Fracking FAQ: Answers to the Top 10 Questions about Hydraulic Fracking
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 05/31/2013
- Oil and Gas
1) What IS fracking? Fracking is a short-hand term for the practice of hydraulic fracturing in mining, particularly for natural gas trapped in shale or other rock deep below ground surface. (For you Battlestar Galactica fans it was also a ...
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Fee Simple Interest vs. Tenancy Interest
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 05/24/2013
- Real Estate
As any seasoned homeowner or real estate professional knows, buying and selling property is not a one-size-fits-all process. Under U.S. law, there are several different types of legally valid real property interests. While some are used ...
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What are Capital Assets for Businesses?
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 05/22/2013
- Finance
A capital asset is property that a company possesses either for a useful part of business or an investment. Most often, these assets are tangible property that cannot easily convert to cash and will remain possessions of the business for a ...
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5 Common Business Credit Mistakes You Can’t Afford to Make
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 05/20/2013
- Finance
Your business, like your personal finances, deserves the diligent oversight necessary to maintain financial health. There will be times when the frustration of an emergency could throw healthy maintenance out the window. Hopefully, ...
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What is a Legal Property Description, Part 1: Do you Know Where your Land Is?
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 05/13/2013
- Surveying
Most property owners are aware that their domains have been subdivided, set apart or otherwise separated from larger chunks of surveyed land. Although an individual who owns a quarter-acre lot in an incorporated city may have a very ...
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Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act: What You Need to Know About the HUD RESPA Statute
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 05/10/2013
- Real Estate
Passed in 1974 as one of the original consumer protection statutes, RESPA ensures that home-buyers receive adequate information and guidance in the weeks leading up to closing and settlement. You may recognize it by its full name: the Real ...
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How Do Recordable Disclaimers of Interest Work?
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 05/08/2013
- Real Estate
In certain parts of the country, recordable disclaimers of interest are a crucial means by which states settle land-related disputes with the federal government. Written and discharged by the federal government, these documents are the ...
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What is a Credit Index?
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 05/06/2013
- Finance
After falling out of favor during and after the crash of 2008, the market for derivatives like credit indexes is enjoying a heady run. Even if they don't plan on using their own money to invest in them, investors and financial ...
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Mineral Rights vs. Property Rights: Are you Sitting on a Gold Mine?
- CourthouseDirect.com Team
- 05/03/2013
- Oil and Gas
Recent breakthroughs in horizontal drilling, fracking and other mineral extraction techniques have thrown the contrasts and conflicts between mineral rights and property rights into sharp relief. Relentless population growth in ...
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