Recently, the Alabama Supreme Court, in an appeal involving commercial real estate debts, reversed a lower court ruling and provided direction to lenders, mortgage servicers,…
Author: Alabama Association of REALTORS After a year marked by recovery and recalibration, Alabama’s housing market entered the third quarter with steady momentum. June’s peak…
Author: Scott Turner with AL.com The federal government shutdown could slow down a Huntsville housing market that seemed to be picking up steam just a…
Author: ALTA CEO Chris Morton Thanks to ALTA’s advocacy efforts and those of our members, alongside pressure from Members of Congress, the U.S. Department of…
Author: Alabama Association of Realtors For the first time in nearly a year, mortgage rates in Alabama have taken a meaningful dip — hitting their…
Land Title Association of Alabama was a sponsor of the Super One Day Event of the Alabama Mortgage Professionals Association (AMPA) at Hoover Country Club…
Chelsea Hester is the new Southeast Director. She is the owner and principal attorney of Hester Law Firm, P.C., a law firm established in 2019…
Jami Blanton is a real estate attorney and title agent, and an owner of Alabama Closing and Title, LLC. She began her career in the…
Today, the American Land Title Association (ALTA) announced two new policy endorsements designed to help protect homeowners from the growing threat of seller impersonation fraud,…
ALTA announced the publication of two new policy endorsements designed to help protect homeowners from the growing threat of seller impersonation fraud, which occurs when…
You don’t want to miss the Land Title Association of Alabama’s Summer Conference, August 24-25 at the Grand Bohemian Mountain Brook! Today’s Alabama’s Title Professionals…
Jim Owen’s journey into the world of title insurance began with a formative courthouse visit as a teenager, accompanying his father, a respected attorney in…
By: Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report by the Alabama Association of REALTORS® Alabama’s housing market showed encouraging signs of progress in the second quarter of…
By: Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report by the Alabama Association of REALTORS® Home sales across the state continued to increase for the second consecutive month…
To further enhance our relationship with Alabama Probate Judges and Chief Clerks, LTAAL has sponsored three conferences of the Alabama Probate Judges Association in 2025. …
Alabama’s housing market experienced strong growth in May as both home sales and other values increased compared to the previous month and year while, at…
Edgar Black is an LTAAL Director for the Northeast Region and is also our Legislative Chair. Edgar is a lifelong resident of the Shoals and…
By: Aaron McLeod, Adams & Reese On April 11, 2025, the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals issued an opinion in Rayonier Forest Resources, LP v.…
By Sam Givhan | Download PDF In the course of real estate practice, one encounters a variety of business entities holding title to property. This…
Fannie Mae issued an update to its Multifamily Selling and Servicing Guide that modified title and closing requirements for multifamily mortgages. The changes went into effect for…
