Tuesdays with Mary

As part of her Land, Title and Ownership in America at 250 series, Mary Schuster explains how Rhode Island's Dorr Rebellion helped spur the country's changing view on land ownership and voting rights. 

When the Supreme Court issues a unanimous judgement, usually the story is over. But that might not be the case with Pung v. Isabella County. October Research Chief Knowledge Officer Mary Schuster examines one of the opinion's unanswered questions: was the process used to seize and sell the Pungs' property constitutionally fair?

As October Research Chief Knowledge Officer Mary Schuster continues her Land, Title and Ownership in America at 250 series, she discovered that before title insurance even existed, our founding fathers learned firsthand how complicated land ownership could be. 

As part of her Land, Title and Ownership in America at 250 series, Mary Schuster describes how the Erie Canal was not only the country's first major infrastructure project, it also was the impetus for changing how landowners valued their property. 

As we prepare to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, guest blogger Erica Meyer, October Research, LLC CEO and publisher, invites readers to stop and reflect where they are, how far they’ve come, the impact they’ve had on others and how they can pay it forward.

Corruption allegations. Political backlash. A government trying to unwind a controversial land deal. These events unfolded more than 200 years ago. In the latest installment of her Land, Title and Ownership in America at 250 series, October Research Chief Knowledge Officer Mary Schuster explores the Yazoo Land Scandal and the Supreme Court decision that helped shape the stability of American property rights.

October Research Chief Knowledge Officer Mary Schuster continued making connections after NS3 by heading to a family reunion. When Mary learned that a cousin worked in title insurance, it led to an unexpected reconnection.

As part of her Land, Title and Ownership in America at 250 series, October Research Chief Knowledge Officer Mary Schuster focuses on Texas and how the state's fierce independent spirit was woven into its earliest property system and is still at the heart of real estate practices in the state today.

October Research Chief Knowledge Officer Mary Schuster reflects on the indescribable energy, engagement and exchange of ideas that happen only at in-person conferences.

As part of her Land, Title and Ownership in America at 250 series, October Research Chief Knowledge Officer Mary Schuster focuses on the early 1800s, when the question of who possessed the legal authority to transfer land ownership within the new country landed in front of the Supreme Court.