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What ALTA’s New Identity Verification Standards Mean for North Carolina Real Estate Closings

August 28, 2026
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For North Carolina real estate attorneys, title professionals, lenders, Realtors, buyers, and sellers, ALTA's updated Best Practices are more than an industry recommendation. They represent a significant shift toward stronger fraud prevention measures at a time when impersonation schemes are becoming increasingly sophisticated.Because North Carolina is an attorney-closing state, closing attorneys already serve as Read More

Filed Under: Real Estate Law Tagged With: Real Estate Closings, Identity Verification, Real Estate Fraud, Title Insurance

Protection from Deed Fraud

December 4, 2023
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The crooks are everywhere. You may not have heard of “Deed Fraud,” but it has become a real problem in some areas of the United States. There are several ways in which a crafty criminal can steal the deed to your property. Since the scam takes some time to put together, the scammers often target vacant homes. The vacant property could be empty for a variety of reasons: (1) the owner is now deceased; (2) it could be a Read More

Filed Under: Real Estate Law Tagged With: Real Estate Fraud, Deeds, Property Ownership

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