Description: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has adopted a variety of forms to assist in its enforcement of the United States Tax Code. Among them is Form 1099-S, Proceeds From Real Estate Transactions, used to report the sale or exchange of real estate. The responsibility for...
Description: This course reviews the technical aspects of land surveys, the logistical issues faced in placing an order, and the suggested mechanics of reviewing the survey map. In addition to Florida regulations applicable to the commonly requested boundary surveys, the presenter will also review the ALTA/NSPS...
Description: This intermediate-level program examines the use of attorney opinion letters in the context of commercial real estate closings where a “closing opinion” is required by a lender. The course defines applicable terms and issues, identifies Florida-specific resources on the customary practice...
Description: This one-hour webinar will focus on the basics of how tax certificates and tax deeds are issued in the State of Florida. Attention will be paid as to how tax certificates and deeds are issued, sold, and redeemed.Accreditation: This webinar is approved for 1.0...
Description: Are Lenders asking you for a copy of your Best Practices Policies and Procedures Manual? If so, it’s time to attend Building the Pillars of ALTA’s Best Practices – Workshop I.The workshop is designed to give you a jump-start on the creation and documentation of your...
Description: This workshop continues the Fund’s examination of ALTA’s Best Practices, detailing Florida-specific requirements for:Pillar 2 - Escrow / Trust AccountingPillar 4 - Recording & Pricing ProceduresPillar 5 - Title Policy Procedures
Description: This course will acquaint practitioners with the concepts surrounding the separation of subsurface rights from the fee simple absolute ownership of real estate. Participants will be schooled in the common law and statutory recognition of the surface estate, aerial estate, and mineral estate. The manner in...
Description: Check Please! is a review of data collection forms, checklists and communications for use in a real estate transaction. New, dynamic forms and checklists will be presented with suggested use of each. The program will cover how to modify the forms, checklists and letters to the attendees’ specific...
Description: This course reviews the basics of commercial leases and the role counsel plays representing landlords and tenants. Whereas residential leases address the relatively narrow concerns of possession and use of a living space, commercial leases involve a wide range of issues designed to achieve a...
Description: Title insurance policies separately provide coverage for owners’ and lenders’ unique interests. For an additional premium, indemnification for certain losses or damages not provided by basic policy coverage may be obtained. The Form 9 series of endorsements provide such...
Description: A deep dive into the new Florida remote online notarization laws. We examine the qualifications for registering as an online notary, the technology requirements imposed for online notarization, the process of confirming the identity of the principal and witnesses, the duties related to the notarial act of...
Description: Drawn from Fund Commercial Training, this new webinar analyzes the important role of due diligence in commercial transactions. Here we will discuss what due diligence typically entails and how due diligence plays a crucial role when negotiating representations and warranties in the commercial...
Description: In the final chapter of The Fund’s lien trilogy, we explore liens resulting from the breaking of rules. This program addresses liens arising from various forms of ownership of real property, including homeowners’ and condominium associations and timeshares. There is an examination...
Description: It is anticipated that as a result of the pandemic, foreclosures will soon skyrocket. Join Fund Legal Education Attorney John St. Lawrence as he reviews key Title Notes and other practical concerns that impact upon the real estate practitioner. Accreditation: This...
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 - Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act),...
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 hospital liens. Special attention is paid to...
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 decisions...
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 criterion for claiming any one or more...
Description: This webinar will identify the key similarities and differences in the FR/BAR traditional contract and the FR/BAR AS-IS contract and will address the appropriateness and benefits of utilizing one form or the other. In addition, the course will take a critical look at the Financing Contingency and...
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 this water how is one to determine if the...