The hidden issue
One exception type, and the risk most people read right past on the commitment.
Commercial Title · Georgia & the Southeast
Commercial title,
explained in a minute.
Clear, sixty-second commentary on the exceptions, endorsements, and closing-table issues that decide commercial deals — written for the attorneys, lenders, and developers who live in them.
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What this is
The title issues that move deals — without the jargon.
Commercial title runs on trust, and trust is built by being useful before you ever ask for the work. Title in a Minute is a short, regular series that takes one real issue — a Schedule B exception, a new ALTA endorsement, a survey question, a curative pattern — and explains what it actually means for the people on the deal.
No pitch. No filler. Just the kind of plain explanation good counsel gives a client over the phone, made public so it compounds.
The formats
Four ways one minute earns its keep
Every episode follows one of four shapes — recognizable, repeatable, and built around the questions customers actually ask.
What it means
A new endorsement or bulletin, translated into what it changes for your deal.
Three things to check
A short pre-closing checklist before you sign, accept, or rely on a commitment.
From the field
A pattern seen on a recent deal — anonymized — and how to handle it cleanly.
Featured
Title Commitment Review
Featured episode
How to read a title commitment
The commitment is where a deal is really decided — requirements on one schedule, exceptions on another. This episode walks how to read it and what to look for before you rely on it.
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Who's behind it
Shawn Tidwell
VP & Counsel and Director of National Sales for Fidelity National Title Group's Atlanta National Commercial Services — and a Georgia attorney since 1993.
Three decades of commercial closings taught one lesson worth repeating: the deals that go smoothly are the ones where everyone understood the title issues early. Title in a Minute is that understanding, made public — for the attorneys and lenders who want a straight answer, fast.
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