2/1/2005 |
Issue 115 | HUD Publishes New Interim Rule on Flipping    | 2/1/2005 |
Issue 116 | Recent Updates in Section 1031 Tax-Deferred Exchange Practice and Procedure    | 3/1/2005 |
Issue 117 | Legislative Update, April 2005    | 4/1/2005 |
Issue 118 | Legislative Update II, May 2005    | 5/1/2005 |
Issue 119 | New PCA/Condo Amendments Being Considered    | 6/1/2005 |
Issue 119 | Structuring Reverse Exchanges to Meet Your Clients' Needs    | 6/1/2005 |
Issue 120 | Estate of Graham v. Morrison, They're Back!    | 7/1/2005 |
Issue 121 | New Mortgage Satisfaction Law    | 8/1/2005 |
Issue 121 | Lien Waivers (Reminder)    | 8/1/2005 |
Issue 122 | Electronic Recording/Notary Act Adopted    | 9/1/2005 |
Issue 122 | You Decide!    | 9/1/2005 |
Issue 123 | North Carolina Adopts UTC    | 10/1/2005 |
Issue 124 | Court of Appeals Decides Covenant Amendment Case    | 11/1/2005 |
Issue 125 | Easement Case Advances on Procedure Decision    | 12/1/2005 |
Issue 125 | Marketable Title Act Decision    | 12/1/2005 |
Issue 126 | Notary Act Concerns    | 1/1/2006 |
Issue 127 | Equitable Subrogation Case Refines Issues    | 2/1/2006 |
Issue 128 | Qualification of Section 1031 Intermediaries    | 3/1/2006 |
Issue 129 | Postnuptial Agreement Enforcement Decided    | 4/1/2006 |
Issue 130 | TIC's...Do They Bite? Real Estate Considerations in Tax Deferred Transactions    | 5/1/2006 |
Issue 131 | Judgements, Entireties and Divorce    | 6/1/2006 |
Issue 131 | Public Streets or Private Ways    | 6/1/2006 |
Issue 132 | Notary Act Amended by Legislature    | 7/1/2006 |
Issue 133 | Subcontractor Liens Against Owner    | 8/1/2006 |
Issue 133 | New Nonprofit Association Act    | 8/1/2006 |
Issue 134 | Unrecorded Plats and Appurtenant Easements    | 9/1/2006 |
Issue 135 | Supreme Court Speaks on Covenant Amendment Case    | 10/1/2006 |
Issue 136 | Closings and Consumer Protection    | 11/1/2006 |
Issue 136 | Contracts Perilous Ground for Practitioners    | 11/1/2006 |
Issue 137 | 2006 Instantaneous Se isin Case    | 12/1/2006 |
Issue 138 | Street Dedication and Easement Issues Decided    | 1/1/2007 |
Issue 139 | Prescriptive Easement Opinion Looks at Proof Issues    | 2/1/2007 |
Issue 139 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 1    | 2/1/2007 |
Issue 140 | Two Consumer Protection Bills that Need Your Support    | 3/1/2007 |
Issue 141 | 4th Circuit Intellectual Property Case Affects Realty    | 4/1/2007 |
Issue 141 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 2    | 4/1/2007 |
Issue 142 | Adding Description Post-Closing Invalidates Mortgage    | 5/1/2007 |
Issue 142 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 3    | 5/1/2007 |
Issue 143 | Proposed Real Property Ethics Opinions Pending    | 6/1/2007 |
Issue 143 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 4    | 6/1/2007 |
Issue 144 | COA Addresses Variant Name Spelling, Indexing and Idem Sonans    | 7/1/2007 |
Issue 144 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 5    | 7/1/2007 |
Issue 145 | New Legislation 2007    | 8/1/2007 |
Issue 145 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 6    | 8/1/2007 |
Issue 146 | Transactions with Churches and Non-Profit Associations    | 9/1/2007 |
Issue 146 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 7    | 9/1/2007 |
Issue 147 | Marketable Title Synonyms    | 10/1/2007 |
Issue 147 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 8    | 10/1/2007 |
