by Michael Gerard | Sep 17, 2012 | Blog
Today’s Wall Street Journal had a great article on the use of solar panel installations on existing parking lots at ballparks and other large parking facilities. It highlighted the use of solar panels as a way to double the use of the acres of parking lots...
by Michael Gerard | Sep 11, 2012 | Blog
It appears that the United Kingdom may soon be having a fire sale of some of their historical publicly-owned real estate. While the London Bridge doesn’t seem to be on the list, there are other landmark buildings that may soon be on the auction block. A recent...
by Michael Gerard | Aug 28, 2012 | Blog
In one of my early blogs in this Title Insurance 101 series, I wrote about the various estates in land, e.g., fee simples, leaseholds, and easements ( “What the Heck is a Fee Simple?”). This time, I’m going to talk about leasehold estates, and what kind of title...
by Michael Gerard | Aug 17, 2012 | Blog
A Sovereign Wealth Fund (“SWF”) is a state-owned investment fund composed of financial assets such as stocks, bonds, property, precious metals, or other financial instruments or interests. SWFs are usually special purpose investments or arrangements that are owned by...
by Michael Gerard | Aug 14, 2012 | Blog
A title insurance claim arises when someone asserts an interest or a lien on your property, and that interest or lien is not listed as an exception in your title policy. For example, when you bought your property, you purchased a title insurance policy which listed...
