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CLE on Resolving Title Issues: From Surveys and Liens to Restrictions and Authority

0000000 CLEThe National Business Institute is holding a conference entitled, Resolving Title Issues: From Surveys and Liens to Restrictions and Authority, which will take place on Friday, December 01, 2017, at the Holiday Inn St. Louis – Forest Park in St. Louis, MO. Provided below is a description of the event:

Program Description

Handle Title Problems With Skill and Ease

Can you confidently assure your clients a marketable title and fix any defects that surface? Don’t be caught off guard! Augment your title examination knowledge with this practical, how-to seminar on identifying and resolving title issues. Our experienced faculty will arm you with the tools you need to recognize encumbrances, discrepancies and defects, and minimize their impact on real estate transactions. This is a course you can’t afford to miss – register today!

  • Uncover title problems and prevent them from derailing real estate transactions.
  • Detect and remedy missing or incorrect elements in documentation.
  • Gain an in-depth understanding of surveys, so you can recognize proper survey standards, solve boundary disputes and calculate acreage.
  • Know your client’s options and obligations in the case of unreleased liens and mortgages.
  • Effectively use quiet title actions to pave the way for a clear title.
  • Learn how to deal with exceptions in title insurance commitments.
  • Discuss express and apparent authority issues that legal entities face and what you can do to overcome them.
  • Make sure you’re using endorsements to their full potential: understand what they cover and what they don’t.
  • Walk away with practical knowledge and solutions you can use immediately.

Who Should Attend

This intermediate level program is designed for professionals who want to maximize their title law knowledge:

  • Attorneys
  • Title and Abstract Professionals
  • Real Estate Professionals
  • Lenders
  • Paralegals

Course Content

  1. Title Insurance Commitments
  2. Reading Surveys
  3. Issues in Title Diligence
  4. Issues of Authority
  5. Issues Relating to Encumbrances on the Title
  6. Issues on Foreclosures
  7. Title Endorsements
  8. Ethical Considerations

Continuing Education Credit

Continuing Legal Education

Credit Hrs State 
CLE 6.00 –  IL*
CLE 7.20 –  MO*

Insurance – Insurance: 7.00 *

* denotes specialty credits