On-Demand Webinars

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: When lawyers refer and process title insurance transactions using an affiliated title insurance agency, the agency will benefit from, but be burdened by, a set of rules different from those which govern Florida-licensed attorneys.  For example, the agency...

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...

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...

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...

Description: This webinar will explore how a bankruptcy filing can impact a closing transaction.  The program will explain key terminology, the basics of the bankruptcy process & what is needed to safely conduct a sale & issue a title policy when the seller is in...

Description: This course examines the American Land Title Association’s (ALTA) Best Practices Pillar 3: Privacy and Information Security. It focuses on protecting a customer’s Non-public Personal Information (NPI), intrusion detection and protection, privacy...

Description: An efficient law office gathers information, creates transaction files and manages them with logical organization and operational security.  The assortment of information which is processed includes financial and other Nonpublic Personal Information (NPI...

Description: This three-hour, intermediate-level course will examine the FR/Bar residential purchase and sale contract in depth. The course begins with an examination of the FR/Bar structure, discussing each main paragraph as to its relevance, application and key issues. The...

Description: This one-hour, intermediate-level program will address the ethical duty of Florida attorneys and title agents to mitigate the continuing risk of wire fraud in real estate transactions. The course will examine new types of secure payment, including RTP (Real Time...

Description: Florida real estate practitioners must keep current on the ever-changing scope of disclosures imposed by Florida laws on sellers of residential real property. Many of these required disclosures emanate from new state and federal statutes. Presently, the...

Description: Statutory duties imposed upon the escrow agent arise in a variety of contexts, including time shares, new single-family residential closings, and new condominium purchases. This webinar will examine the role of the escrow agent and case law affecting the...

Description: When an LLC is a seller in a real estate transaction, who can bind the LLC? Unlike corporations or partnerships, the answer is not always apparent. This program will address the structure of an LLC, formation considerations, and legal requirements. Additionally...