Issue 148 | Court Rules Mortgagee has Fiduciary Duty for Escrows    | 11/1/2007 |
Issue 148 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 9    | 11/1/2007 |
Issue 149 | Reverse Mortgages on the Rise    | 12/1/2007 |
Issue 149 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 10    | 12/1/2007 |
Issue 150 | Six Year SOL Preserves Easement Encroachments    | 1/1/2008 |
Issue 150 | Winter/Spring 2008 Economic Outlook    | 1/1/2008 |
Issue 151 | COA Interprets Validity of Condo Declaration Provision    | 2/1/2008 |
Issue 152 | Court of Appeals Decides Dorean Priority Issue    | 3/1/2008 |
Issue 152 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 11    | 3/1/2008 |
Issue 153 | NC Supreme Court Remands Covenant Case in Per Curiam Opinion    | 4/1/2008 |
Issue 153 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 12    | 4/1/2008 |
Issue 154 | Subcontractor's Lien Survives Contractor's Default    | 5/1/2008 |
Issue 154 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 13    | 5/1/2008 |
Issue 155 | Real Property Transfer on Death Act    | 6/1/2008 |
Issue 155 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 14    | 6/1/2008 |
Issue 156 | COA Decides Consideration Issue    | 7/1/2008 |
Issue 156 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 15    | 7/1/2008 |
Issue 157 | IRS Issues Final Regulation on Qualified Intermediary Funds    | 8/1/2008 |
Issue 157 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 16    | 8/1/2008 |
Issue 158 | Scrivener's Error Corrective Statute Replaced with Notice Statute    | 9/1/2008 |
Issue 158 | Revocable Trust Assets Subject to Decedent's Debts    | 9/1/2008 |
Issue 158 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 17    | 9/1/2008 |
Issue 159 | COA Addresses Issue in Implied Easement Case    | 10/1/2008 |
Issue 159 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 18    | 10/1/2008 |
Issue 160 | Unilateral Easement Relocation by Servient Owner Quashed    | 11/1/2008 |
Issue 160 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 19    | 11/1/2008 |
Issue 161 | Watch out for Domestic Property Settlement Traps    | 12/1/2008 |
Issue 161 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 20    | 12/1/2008 |
Issue 162 | Case Tests Distribution of Foreclosure Surplus    | 1/1/2009 |
Issue 162 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 21    | 1/1/2009 |
Issue 163 | 2009 Legislative Preview    | 2/1/2009 |
Issue 163 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 22    | 2/1/2009 |
Issue 164 | Risk of Loss for Attorney Defalcation    | 3/1/2009 |
Issue 164 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 23    | 3/1/2009 |
Issue 165 | April 2009 Legislative Update - Bills of Interest to Real Property Practitioners    | 4/1/2009 |
Issue 165 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 24    | 4/1/2009 |
Issue 166 | Bankruptcy Court: 1031 Funds are Assets of QI's Estate    | 5/1/2009 |
Issue 166 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 25    | 5/1/2009 |
Issue 167 | House Bill 800, Renunciation Amendments    | 6/1/2009 |
Issue 167 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 26    | 6/1/2009 |
Issue 168 | COA Allows Railroad to Block Crossing After 60 Years    | 7/1/2009 |
Issue 168 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 27    | 7/1/2009 |
Issue 168 | Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009    | 7/1/2009 |
