Tag Archives: Estates

Real Estate’s Latest Bid: Zillow Wants to Buy Your House

Offering “instant buying” to home sellers, companies like Zillow and Opendoor are bringing liquidity to the housing market. Critics fear they will also bring risk. Read more detail on Recent Business Law posts –

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Mark Gilfix wins Distinguished Author award from Trusts and Estates magazine

Mark Gilfix, a partner at Gilfix and La Poll Associates, was awarded the prestigious Distinguished Authors award from Trusts and Estates magazine for his 2018 article “Aging at Home: How technology and AI can help our clients.” He won in … Continue reading

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Probate in Maryland – Small Estates Versus Regular Estates

Probate is the process by which a deceased person’s financial affairs are concluded and their assets are transferred to their legatees (if through a will) or heirs (if without a will).  Because many people pass away with minimal probate assets, … Continue reading

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Changes in the Estates World in 2019

All of us at AllAboutEstates hope you had a happy new year and will have an equally happy 2019. As we start the new year, here are some changes estate litigators should be aware about as well as some upcoming developments. … Continue reading

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Moringiello on Estates in Virtual Property

Juliet Moringeillo (Widener University School of Law) has posted Towards a System of Estates in Virtual Property on SSRN. Virtual worlds such as Second Life have received a lot of press in the United States recently. As individuals and businesses… … Continue reading

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