The Beacon Articles Library
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Jan. 2025
“If you’ve ever asked for “affirmative coverage” over a known defect in title, you are probably at least somewhat familiar with the ALTA 34 endorsement and its more commonly used update, the ALTA 34.1 endorsement…”
March 2025
“An issue that has come up recently that I think is worth bringing to your attention in case you come across it in the course of your practice: 'What happens when a party to a real estate contract dies after the contract is…”
May 2025
“I’m sure this one is going to be a familiar situation to many of you: the client comes to you to purchase a property, purportedly sold by the heirs of someone who died long ago. After the title search, you find out that…”
June 2025
“I’ve received a number of questions recently about Lady Bird Deeds and under what circumstances they are insurable. My Real Property professor in law school, the great Jim McLaughlin, had a very succinct and direct way of describing his thoughts on Lady Bird Deeds that.…”
Aug. 2025
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Oct. 2025
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