Issue 169 | 2009 August Legislative Update    | 8/1/2009 |
Issue 169 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 28    | 8/1/2009 |
Issue 170 | Court of Appeals Affirms Boundary Decision    | 9/1/2009 |
Issue 170 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 29    | 9/1/2009 |
Issue 171 | Tax Sale Rule 60 Relief    | 10/1/2009 |
Issue 171 | Federal Bill termed 'Largest Federal Land Grab'    | 10/1/2009 |
Issue 171 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 30    | 10/1/2009 |
Issue 172 | Trial Court Sets Aside Foreclosure Sale - Remanded    | 11/1/2009 |
Issue 172 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 31    | 11/1/2009 |
Issue 173 | Supreme Court Decides Contra Ledges Case    | 12/1/2009 |
Issue 174 | Corporations: Conveyancing and Authority Issues    | 1/1/2010 |
Issue 174 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 32    | 1/1/2010 |
Issue 175 | Eliminating "Secret Liens" Under Chapter 44A    | 2/1/2010 |
Issue 175 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 33    | 2/1/2010 |
Issue 176 | N.C. Supreme Court affirms Traditional Doctrine in Boundary Case    | 3/1/2010 |
Issue 176 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 34    | 3/1/2010 |
Issue 177 | Recording, Reformation and Mortgage Priority    | 4/1/2010 |
Issue 178 | Johnson v. Schultz Revisited, Risk of Loss for Attorney Defalcation    | 5/1/2010 |
Issue 178 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 35    | 5/1/2010 |
Issue 179 | NCLTA Lien Waiver Forms Revised May 2010    | 6/1/2010 |
Issue 179 | Pending Bill - Homeowner and Homebuyer Protection Act    | 6/1/2010 |
Issue 179 | Manmade Canal Held to be Public Trust Lands by COA    | 6/1/2010 |
Issue 180 | Equity Line Payoffs - Problem Requiring Great Care    | 7/1/2010 |
Issue 180 | Dirt Tales From the Deed Vault - Episode 36    | 7/1/2010 |
Issue 181 | 2010 Legislative Update    | 8/1/2010 |
Issue 182 | Court of Appeals Says: Ordinance Violation is an Encumbrance    | 10/1/2010 |
Issue 183 | Court of Appeals Says: Count Lots, Not Heads, to Amend CCR's    | 11/1/2010 |
Issue 184 | New Contract Resets Date of First Furnishing in Ch. 44A Action    | 12/1/2010 |
Issue 185 | Recent North Carolina State Bar Ethics Opinions    | 1/1/2011 |
Issue 186 | Necessary Parties Really Are Necessary    | 3/1/2011 |
Issue 187 | Court of Appeals - Note Renewal Not Secured by Deed of Trust    | 4/1/2011 |
Issue 188 | Foreclosure Cases Dissect 'Holder' Status in NC    | 6/1/2011 |
Issue 189 | 2011 Legislative Update - Register of Deeds    | 7/1/2011 |
Issue 190 | Modernization of Deed of Trust Laws - Part 1    | 8/1/2011 |
Issue 191 | Modernization of Deed of Trust Laws - Part II    | 9/1/2011 |
Issue 192 | Case Tests Enforceability of Right of First Refusal    | 11/1/2011 |
Issue 193 | Alamance - Orange Boundary to Shift    | 12/1/2011 |
Issue 193 | Conservation Easements - Enhanced Tax Incentives Set to Expire    | 12/1/2011 |
Issue 194 | Reformation Priority Relates Back Over Chapter 44A Lien    | 1/1/2012 |
Issue 195 | Related Party Section 1031 Exchanges    | 2/1/2012 |
Issue 196 | Right to Amend Restrictive Covenants    | 3/1/2012 |
Issue 197 | Ch. 44A Lien Statute Amendment Addresses 'Hidden Lien' Issue    | 6/1/2012 |
Issue 198 | Trust, Probate and Estate Administration Amendments    | 7/1/2012 |
Issue 199 | Current Cases of Note Through July 15, 2012    | 8/1/2012 |
