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	21st Century Title Examination Workshop
	Claims Avoidance and Defensive Legal Practice
	Creation, Enforcement, & Discharge of Construction and Other Liens
	Elder Law and the Real Property Lawyer
	Everything You Wanted to Know but Were Afraid to Ask About the Hud-1
	Federal Income Taxation of Main & Second Homes
	Litigation Toolbox: First Rate Mortgage Foreclosures
	Litigation Toolbox: Get Out! Residential & Commercial Evictions
	Meeting Commitment Requirements & Deleting Exceptions
	Post Closing to Eternity - Catching & Correcting Mistakes Before They Become Claims
	Probate and the Transactional Attorney
	Short Sales & Other Distressed Property Transactions - The 2008 Fund Situation Room Seminar
	The Essentials of Reverse Mortgages
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21st Century Title Examination Workshop

Title examination has come a long way baby! 2008 portends to be a year of momentous change in The Fund’s deployment of products and support for the title examination process. This seminar covers the Marketable Record Title Act, the determination of acceptable base title, and the examination of all instruments for legal sufficiency and content that are generated through the use of the Web ATIDS system as a source of computerized title information. The seminar continues with the translation of the examination results into either title requirements or title exceptions in Fund Commitments and Policies. The supplementary information needed to delete standard exceptions is reviewed. The end result is the derivation of efficient methods to harness 21st century technology to reduce errors and complexity in the title examination process. Florida Bar Accreditation: 3.5 CLER Certification: 0.5 Ethics CLER Credit
CLER:3.50
Ethics Credits:0.50

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Claims Avoidance and Defensive Legal Practice

Watch out! “Form” contracts, representation of multiple parties and fraud are among the topics discussed in this seminar. From leases to title insurance, to dealing with critical time lines in real estate purchase contracts, all are areas crying out for the defensive practice of law. Included in this very practical seminar are “Cases From The Field Of Play” and recommendations to follow to reduce your chances of being involved as the issuing agent in a title claim. Paralegals, disclosures, conflicts and duties to parties as well as non-parties to a real estate transaction are among the ethics matters presented. Florida Bar Accreditation: 3.5 CLER Certification: 0.5 Ethics CLER Credit
CLER:3.50
Ethics Credits:0.50

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Creation, Enforcement, & Discharge of Construction and Other Liens

The attachment of construction and judgment liens to real property can derail real estate closings and throw a monkey wrench in financing transactions. This seminar thoroughly addresses these liens from the title insurance perspective. An in depth analysis of applicable statutes and case law is presented, together with a review of the impact of these liens on title. The seminar includes methods of clearing and otherwise dealing with these liens so that title insurance policies may be issued without their exception. Florida Bar Accreditation: 3.5 CLER Certification: 0.5 Ethics CLER Credit
CLER:3.50
Ethics Credits:0.50

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Elder Law and the Real Property Lawyer

The graying of America and Florida portend vast socioeconomic consequences. Real property lawyers must be increasingly prepared to represent individuals or their loved ones planning for or experiencing diminished legal capacity. This seminar covers the topics of legal capacity and competence, advance planning for diminished capacity, and crossing the legal mine field posed by property transactions which involve cognitively impaired persons. Living arrangements which older adults encounter in unmarried and blended families are discussed together with their legal ramifications. The seminar also addresses protection available under Florida law for elder abuse and exploitation. Florida Bar Accreditation: 3.5 CLER Certification: 0.5 Ethics CLER Credit
CLER:3.50
Ethics Credits:0.50

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Everything You Wanted to Know but Were Afraid to Ask About the Hud-1

This seminar brings you up to date on the most current federal, state, and title industry statutes, rules, and regulations impacting the preparation of closing statements. Uniform Closing Instructions are on their way. Stay ahead of the curve and learn about them. This seminar answers and explains the most common closing statement questions we get asked as well as some of the ones which should be asked, but aren’t. The Fund’s “best practices” recommended for closing receipts and disbursements are presented. We review preparing a HUD-1 settlement statement and show you how DoubleTime® software streamlines that process and helps reduce errors. You won’t even need to use a calculator! Any questions? Florida Bar Accreditation: 3.5 CLER Certification: 0.5 Ethics CLER Credit
CLER:3.50
Ethics Credits:0.50

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Federal Income Taxation of Main & Second Homes

Can I deduct that? Is the gain taxable? What is my basis? Homes are now so much more than where the heart is. Real estate lawyers need to know the ins and outs of the income tax treatment of primary and second homes in order to properly counsel their clients. So, The Fund has put this seminar together in order to address the most frequently asked income tax questions involving residential real estate. From acquisition, to financing and refinancing, and culminating in sale or disposition through foreclosure, you will come away from this seminar with the ability to recognize issues that will help your clients make better decisions tax-wise about the real estate they own or plan to acquire. Florida Bar Accreditation: 3.5 CLER Certification: 0.5 Ethics CLER Credit
CLER:3.50
Ethics Credits:0.50

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Litigation Toolbox: First Rate Mortgage Foreclosures

In the current environment, real estate attorneys are being bombarded with questions about mortgage foreclosures, whether they be residential or commercial in nature. All too often, our clients are facing an imminent foreclosure. Almost invariably, we examine a title that has been through foreclosure. Sometimes, we must file a foreclosure action ourselves. This seminar provides a nuts and bolts overview of residential and commercial mortgage foreclosures from initial notice requirements through the post trial phase. Title examination and insurance requirements involving foreclosed real property are also thoroughly covered. Florida Bar Accreditation: 3.5 CLER Certification: 0.5 Ethics CLER Credit
CLER:3.50
Ethics Credits:0.50

