On-Demand Webinars

Description: This intermediate-level course describes requirements and procedures for Summary Administration of Small Estates.  Instruction includes a discussion on Protected Homestead in a Summary Administration as well as addressing short forms of Ancillary...

Description: Real estate professionals have among their fiduciary duties the ethical obligation to review transaction documents, mortgage payoff statements (estoppel letters) and all forms of photo identification to ensure their legitimacy and authenticity. This one-hour...

Description: This intermediate-level program examines letters of credit, explaining the structure, defining the different types and examining how they work in the context of a commercial real estate transaction, as well as potential benefits and problems. Accreditation...

Description: This new webinar will focus on notable roles tenant estoppel letters and subordination, non-disturbance and attornment agreements play in purchasing, leasing and financing commercial property. Understanding the significance of these instruments is crucial when...

Description: Residential and commercial surveys of real property parcels is an integral part of the due diligence required for attorneys representing buyers and sellers in real estate transactions. The Dividing Line is a fresh approach to surveys and survey reads presented in...

Description: Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing is an unusual form of financing affecting the marketable title of Florida real property.  Unlike traditional third-party loans which create liens subordinate to real property taxes and third-party interests of...

Description: This 50-minute Florida Bar-accredited program will cover the basics of Florida’s homestead law.  Partial ad-valorem tax exemption will be reviewed as well as protection from forced sale and restrictions on alienation, including the “spousal...

Description: This basic seminar is one of the Legal Education Department’s Transactional Foundations series of seminars. It is geared for the novice title examiner who has had little-to-no formal training in the mechanics and principles of title examination. Also, it...

Description: This course will examine the regulations and underwriting guidelines incident to the issuance of endorsements to owner and mortgagee title insurance policies. Included will be a review of the role of the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation in approving...

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...

Description: In this webinar, Kara Scott, Legal Education Attorney with The Fund, leads an examination of the legal and practical issues arising upon the death of a nonresident owning real and personal property located in Florida. Included will be a review of the avenues to...

Description: In this all-new webinar, we examine SB 4-D (2022), SB 154 (2023) and HB 1021 (2024), commonly known as the “Surfside legislation,” and consider their impacts on Florida’s condominium market. These laws have already introduced important new...

Description: This webinar focuses on understanding the key terms of a commercial PSA. Attention is particularly paid to contract provisions that are wholly unique to commercial transactions, such as “deliverables” and the use of representations and warranties as a...

Description: The end of a calendar year is typically marked by holiday merriment and outpourings of generosity.  Our thoughts turn to those close to us and those who made our year and our business profitable.  When considering your gift-giving strategies, don&rsquo...