Issue 200 | Deed of Trust Severs Joint Tenancy with Right of Survivorship    | 9/1/2012 |
Issue 201 | Condo Act Mandates Uniform Assessment Procedure    | 11/1/2012 |
Issue 202 | Commercial use not Prohibited by Restrictive Covenants    | 12/1/2012 |
Issue 203 | Court of Appeals - Common Law Marriage    | 1/1/2013 |
Issue 204 | Violation of UPL Statute no Defense to Foreclosure    | 2/1/2013 |
Issue 205 | Foreclosure Priority; N.C.G.S. Sec. 45-37(b) Unconstitutional as Applied and Equitable Subrogation Denied    | 5/1/2013 |
Issue 206 | Borrower's Quiet Title, Good Faith and Fair Dealing Allegations Survive Lender's Dismissal Motions    | 7/1/2013 |
Issue 207 | 2013 Legislative Update    | 8/1/2013 |
Issue 208 | 2012-2013 Summary Case Update    | 9/1/2013 |
Issue 209 | Supreme Court Reverses Court of Appeals in Bass    | 10/1/2013 |
Issue 210 | Two Cases on Proof of Facts    | 12/1/2013 |
Issue 211 | Tree Case Illustrates Elements of Proof for Damage to Real Property    | 2/1/2014 |
Issue 212 | Cashier's Checks Not Irrevocably Credited Upon Deposit    | 4/1/2014 |
Issue 212 | IRC Section 1031 Considerations for Spring Quarter    | 4/1/2014 |
Issue 213 | Establishing the Location of a Disputed Boundary    | 6/1/2014 |
Issue 214 | Now that we're not in South Carolina anymore, what are you doing to fix it?    | 7/1/2014 |
Issue 214 | Blangiardo v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 2014-110    | 7/1/2014 |
Issue 215 | 47F - Transfer of Special Declarant Rights Bill Adopted    | 8/1/2014 |
Issue 216 | HOA Covenant Amendment Unreasonable under Armstrong Analysis    | 9/1/2014 |
Issue 217 | Fall 2014 Court of Appeals Update    | 11/1/2014 |
Issue 217 | Holding Periods, Just How Long is Enough?    | 11/1/2014 |
Issue 218 | Six Year Statute of Limitation for Easement Encroachment    | 12/1/2014 |
Issue 219 | COA Holds Revenue Suspended Corporation Can Wind Up    | 1/1/2015 |
Issue 220 | COA Reconsiders Encroachment as Continuing Trespass    | 3/1/2015 |
Issue 221 | COA Affirms Lender's Equitable Subrogation Judgment    | 4/1/2015 |
Issue 222 | Statute of Limitations for Equitable Accounting    | 5/1/2015 |
Issue 223 | Transfer Fees, Covenants Running with the Land?    | 7/1/2015 |
Issue 224 | Special Use Ad Valorem Tax Valuation for Developers    | 11/1/2015 |
Issue 224 | Applying ALTA Best Practice 5 in North Carolina    | 11/1/2015 |
Issue 225 | COA - Invalid Acknowledgment Renders Deed "Void"    | 1/1/2016 |
Issue 226 | FIRPTA Requirements Changed February 16, 2016    | 2/25/2016 |
Issue 227 | IRC Section 1031 Exchanges - Taking Title    | 3/1/2016 |
Issue 227 | NC Supreme Court - Deficiency Offset Available to Guarantors    | 3/1/2016 |
Issue 228 | Reserved Powers of Appointment    | 4/1/2016 |
Issue 229 | Internal Revenue Code Section 721 Exchanges (UPREITS)    | 6/1/2016 |
Issue 229 | Builder's Inventory Exemption Pitfalls    | 6/1/2016 |
Issue 230 | Beach above Mean High Water Subject to Public Trust Doctrine    | 8/1/2016 |
Issue 231 | Atlantic Coast Props., Inc. v. Saunders, (365A15) 4/15/2016    | 10/31/2016 |
Issue 232 | Taxpayers Win 1031 Construction/Reverse Outside of Safe Harbors    | 11/1/2016 |
Issue 232 | Groundwater Contamination and Intestacy Claims    | 11/1/2016 |
Issue 233 | Davis v. Davis (COA 16-400) 11/1/2016 Court of Appeals Quashes Self-imposed Restraint on Alienation    | 12/1/2016 |
Issue 234 | Adelman v. Gantt, COA (16-339) Filed: December 30, 2016 Strict Necessity not Necessary for Easement Implied by Prior Use    | 2/1/2017 |