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Litigation Toolbox: Get Out! Residential & Commercial Evictions

Transactional real estate attorneys are obligated to be knowledgeable about the residential and commercial eviction process. The leases we draft must be carefully crafted based on this knowledge. The advice we give our clients must be based on this knowledge. Sometimes, we, shudder the thought, must go to the courthouse to file an eviction rather than record a document. There are also title insurance issues involved in real property transactions that have been touched by evictions. This course provides a nuts and bolts overview of residential and commercial evictions from initial notice requirements through the post trial phase. Florida Bar Accreditation: 3.5 CLER Certification: 0.5 Ethics CLER Credit
CLER:3.50
Ethics Credits:0.50

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Meeting Commitment Requirements & Deleting Exceptions

Think of the title insurance commitment as a personal GPS showing you the roadmap to the title closing. Schedule B-I, the commitment’s requirements, identifies everything you will need to prepare, pack, or bring along to safely arrive at the closing destination and to minimize all in-closing turbulence. Schedule B-II, the exceptions list, itemizes those matters which are not part of the itinerary and as such will not be included within the title insurance coverage. In transactions where your firm has not prepared the commitment, it is essential that you learn how to critically review the commitment and act as an advocate in your client-insured’s interest. “Best practices” representation of clients entails removing as many of the Schedule B-II exceptions as possible and in providing the least exposure necessary to fulfill Schedule B-I requirements. This seminar examines and explains how to draft and meet the most commonly encountered Schedule B-I requirements and how to delete standard and specific exceptions by complying with Fund guidelines and procedures. Florida Bar Accreditation: 3.5 CLER Certification: 0.5 Ethics CLER Credit
CLER:3.50
Ethics Credits:0.50

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Post Closing to Eternity - Catching & Correcting Mistakes Before They Become Claims

In hindsight, every unfortunate outcome is avoidable. That’s why Monday morning quarterbacking is so much fun. This seminar teaches you to be an adept Monday morning quarterback in the crucial post closing time period. A methodical and proactive approach to post closing file review serves many invaluable purposes. One of these purposes is claims prevention or minimization by catching errors and mistakes before they fester and grow. Not unlike a cancer, a closing error or title mistake is best caught early before it has had a chance to spread to other files, contaminates your practice, and possibly brings down your firm. Some closing problems are emblematic of systemic risks and law firm vulnerability. Come to this seminar and learn the tried and true methods to recognizing and resolving problems, implementing corrective measures, minimize the risk of reoccurrence, and establishing fail safe law firm policies and procedures. Post closing is also a time to take advantage of client development and marketing opportunities. Learn what other practitioners do during this interval to take advantage of this opportunity. Closings that do not come back to haunt you are one of the best non-medical sleep aids and indicators that your real estate practice is in compliance with Fund “best practices.” Florida Bar Accreditation: 3.5 CLER Certification: 0.5 Ethics CLER Credit
CLER:3.50
Ethics Credits:5

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Probate and the Transactional Attorney

Drop dead great! You may feel this way about this seminar because in addition to reviewing applicable statutes and homestead problems, the advantages and disadvantages of probate and avoidance strategies are presented. For example, the Ladybird deed receives in depth analysis. To assist practitioners in dealing with title issues involving decedents, we include the “Do’s & Don’ts of Administration of Estates from the Title Examiner’s Perspective”. Matters involved with insuring title in a transaction where the death of a record owner has taken place is just one example of the many practical probate issues addressed in this seminar. Florida Bar Accreditation: 3.5 CLER Certification: 0.5 Ethics CLER Credit
CLER:3.50
Ethics Credits:0.50

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Short Sales & Other Distressed Property Transactions - The 2008 Fund Situation Room Seminar

The 2008 Situation Room: The Fund’s Seminar on Breaking Newsworthy Real Property Cases, Statutes and Regulations. Real estate law change only superficially resembles watching paint dry. Real property law definitely DOES NOT change slowly, when that change directly affects a situation you are presently dealing with or recently dealt with! Breaking cases, statutes, and regulations in the areas of judgments, easements and leases are just some of the major areas reviewed. With foreclosures on the increase, current “situations” concerning this hot button topic are explored. In addition, selected Fund Title Notes changes and additions are reviewed. In the 2008 Situation Room, you can count on learning new information you did not know about. Florida Bar Accreditation: 3.5 CLER Certification: 0.5 Ethics CLER Credit
CLER:3.50
Ethics Credits:0

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The Essentials of Reverse Mortgages

Reverse mortgages have been available to the general public since about 1989. Heretofore, their reception has been lackluster, but their popularity is now growing briskly. The time will soon come that clients will seek your advice about a reverse mortgage and your firm may actually act as a reverse mortgage closing agent. This seminar provides you with the background information necessary to fulfill both roles. Learn about reverse mortgages: historical background; regulatory environment; counseling requirements; approved products; eligibility requirements; closing and transaction costs; underwriting and title insurance procedures; satisfaction and foreclosure issues; and ethics topics involving these controversial products. Florida Bar Accreditation: 3.5 CLER Certification: 0.5 Ethics CLER Credit
CLER:3.50
Ethics Credits:0.50

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