Webinar – The Power of Exchange: The Keys and Trends with §1031 Exchanges – February 7, 2024
Join us on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. to noon, for a live webinar. This presentation provides a concise and thorough overview of…
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Webinar – Well-Being Pledge (Ethics Hour)
Join us on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., for a live webinar on health and wellness led by the chair…
Case: Equitable remedies available to vendee even though contract to purchase is void under statute of frauds
SEL Business Services, LLC v. Lord, 367 So. 3d 147 (Miss. 2023). In November 2019 Dr. William Lord and SEL Business Services, LLC (“SEL”) entered…
U.S. Secret Service observes sharp increase in Real Estate Fraud
The U.S. Secret Service has advised about an increase in reports of real estate fraud concerning vacant properties. These schemes involve a criminal that identifies…
Case: Buyer’s failure to close on specified date was not material when contract did not state that time was of the essence
Haidar v. Margetta, 352 So. 3d 206 (Miss. Ct. App. 2022)(en banc). Yazmine Haidar and Harold Katz, as buyers, and Chad and Lynette Margetta, as…
Case: Supreme Court affirms Loblolly; foreclosure of deed of trust does not extinguish HOA covenants
Loblolly Properties LLC v. Le Papillon Homeowner’s Association Inc., Miss. Supreme Ct. No. 2021-CT-00767-SCT, 2023 WL 5311529 (August 17, 2023)(en banc). This case affirms the…
CFIUS and Restrictions on Ownership of Land by Foreign Nationals
If you are involved in purchasing land near Camp Shelby in Forrest and Perry Counties, the Meridian Naval Air Station in Meridian, or the Naval…
Federal Remote Notary Legislation
Mississippi is one of only six states that do not allow remote notarizations. When the state was under an emergency declaration because of COVID-19, remote…
Mississippi Legislation
SB 2073 amends Section 93-19-13 of the Mississippi Code and other statutes to lower the age at which persons can enter into binding contracts affecting…
Flowage Easements
In the Spring of 1927, the Mississippi River, swollen with unusually heavy rains, overflowed its banks and inundated 27,000 square miles of land, making it…
Case: Loblolly Muddies the Water
Mississippi is a race-notice jurisdiction. Pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 89-5-1 “the priority of time of filing shall determine the priority of all conveyances…
2023 Annual Conference Sessions Available On-Demand
The nine sessions for the 2023 Annual Conference are now available on-demand. Click on the titles below to purchase each session. Land Under Development –…
Seller Impersonation Fraud: It is Happening Here!
Real estate transactions have been a prime target of cybercrime over the past decade. There is little sign of this slowing even as the housing…
Lunch and Learn – Understanding the Power of 1031 Exchanges – Hattiesburg – September 6
Join us on Wednesday, September 6, from 11:30 am to 1:00 p.m. at Patio 44 in Hattiesburg, for a networking lunch and learn event on…
Un-Real Estate: Forged signatures, Fake ID and other Phony documents
WWL-TV’s series “Un-Real Estate” by investigative reporter David Hammer has uncovered forged signatures, fake identification and other phony documents being used by scammers to lay…
Seller Impersonation Fraud
Fraudsters committing seller fraud are becoming more creative and sophisticated. In many areas, two or more agents a week encounter and fortunately stop fraudsters mid-transaction.…
Interesting Texas Law: Dirty Deeds
Texas has adopted an interesting new law that allows Texas Clerks to require photo identification whenever anyone tries to file paperwork changing a property’s ownership.…
2023 LTAMS Award Winners Announced
During the 2023 LTAMS Annual Conference on May 19, the following awards were presented to several very deserving individuals. The 2023 Title Person of the…
Case: Prescriptive Easement over Water
Franco v. Ferrill, 342 So. 3d 1176 (Miss. 2022). In a case of first impression, the Mississippi Court of Appeals has held that the test…
Bills affecting Real Property passed by the Legislature
The following bills affecting real property were passed by the Legislature and signed into law by the Governor. All of these bills become effective on…