Issue 235 | 20-year Statute of Limitations for Easement Encroachment Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC v. Gray (108PA14-2) 8/19/2016    | 3/1/2017 |
Issue 236 | In re: Thompson (COA 16-1014) 04/18/2017 Latent Description Error will not Defeat Conveyance    | 4/1/2017 |
Issue 237 | Kimler v. The Crossings at Sugar Hill (15-1301) 8/2/2016 HOA Authority to Amend Declarations under the PCA    | 6/1/2017 |
Issue 238 | KB Aircraft Acquisition, LLC v. Berry (15-823) 8/16/2016 Uniform Voidable Transactions Act - Statute of Repose    | 8/1/2017 |
Issue 239 | Tanglewood POA, Inc. v. Isenhour, COA17-101 8/1/ 2017 Owner's Duty to Maintain Platted Lots    | 9/1/2017 |
Issue 240 | In Re: Ackah COA16-8295 9/5/2017 Notice Insufficient for HOA Foreclosure May Pass Good Title    | 10/1/2017 |
Issue 241 | Proof of Adverse Possession by Lappage    | 12/1/2017 |
Issue 242 | Rutledge v. Feher, COA 16-1287 9/5/2017 Calling the Roll on Contingent Remainders    | 2/1/2018 |
Issue 243 | Honeycutt v. Weaver (17-410) 2/6/2018 Statute of Limitations for Voidable 'Gift' Deed    | 3/1/2018 |
Issue 244 | Related Party 1031 Exchanges    | 4/1/2018 |
Issue 244 | How Can Leaseholds Qualify Under IRS Code Section 1031    | 4/1/2018 |
Issue 244 | Annuity Funded "Structured Sales"    | 4/1/2018 |
Issue 244 | Can I Get My Money Before the Exchange Ends?    | 4/1/2018 |
Issue 244 | Build To Suit Exchanges    | 4/1/2018 |
Issue 244 | Safe Harbors Help Taxpayers Play it Safe    | 4/1/2018 |
Issue 244 | US Tax Court Limits Exchanges of Vacation Homes    | 4/1/2018 |
Issue 244 | Exchange Regulation    | 4/1/2018 |
Issue 244 | IRS Issues Final Regulation on Qualified Intermediary Funds    | 4/1/2018 |
Issue 244 | Section 1031, Holding Requirements for Drop/Swap and Swap/Drop Deals    | 4/1/2018 |
Issue 244 | Bankruptcy Court: 1031 Funds are Assets of QI's Estate    | 4/1/2018 |
Issue 244 | Related Party Pitfalls    | 4/1/2018 |
Issue 245 | Cole v. Bonaparte's Retreat POA, Inc.(COA 17-492) 4/17/2018 Privity Needed for Tacking Adverse Possession    | 5/1/2018 |
Issue 246 | In re: Sharpe (17-1151) 4/3/2018 COA Reads Pre-Nuptial Agreement Broadly    | 6/1/2018 |
Issue 247 | Anderson v. Walker (17-782) 7/3/18 Specific Performance of RP Contract v. Unrecorded ROFR    | 7/1/2018 |
Issue 248 | Solesbee v. Brown COA16-1214 September 19, 2017 Partition in Kind or Sale, Necessary Findings    | 8/1/2018 |
Issue 249 | The Town of Carrboro v. Slack (COA17-864) 9/18/2018 COA Analyses Express and Implied Easement Claims    | 10/1/2018 |
Issue 250 | NationStar Mortg. LLC v. Curry (18-351) 11/6/2018 Secured Lender Not Named Party to Estate Sale of Real Property    | 12/1/2018 |
Issue 251 | In re Will of Allen, NC S. Ct. (227PA17) 12/7/2018 North Carolina Supreme Court Clarifies Holographic Will Doctrine    | 1/29/2019 |
Issue 252 | Case Law Briefs - February 2019    | 2/1/2019 |
Issue 253 | Case Law Briefs - March 2019    | 3/1/2019 |
Issue 254 | May 2019 Case Law Update    | 5/1/2019 |
Issue 255 | Taylor v. Hiatt (COA 18-864) 6/4/2019 COA Analyzes Right to Erect Gates on Platted Easement    | 7/1/2019 |
Issue 256 | In re: Nicor, LLC (18-1071) 8/6/19 Foreclosure When Debt Previously Reduced to Judgment    | 9/1/2019 |
Issue 257 | Brawley v. Sherrill (18-1043) 9/3/2019 Court of Appeals interprets 'per stirpes'    | 11/1/2019 |
