by Jeanne | Oct 18, 2020 | Closing, County Recorder Education, Education, FNMA /Fannie Mae, Government Oversite, Industry News, Mobile Notaries, mortgage, Notaries, Online Education, Property Records Industry Assoc PRIA, Public Records, Real Estate Law, Recording of Legal Documents, Signing Agents, Teaching Tools for Education, Technology
On October 15th, 2020 the MN House and Senate passed House File 15 allowing Remote Ink-signed Notarization. Generally that means a Notary can send documents to the signer/s and make an appointment to Identify the signers with appropriate ID on the screen and audio,...
by Jeanne | Jun 10, 2020 | Education, GIS, Industry News, Land Title Technical Stuff, Property Records Industry Assoc PRIA, Recording of Legal Documents, Teaching Tools for Education, Title Technology
The Property Records Industry Association, which develops and promotes national standards and best practices for the land records industry is doing a webinar *Modernized Land Records Part 1 – Land Records & GIS Overview” on June 11th at 2PM CST. The...
by Jeanine | Feb 7, 2018 | Abstracting/Searching, Closing, County Recorder Education, Education, Fraud, Industry News, Licensing, Online Education, Quality, Teaching Tools for Education
I have always been concerned about what and how we help learners. Do we teach them “by the book,” using specific outlines that are given, or do we consider real life situations when providing educational training. I’ve always thought there was a gap....
by Jeanine | Feb 5, 2018 | ALTA, Closing, County Recorder Education, Education, Fraud, GIS, Government Oversite, Industry News, Land Title Technical Stuff, Licensing, Mobile Notaries, mortgage, NAR National Assoc of Realtors, Notaries, Online Education, Property Records Industry Assoc PRIA, Public Records, Teaching Tools for Education, Technology, Title Insurance, Title Technology
E-Notarization has been here for some time. Effective July 1, 2006, the Minnesota Legislature enacted electronic notary legislation pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 358 and 359, allowing electronic notarization to be applied to a document so that the document can be...
by Jeanine | Nov 9, 2017 | Abstracting/Searching, Air Rights, Closing, Common Interest Communities, County Recorder Education, Education, GIS, Government Oversite, Industry News, Land Title Technical Stuff, Mineral, Property Records Industry Assoc PRIA, Public Records, Real Estate fun, Specialty Insurance - Cyber, Specialty Searches - Gas, Teaching Tools for Education, Technology, Title Insurance, Title Technology, Wind Farm
An event, “Reimagine Land Records – Join the Conversation” orchestrated by the Legislative Committee of the Minnesota State Bar Association, Real Property Section, took place on October 20th. In attendance were an assortment of County Recorders and...
by Jeanne | Jan 21, 2017 | Abstracting/Searching, Closing, Education, Government Oversite, Industry News, Land Title Technical Stuff, Taxes, Teaching Tools for Education, Title Insurance
Author Comment: In spite of Green Acre taxes, Minnesota Farmers face heavy real estate taxes on farmland, causing them to vote against independent school district referendums. So look for a new tax search to follow along with deferred Green Acre and Open Space...