CRE Pitfalls and Perils: Avoiding Common and Uncommon Title/Escrow Red Flags
Title Tenets: CRE Webinar
CRE Pitfalls and Perils: Avoiding Common and Uncommon Title/Escrow Red Flags
August 20, 2026 | 1:00 pm
Central Time (US and Canada)
Free Webinar for All CRE Professionals
Join Stewart Title for a Title Tenets discussion on the common and uncommon title and escrow red flags that can create risk in commercial real estate transactions. As fraud, compliance concerns and transaction complexity continue to evolve, early detection and clear communication are critical.
Dannielle Booth and Robert Hainey will discuss real-world scenarios involving issues such as elder abuse, deeds for no value, uninsured deeds, predatory lending, fraudulent recordings and wire fraud, along with practical steps to help identify concerns, reduce risk and support smoother closings.
NCS Speakers
Dannielle Booth
Senior Escrow Officer
Dannielle Booth brings a unique combination of legal acumen, strategic insight and deep industry experience to every commercial real estate transaction. As a Senior Commercial Escrow Officer with Stewart National Commercial Services, she is known for her proactive, solutions-oriented approach to even the most complex closings. Her mission? To empower her partners' success by facilitating seamless, timely, and responsive transactions, while making the process unexpectedly enjoyable.
Dannielle has worked alongside top-performing escrow teams and previously practiced law in state and federal courts, specializing in insurance defense litigation. Rooted in Portland, Oregon, she is deeply connected to the Pacific Northwest’s commercial real estate community.
Rob Hainey
VP/Associate Senior Underwriter
With over 20 years’ experience working in the CRE industry, Rob Hainey is a local expert with a national skill-set. As a trusted professional who has worked in the Puget Sound area and primarily the South Sound for over 35 years, Rob has been quietly instrumental in helping to shape the local geography. Having worked on key local-level CRE projects as varied as the redevelopment of Tacoma’s downtown commercial core as well as the redevelopment of the Hilltop area, Rob’s experience covers every facet of the commercial market.
Having worked and built trust with local government agencies, builders and developers, Rob has extensive knowledge of the South Sound and he understands from experience the areas that have unique title issues and how to effectively resolve them. From complex title issues and multisite transactions to railroad properties, Rob is ranked as a leader in the field of commercial title who can be trusted to uniquely provide expertise, guidance, and professionalism in assisting clients in the closing of their commercial transactions and commercial financing.