Issue 258 | U.S. Bank Na'tl Ass'n v. Wood (18-1259) 11/5/2109 Equitable Subrogation Applicable in Purchase Transaction    | 12/1/2019 |
Issue 259 | Duke Energy Progress, Inc. v. Kane (COA18-239) 4/16/2019 Color of Title Limitation on Utility Easement    | 1/1/2020 |
Issue 260 | Common Ownership for Easement Implied by Prior Use B.V. Belk, Jr. v. VRS Magnolia Plaza (COA 19-563) 2/4/2020 (Unpublished)    | 2/1/2020 |
Issue 261 | In re: Giddens (COA 19-792) 3/3/2020 Application of RE Sale Proceeds to Estate Deficiency Judgment    | 3/1/2020 |
Issue 262 | Cummings v. Carroll (19-283) 3/3/2020, Negligent Representation in Sale of Home, Broker Liability    | 5/1/2020 |
Issue 263 | In re: Worley (19-345) 4/21/2020 Holographic Will or Power of Attorney? Issue of Devisavit Vel Non    | 6/1/2020 |
Issue 264 | 2020 Real Property Legislation Part 1 Tenancy by the Entirety and JTWROS    | 7/1/2020 |
Issue 265 | 2020 Real Property Legislation Part 2 - Partition    | 9/1/2020 |
Issue 266 | In Re Cracker (COA 20-4) 10/6/2020 Implied Waiver of Marital Rights    | 10/1/2020 |
Issue 266 | Sauls v. Barbour (COA 19-1042) 9/1/2020    | 10/1/2020 |
Issue 267 | Bauman v. Pasquotank Cty. ABC Bd. (19-613) 4/7/2020 Trusts - Adverse Possession under Color of Title    | 11/1/2020 |
Issue 268 | 2020 Real Property Legislation Part 3 - Elective Share    | 12/1/2020 |
Issue 269 | King v. Duke Energy Progress, LLC (COA 20-292) 2/16/2021 Replacement Cost as Measure of Trespass to Timber Damages for Ornamental Trees    | 2/1/2021 |
Issue 269 | Section 1031, Holding Requirements for Drop/Swap and Swap/Drop Deals    | 2/1/2021 |
Issue 270 | Home Realty v Red Fox Red Fox Country Club Owners Ass'n Prior Mortgage Cuts Off Subsequent Covenants    | 3/1/2021 |
Issue 271 | Explaining ALTA Homeowner & Enhanced Policy Coverage    | 4/1/2021 |
Issue 272 | C Invs. 2, LLC v. Auger (COA 19-976) 5/18/2021 Real Property Marketable Title Act Exception for Residential Covenants    | 5/1/2021 |
Issue 273 | In Re George, NC Supreme Court, 77A19, 4/16/21 Effect of Insufficient Notice in HOA Foreclosure    | 6/1/2021 |
Issue 274 | Hovey v. Sand Dollar Shores HOA Assn. Inc. (20-423) 4/6/2021 Elements of Public Dedication of Beach Access    | 8/1/2021 |
Issue 275 | Gribble v. Bostian (COA 20-412) 8/17/2021 Acquiescence Sufficient to Locate Appurtenant Easement    | 10/1/2021 |
Issue 276 | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Stocks (2021-NCSC-90) 8/13/2021 Statute of Limitations for Reformation of Deed    | 12/1/2021 |
Issue 277 | Taylor v. Hiatt(20-322) 9/21/2021 Gates over Access Easements, Revisited    | 1/1/2022 |
Issue 278 | Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC v. Kiser (20-333) 10/19/2021 Easements, Navigability and Public Trust Doctrine for Land under Man-Made Lakes    | 3/1/2022 |
Issue 279 | Cummings v. Carroll (2021-NCSC-147) 12/17/2021 Negligent Representation in Home Sale, Broker Liability Revisited    | 4/1/2022 |
Issue 280 | Parks v. Johnson (2022-NCCOA-129) 3/1/2022 Will Interpretation as to a Former Spouse    | 5/1/2022 |
Issue 281 | County of Mecklenburg v. Ryan (21-205) 2/15/2022 Tax Sale Opinion Rests upon Inadequate Service of Process    | 6/1/2022 |
Issue 282 | The Cherry Community Org. v Sellars, (141PA20-1) 5/6/2022 NC's Uniform Voidable Transactions Act Defense Construed    | 7/1/2022 |
Issue 283 | Grooms Prop. Mgmt., Inc. v. Muirfield Condo. Ass'n (2022-NCCOA-488) 7/19/2022 Condo Association Declaration Required Insurance Coverage of Units    | 8/1/2022 |
