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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 Ass’n, 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 | What’s 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: Attorney’s 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 |
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