Cathy Christiansen

 

I am often asked:  Who really needs to do an estate plan? 

 

I have lots of favorite answers to this question (a subject for another blog).  However, if you are a middle-aged adult, ...

Cathy Christiansen

 

This year, the residential real estate financing industry has made some huge changes.  The Federal Government has adopted new rules for the implementation of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (“RESPA”).  RESPA is a HUD ...

Jerry Erickson

 

As the 2010 Census gets under way, there is a lot of pressure on the government to make sure that the count is accurate. As always, there is a bit of controversy in the process. This year ...

Cathy Christiansen

 

The Real Estate Attorneys Coalition for Housing (REACH) has released the results of a new study that questions assertions made by the FTC and the Department of Justice (DOJ) that attorneys charge more than non-attorney settlement agents ...

Robert Taylor

 

The Consular Electronic Application Center (CEAC) is being developed by the Department of State to support an Inter-net based, full service application service center where applicants for a nonimmigrant visa can submit their application, make payments, upload ...