Issue 284 | Matthews v. Fields (COA 21-589) 7/19/2022 Installment Land Sales Contract - Equitable Title    | 9/1/2022 |
Issue 285 | In re: Simmons (COA 21-682) 10/4/2022 Foreclosure Voided Due to Lack of Notice of Trustee Neutrality    | 10/1/2022 |
Issue 286 | Fall 2022 North Carolina Case Law Update    | 11/1/2022 |
Issue 286 | Section 1031, Holding Requirements for Drop/Swap and Swap/Drop Deals    | 11/30/2022 |
Issue 287 | C Invs. 2, LLC v. Auger (2022-NCSC-119) 12/16/2022 Real Property Marketable Title Act Exception for Residential Covenants    | 12/1/2022 |
Issue 288 | 2022 Legislative Review    | 1/1/2023 |
Issue 289 | Summary of the 2021 Changes to the ALTA Policy Forms    | 2/1/2023 |
Issue 290 | Abbott v. Abernathy (COA22-162) 2/7/2023 Easement Primer: Standing; Abandonment; Overburdening; Dedication    | 3/1/2023 |
Issue 291 | Holding Requirements for Drop/Swap and Swap/Drop Deals - (Revised 5/1//23)    | 4/1/2023 |
Issue 292 | Duke Energy v Kiser, et al. (398PA21-1) 4/28/2023 Easement Rights to Man-made Lake Bottom    | 5/1/2023 |
Issue 293 | Kassel v. Rienth (COA 22-825) 6/6/2023 Specific Performance of a Judicial Consent Order    | 6/1/2023 |
Issue 294 | MidFirst Bank v. Brown (22-283) 12/06/2022 Sheriff's Sale Lien Priority, Equitable Subrogation, Debtor Misrepresentation    | 7/1/2023 |
Issue 295 | Hinman v. Cornett (COA 22-481) 8/1/2023 Adverse Possession of Fee Underlying an Easement    | 8/1/2023 |
Issue 296 | Bryan v. Kittinger (COA 21-98) 4/25/2022 "The issue is, what is chicken?" Covenants and Poultry vs. Pets    | 9/1/2023 |
Issue 297 | Gouch v. Rotunno (COA 23-283) 10/17/23 Restrictive Covenants, Record Notice Where Plat Not Referenced    | 10/1/2023 |
Issue 298 | Bulliard v. Highland Gate HOA, Inc. (COA 23-452) 11/27/2023 Failure to Join Necessary Parties Challenging Amendments to Covenants    | 12/1/2023 |
Issue 299 | Carcano v. JBSS, LLC (COA 23-685) 12/19/2023 Limitation on Renewing a Judgement    | 1/1/2024 |
Issue 300 | In re: Jones (23-594) 2/20/2024 Questioned Credit-Counseling Can't Halt Reverse Mortgage Foreclosure    | 2/1/2024 |
Issue 301 | Builders Mut. Ins. Co. v. Neibel (23-240) 3/19/2024 Service by Publication Requires Reasonable Due Diligence    | 4/1/2024 |
Issue 302 | Mileview LLC v. The Reserve II (COA 23-603 - Unpublished) 2/20/2024 Reasonableness of HOA amendment    | 5/1/2024 |
Issue 303 | Real Time Resolutions, Inc. v. Cole (COA 23-464) 5/7/2024 Statute of Limitations for Foreclosure    | 6/1/2024 |
Issue 304 | Atlantech Distribution, Inc. (COA 23-751) 7/16/2024 Contractor's Partial Lien Waivers Ineffective to Cut off Sub    | 7/1/2024 |
Issue 305 | Patel v. Patel (COA23-924) 7/16/2024 Judgment Transferred to a Debtor is a Legal Satisfaction    | 8/1/2024 |
Issue 306 | McDougald v. White Oak Plant'n HOA, Inc. (23-756) 8/6/2024 Reasonableness of Restrictive Covenant Amendment via NC PCA    | 9/1/2024 |
Issue 306 | 2120 Arlington Place Tr. v. Jones (COA 24-39) 8/20/2024 Validity of Deed to a Trust as Grantee and Standing of Trusts as Entities    | 9/1/2024 |
Issue 307 | In re: Hayes (COA 22-1058) 7/16/2024 Implicit Waiver of Elective Share    | 10/1/2024 |
Issue 308 | MidFirst Bank v. Brown (14PA23) 5/23/2024 Equitable Subrogation Lien Priority    | 11/1/2024 |
Issue 309 | Anhui Omi Vinyl v. USA Opel Flooring (COA 23-993) 8/6/2024 Uniform Voidable Transactions Act Applied    | 12/1/2024 |