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Our webinars are made available to help real estate professionals acquire continuing education that properly aligns with the ever-changing demands of our industry. An array of real estate related topics on demand 24/7.
If you have any questions, or need additional assistance, please contact your Agency Services Manager, Rachel Chapman.
Please feel free to take these current courses as often as you like, but be aware they only count one time for CLE credit. These courses are available CLE credit for up to two years from the date the courses were approved. Expiration dates for CLE credits are provided with each presentation.
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Title 101 Seminar: 2023
Session 1
What is Title? | Basics of Title Insurance | Types of Ownership and Estates in Land | How Title is Vested and Deeds | Commitments and Policies
CLE = 4 Hours
- What is Title? By: Bruce Ferguson (30 min)
- Basics of Title Insurance By: Brian Pierce (30 min)
- Types of Ownership and Estates in Land By: Bruce Ferguson (1 hr)
- How Title is Vested and Deeds By: Brian Pierce (1 hr)
- Commitments and Policies Bruce Ferguson (1 hr)
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Session 2
Surveys | Legal Descriptions and Plotting Legal Descriptions | Title Search and Examination | Recording Act
CLE = 4 Hours
- Surveys Featured Speaker: Jeff McClung (2 hrs)
- Legal Descriptions Plotting Legal Descriptions By: Bruce Ferguson and Brian Pierce (1 hr)
- Title Search & Examination Featured Speaker: Jeff Edrington (30 min)
- Recording Act By: Bruce Ferguson and Brian Pierce (30 min)
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Session 3
Residential Real Estate Closings | Commercial Real Estate Closings | Endorsements | Power of Attorney | Properties Held in Trusts and Estates | Business Entities
CLE = 5.5 Hours
- Residential Real Estate Closings By: Bruce Ferguson (45 min)
- Commercial Real Estate Closings By: Brian Pierce (45 min)
- Endorsements By: Bruce Ferguson (1 hr)
- Power of Attorney By: Brian Pierce (1 hr)
- Properties Held in Trusts and Estates Featured Speaker: Brian Douglas (1 hr)
- Business Entities Featured Speaker: Clyde Mize (1 hr)
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Session 4
Claims and Awareness Avoidance | Escrow Accounting, Reconciliations and Audits | The State of Wire Fraud
CLE = 3 Hours
- Claims Awareness and Avoidance By: Mark V. Borst, Stewart Title Guaranty Company Sr. VP and Chief Claims Counsel (1 hr)
- Escrow Accounting, Reconciliations and Audits By: Merideth Thompson, Stewart - Agency Services (1 hr)
- The State of Wire Fraud By: Matt Kilmartin, CretifID - VP Sales (1 hr)
Other Learning Seminars
Overview and Essentials for 2021 ALTA forms
Form Changes | Form Highlights | Which Forms Should Be Used | Software Update
CLE = 1 Hour
By: Bruce Ferguson and Brian Pierce