Fund News and Alerts

PACE financing agreements are used to make energy efficiency and hurricane hardening improvements to commercial and residential properties.

07/17/2023

What are the red flags for a fraudulent vacant land sale? 

07/17/2023

There are just some mistakes that seem to happen every day.

07/17/2023

This 3-hour FREC-accredited program provides a comprehensive review of the contract at the heart of what licensees do every day.

07/17/2023

In response to the deadly Champlain Towers South collapse, Florida has enacted new laws designed to protect against similar tragedies, with consequential obligations imposed on condo associations.

07/17/2023

This 1-hour program explains the details of title insurance so real estate agents can be prepared to fully explain it to their clients.

07/17/2023

Effective July 1, 2021, the Florida Legislature passed the Community Property Trust Act as Ch. 736, Part XV, F.S., (the Act). Prior to the Act, Florida was a pure “common law property” state, meaning that the way title was held determined who owned the property. In community property states, “community property” means that the assets acquired during the marriage are owned by each spouse equally, regardless of how title is held. The Community Property Trust Act gives people the option of holding assets in Florida as “community property” by transferring them to a community property trust.

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07/01/2023

We know you are essential to the closing process, and to help real estate professionals and consumers gain the same understanding, we have launched a statewide “Value of a Real Estate Attorney” awareness campaign. The campaign will be promoted on the below channels. 

• Florida Realtor Legal News
• Title Report Ads
• Paid Search ads - internet online searches
• Social Media
• Outdoor Billboards - Orlando, Miami, Tampa
• Realtor Association Magazines - Orlando, Miami, Tampa

05/25/2023

Fund commitments contain a standard exception for any lien provided by county ordinance or by Ch. 159, F. S. More specifically, the exception excepts from coverage, “Any lien provided by County Ordinance or by Chapter 159, F.S., in favor of any city, town, village or port authority, for unpaid service charges for services by any water systems, sewer systems or gas systems serving the land described herein; and any lien for waste fees in favor of any county or municipality” (the Exception). Of particular note, this Exception not only relates to Ch. 159 municipal liens, but also liens created by county ordinance. The goal of this article is to explore why the Exception is included on Fund commitments, and how to delete it. Read the article

05/01/2023

Dec 2nd - TRID is Here. Now What? presented by Margaret Atkins Thumberg, Esq., Fund Senior Underwriting Counsel & Legal and Branch Education Manager. What can real estate licensees do to assist their clients in making their next home sale or purchase run smoothly in this new regulatory environment?

04/10/2023