by Jeanine | Mar 22, 2018 | Abstracting/Searching, Education, GIS, Government Oversite, Industry News, Property Records Industry Assoc PRIA, Public Records, Recording of Legal Documents, Technology, Title Technology
The Property Records Industry Association (PRIA) has released its latest whitepaper on GIS and Land Records Integration. Although Geographic Information System (GIS) is a relatively new tool for anyone interested in land records, the recording of property records has...
by Jeanine | Jan 19, 2018 | Closing, County Recorder Education, Education, Government Oversite, Industry News, Land Title Technical Stuff, Public Records, Recording of Legal Documents
Effective January 1, 2018, Carver County requires on all sales a Subsurface Sewage System Treatment Form along with the certificate of real estate value, to be presented to the county auditor’s office. While I think it’s a good idea to handle such things...
by Jeanine | Jan 17, 2018 | Closing, Education, Notaries, Privacy and Public Records, Property Records Industry Assoc PRIA, Real Estate Law, Recording of Legal Documents, Technology, Title Technology
In Minnesota and other states, electronic notarization (e-Notarization) is moving fast. But DO NOT BELIEVE THE ADS. It is complicated. Each state has its own laws, rules, and especially its own legal terminology. In Minnesota, a notary may perform electronic notarial...
by Jeanne | Aug 1, 2016 | First American Title, Fraud, Identity Theft, Industry News, mortgage, Recording of Legal Documents, Title Insurance, Title Insurance Lawsuits
Press Release 7/31/2016 First American Financial Corporation, a leading global provider of title insurance, settlement services and risk solutions for real estate transactions, today released theFirst American Loan Application Defect Index for June 2016, which...
by Jeanne | Mar 26, 2015 | Abstracting/Searching, County Recorder Education, Education, Industry News, Land Title Technical Stuff, Online Education, Quality, Real Estate Law, Recording of Legal Documents, Title Insurance
A post from Thomas Pryde’s Blog, re-printed with his permission. The prevailing view among some industry leaders seems to be that the independent abstractor is a dying breed, the last vestige of an ancient way of doing business. This is attributed to the...
by Jeanne | Feb 25, 2015 | Abstracting/Searching, Common Interest Communities, County Recorder Education, Education, Industry News, Online Education, Public Records, Quality, Real Estate Law, Recording of Legal Documents, Specialty Searches - Gas, Teaching Tools for Education, Title Insurance
HI Jeanne, I have to pass on this news to you, as you are a HUGE part of my success. I found out last week that I passed my exam and am Licensed in SD now!!! I raved of your courses to the Board of Abstracters. I know I wouldn’t have been successful in this quest so...
