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 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 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...
by Jeanne | Nov 17, 2020 | Education
There are a number of newly licensed closing agents out there, and I often get questions on how to make a good impression with a smooth closing. So here are my tips. Remember, everyone in a mortgage closing wants a smooth signing. Mistakes, no matter how small, can...
by Jeanne | Sep 21, 2020 | BLM, CFPB, Closing, Education, Government Oversite, Industry News, Real Estate Market, Signing Agents
Google has now added a dedicated Mortgage Explainer panel built-in with Google Search. In partnership with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Google Search has added a knowledge panel to provide useful and easy-to-explain US Mortgage processes....