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Description: Handling a real estate transaction where the seller is not a citizen of the United States can be difficult -- so knowing and understanding the rules will help make the process easier. When a seller is foreign, the Federal Statute, 26 USC §1445 (or FIRPTA...

Description: With FinCEN’s Residential Real Estate Rule coming into effect March 1, 2026, settlement agents need to be prepared to collect information for the 100+ field form they will be required to file for covered transactions. ALTA has created a sophisticated set of...

Description: This program is a review of less prominent liens that nevertheless require a closing agent’s careful attention. Included in this webinar is a study of Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) liens, construction liens, charging liens, child support liens, and...

Description: Building on There’s No Place Like Homestead, this new, one-hour intermediate-level webinar will recap some of the foundations of Florida homestead law before delving into some of its thornier history and implications. The course will discuss the Aronson...

Description:  Real estate practitioners and title agents are regularly called upon to opine on the application of the Florida Homestead Tax Exemption to various sets of facts. This course is designed to analyze issues presented by such myriad situations, including the...

Description: This webinar identifies the key similarities and differences between the FR/BAR-7 As Is and standard repair clause contracts and addresses the appropriateness and benefits of utilizing one form or the other under certain fact patterns. This course covers the...

Description: Minnesota boasts on its license plate that it is the “Land of 10,000 Lakes”, but that is nothing for Florida. Florida has over 30,000 lakes, one ocean, one gulf, numerous streams, rivers, ponds, and swamps. Florida is more wet than dry. With all of...

Description: The Legal Education Department joins together in presenting an all-new program, I Should Have Known That!  This panel presentation will address questions that are routinely asked of Fund Underwriters and Legal Education Attorneys that may seem obvious to...

Description: This program will explore the basics of reverse mortgages from a title agent’s perspective. Topics include a brief history of reverse mortgages, the different types of reverse mortgages available in the marketplace, how they work, who qualifies and &ldquo...

Description: Professional malpractice allegations can best be avoided with the adoption of best practices designed to recognize the types of activity which lead to claims. This presentation will review the elements of legal malpractice, provide case law examples, and...

Description:  A focus on the perfection, duration and extension of some of the most common types of liens: judgment, federal tax and municipal and code violation. This presentation emphasizes analyzing liens for purposes of determining insurability of title. Discussion...

Description: The title insurance commitment plays a significant role in the closing of real estate transactions and can be a vital part of your journey to closing and issuance of the title insurance policy. This practical webinar examines and explains how to draft and meet...

Aug. 5-7 Day 1 - 9:00AM - 5:00PM ET Day 2 - 9:00AM - 5:00PM ET Day 3 - 9:00AM - 5:00PM ET  Register by Jul. 30  Location: Online  Course Fee: $500   Former Fund Members recognized as Top Contributor...

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May 6-8 Day 1 - 9:00AM - 5:00PM ET Day 2 - 9:00AM - 5:00PM ET Day 3 - 9:00AM - 5:00PM ET  Register by Apr. 30  Location: Online  Course Fee: $500   Former Fund Members recognized as Top Contributor...

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Nov. 18-20 Day 1 - 9:00AM - 5:00PM ET Day 2 - 9:00AM - 5:00PM ET Day 3 - 9:00AM - 5:00PM ET  Register by Nov. 12  Location: Online  Course Fee: $500   Former Fund Members recognized as Top...

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Description: The closing process begins with the opening of a file, progresses to settlement at the closing table, and concludes with the settlement agent confidently closing and archiving their file.  Along this journey, contact with required participants is established...

Apr. 8-10 Day 1 - 9:00AM - 5:00PM ET Day 2 - 9:00AM - 5:00PM ET Day 3 - 9:00AM - 4:00PM ET  Register by Apr. 2  Location: Online  Course Fee: $525 Former Fund Members recognized as Top Contributor Circle...

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Jul. 22-24 Day 1 - 9:00AM - 5:00PM ET Day 2 - 9:00AM - 5:00PM ET Day 3 - 9:00AM - 4:00PM ET  Register by Jul. 16  Location: Online  Course Fee: $525 Former Fund Members recognized as Top Contributor...

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Oct. 14-16 Day 1 - 9:00AM - 5:00PM ET Day 2 - 9:00AM - 5:00PM ET Day 3 - 9:00AM - 4:00PM ET  Register by Oct. 8  Location: Online  Course Fee: $525 Former Fund Members recognized as Top Contributor Circle...

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Description: This one-hour presentation examines the impact of Dodd Frank’s Loan Originator Rule on private lending and seller financing. It includes an examination of the seller financing exclusions from the rule and thoughts on how small lenders may (or may not) be...