Key Updates to the 2026 ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey Standards
ALTA and National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS) have adopted the revised 2026 Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys. The updated standards…
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Seasonal Slowdown Begins as Alabama Housing Market Holds Steady
Author: Alabama Association of REALTORS Alabama’s housing market eased into its predictable year-end rhythm in October, entering a season when activity traditionally slows. Sales dipped…
Member Highlight – Agent: Amy Niesen
Amy Niesen, General Counsel & Senior Vice President Land Title Company of Alabama Following her graduation from Birmingham-Southern College in 1989, Amy Niesen landed a…
Alabama Supreme Court rules on dispute over control of historic Alabama Methodist church founded in 1837
Author: Greg Garrison/AL.com The United Methodist Church scored a victory on Friday when the Alabama Supreme Court dismissed a case against them over control of…
Abstractor Apprenticeship Committee Survey
When LTAAL was formed, one of our association goals was to recruit young adults to be trained as abstractors. The idea was to reach out…
The Land Title Association of Alabama was proud to be a sponsor of the 2025 Alabama REALTORS® Annual Conference
Author: Rebecca Holden Keene The Land Title Association of Alabama was proud to be a sponsor of the 2025 Alabama REALTORS® Annual Conference, held at…
Member Highlight – Agent: R. Cliff Mendheim
R. Cliff Mendheim, Managing PartnerPrim & Mendheim, LLC R. Cliff Mendheim is a native of Dothan, Alabama, who attended the Universityof Alabama graduating cum laude…
Wells Fargo wins Alabama Supreme Court fight over hotel receivership debts
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,…
Alabama’s Q3 Housing Market Defined by Consistency
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…
Buying or selling a house? Here’s why the government shutdown could make both harder
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…
ALTA Advocacy Spurs FinCEN to Delay AML Real Estate Reporting Rule
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…
Mortgage Rates Fall to Their Lowest Level Since 2024: What This Means for Alabama Buyers
Author: Alabama Association of Realtors For the first time in nearly a year, mortgage rates in Alabama have taken a meaningful dip — hitting their…
Alabama Mortgage Professionals Association event
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…
Member Highlight – Agent: Chelsea Hester
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…
Conference: Wearing All The Hats
Your Land Title Association of Alabama hosted its second annual conference at the Grand Bohemian Mountain Brook August 24-25. Today’s Alabama Title Professional “Wears all…
Member Highlight – Agent: Jami Blanton
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…
ALTA Announces New Innovations to Raise the Bar on Fraud Protection
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 Releases Endorsements to Protect Against Forgery, 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…
TIME IS RUNNING OUT!
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…
Member Highlight – Agent: Jim Owen
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…