Industry News and Company Announcements

9/1/2002 - Special Requirements for a Deed in Lieu of Foreclosure by Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company
Are there special requirements for a deed in lieu of foreclosure for residential property to be effective?

3/1/2002 - Changes to the Federal Estate Tax Exclusion by Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company
Has there been any change to the Federal Estate Tax Exclusion?

2/1/2001 - Grantees' Marital Status, Tenancy by the Entirety by Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company
Is it necessary to state the grantees' marital status in order to create a tenancy by the entirety?

7/26/2002 - NJ Estate Tax Lien by Probe Lawyers Service
Client announcement from Probe of the modified NJ Estate Tax Statute to provide lien status for the NJ Estate Tax.

7/1/2002 - Individual Judgment Expiration Upon Death by Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company
Does a judgment entered against an individual while he or she was alive expire automatically upon such individual's death?

12/1/2002 - Should we be conduting USA Patriot Act searches? by Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company
Information on the requirements for "real estate settlement providers" to conduct USA Patriot Act searches.

7/9/2003 - New Realty Transfer Fees - UPDATED! by Probe Lawyers Service
All county recording officers were advised of yet another change to the newly revised Realty Transfer Fees by memo from the Division of Taxation. The text of the memo is captioned below. All informati ... Read More

4/17/2003 - Carbon Monoxide Alarm Inspections by Probe Lawyers Service

6/1/2000 - Judgment against a spouse whose title was divested by equitable distribution in a divorce action by Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company
What is the effect of a judgment against a spouse whose title to marital real property was divested by an equitable distribution order in a divorce action?