ALTA Revises Form 9 Endorsements

In response to the recent trial court decision in Nationwide Life Insurance Company v. Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company, the American Land Title Association (“ALTA”) has withdrawn all current versions of the Endorsement Form 9 and replaced them...

Dirt Lawyers Really Dig It!

This past weekend, in connection with the Annual Meeting of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (“ACREL”), about 25 ACREL lawyers and spouses spent an afternoon digging weeds and mulching beds in the Fair Hill area of Philadelphia.  Fair Hill, one of the most...

CRE Strength Hides Beneath Economic Fears

CHICAGO—Despite the growing doubt over the European economic situation, a stateside jobs picture that only creeps ahead and a reported overall lack of confidence about the strength of the recovery, there is some good news emanating from Chicago this week. Read...