Member Highlight – Agent: Mark Bond
Mark Bond, a partner in the Gulfport office of Balch & Bingham LLP, was well prepared for thepractice of real estate law by his work…
Call for LTAMS Award Nominations – 2024
The Land Title Association of Mississippi values the time and expertise that our many volunteers offer the association. LTAMS appreciates every committee member, board member,…
Call For LTAMS Board Nominations – 2024
At each Annual Conference, two (2) directors from among the Agent and Abstractor members and two (2) directors from among the Underwriter members are elected…
Member Highlight – Underwriter: Stephen Reck
Stephen Reck was born in Bangkok, Thailand while his father was in the U.S. Air Force. His family moved to Keesler Air Force Base when…
Policy Does Not Cover Business Expenses or a Post-Policy Ordinance
Munden v. Stewart Title Guar. Co., _ F.Supp.3d _, 2023 WL 4902006 (D. Idaho 2023) (permanent citation not yet available). An Idaho court has held…
Member Highlight – Agent: Amarette Speights
Amarette H. A. Speights was born and raised in South Mississippi to Dane and Wendy Aube – bothof whom were educators. She attended K-12 at…
ALTA Unveils New Brand Identity and Website
ALTA unveiled its new brand identity—redesigned for the first time in nearly 60 years to reflect how the industry has adapted in the digital age—and…
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…
Member Highlight – Agent: Jennifer Signs
As former chair of the LTAMS Membership Committee, Jennifer West Signs wrote dozens of member highlight articles, but had never been the subject of one…
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…
Member Highlight – Underwriter: J. Scott Magee
Born in Jackson, Mississippi, Scott graduated high school from Jackson Preparatory School. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Insurance, Risk Management, and…
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…
Member Highlight – Abstractor: Bobbie Jo Kemp
Bobbie Jo Kemp was born in Louisiana but raised in Mississippi. In 2017, Bobbie Jo founded Slade Title Research which conducts residential and commercial title…