by Jeanne | Feb 11, 2021 | Closing, Education, FAQ, FHA/HUD, FNMA /Fannie Mae, Government Oversite, Licensing, Mobile Notaries, Notaries, Online Education, Real Estate Law, Recording of Legal Documents, Signing Agents, Title Insurance
HOW TO COMPLETE THE CLOSING AGENT LICENSE APPLICATION FORMS TIP: READ ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW BEFORE YOU BEGIN THE APPLICATION! APPLY ONLINE: Go to https://pulseportal.com/ > MN Department of Commerce > Select a Board (Real Estate) > Licensing Services...
by Jeanne | Jan 12, 2021 | Education, FAQ, Government Oversite, Industry News, Mobile Notaries, Notaries, Online Education, Property Records Industry Assoc PRIA, Public Records, Technology
The Minnesota Governor passed an Executive Order allowing Remote Ink-signed Notarization (RIN) during the Covid-19 pandemic. The law allows a notary to virtually witness a signature by having the signers provide a photo ID next to their face and state their...
by | Nov 17, 2014 | Education
Click HERE for course descriptions for the following individual courses: Principles of Closing – Minnesota Closing Agent Pre-license course Principles of Abstracting (National Edition) Principles of Abstracting (Minnesota/Midwest Edition ) Title Exam for Title...
by Jeanne | Jun 12, 2014 | Education
FAQ’s When Are Classes Available? Classes are available 24 /7 by computer, smart phone or tablet, and tech support can be reached at [email protected] Feel free to contact us with questions or comments at [email protected] on course content. Your...
by Jeanne | Apr 21, 2022 | Education
The settlement industry is moving to “independent contractors,” paying them simply on a per closing basis. It cuts the overhead, fixes the ups and downs in the staffing market (especially like the post-Covid roller-coaster with rate changes with people...
by Jeanne | Apr 21, 2022 | Education
Please watch the great 4-minute video by CNBC on Financial Literacy in America. It’s shocking that fewer than 57% of Americans, taking the Financial quiz, The Big Three, can answer the questions directly. We need to do a better job teaching basic skills like...
by Jeanne | Dec 18, 2021 | Education
Just like animals flock to a watering-hole for needed water, there are times we all flock to the internet for need resources. We’ve become conditioned to just go there, and click, and get what we need. The Watering Hole scam is an internet search trick, where...
by Jeanne | Dec 4, 2021 | Education
This year’s general module, required by the state for all salespersons, is “The History of Diversity in Homeownership.” My exploration of the topic has been shocking. Much of what I was taught was untruthful, by omission of key facts. The US...
by Jeanne | Apr 1, 2021 | Closing, County Recorder Education, Diversity, Education, FHA/HUD, Government Oversite, Industry News, Licensing, mortgage, Notaries, Property Records Industry Assoc PRIA, Public Records, Real Estate Law, Real Estate Market, Real Estate Sales, Signing Agents
The Minnesota Legislature passed legislation permitting video conferencing to satisfy the requirement to appear personally before a notarial officer for certain conveyances. The bill has been signed, and was set to expire Jan. 6, 2021, but was renewed by Executive...
by Jeanne | Feb 9, 2021 | Abstracting/Searching, County Recorder Education, Education, FAQ, Industry News, Land Title Technical Stuff, Licensing, Minnesota Land Title Association, Online Education, Privacy and Public Records, Property Records Industry Assoc PRIA, Public Records, Quality, Real Estate Law, Recording of Legal Documents, Taxes, Technology, Title Insurance, Title Technology
ABSTRACTING, SEARCHING, AND LAND RECORDS MANAGEMENT This course for County Recorders, Title Abstractors, Title Searchers and all who work with abstracting, searching and posting land title records. The course has been updated with Minnesota laws, Bar Association Title...
by Jeanne | Jan 4, 2021 | BLM, Closing, Education, FHA/HUD, Mobile Notaries, mortgage, Signing Agents
What is a Minnesota Closing Agent? Minnesota is one of several states that requires closers to be licensed. Why? Because closers have access to private information given by consumers to lenders to obtain a mortgage (addresses, Dates of Birth, SSNs, income, assets,...
by Jeanne | Jan 1, 2021 | Education, Government Oversite, Real Estate fun, Real Estate Law
Real Estate Education. NASHWAUK, Minn. — The Minnesota Court of Appeals has backed a rural Nashwauk man who sawed his neighbor’s garage in half in a property boundary dispute. This is a great example of problems with encroachments onto adjacent property. A...