Friday, December 13, 2024

9:00 AM to 4:30 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

CBA Law Center

538 Preston Ave., 3rd Floor, Meriden

Presented by the Real Property Section

About the Program

This comprehensive residential real estate seminar is designed to take its attendees from the opening of a real estate file through and including post-closing matters. Panelists will explore the intricacies of the closing process. Covered matters include: what to do when you first receive the file, issues surrounding the purchase and sales agreement, title insurance commitments, policies and endorsements, tenancies in title, bankruptcy, probate, and family law issues. Also included will be an explanation of new nationwide trends such as the NAR settlement, FinCEN, Corporate Transparency Act and changes to ALTA’s Best Practices.

You Will Learn

• What do to when you first receive the file
• About automation
• How to work with lenders
• About required closing forms such as: Smoke Detector Affidavit, Property Disclosure form, and Concrete Disclosure form
• Issues surrounding Purchase and Sales Agreements 
• About required closing forms such as: Owner’s Affidavit, 1099 Certification, FIRPTA Affidavit 
• How to understand title commitments, title policies, and endorsements
• About the differences in the various types of title insurance policies 
• About estates in Real Estate such as joint tenancy, tenancy in common, life estates, leasehold estates
• About probate issues impacting real estate
• About family matters and bankruptcy issues impacting real estate 
• About new nationwide trends

Who Should Attend

Attorneys interested in learning more about residential real estate closings.

Cost

(Registration includes electronic materials, breakfast and lunch.)

RP and Solo/Small Section Member: $209
Member: $240
Student Member: $99

Non-Member: $340

Financial hardship information is available upon request.

Speakers

Lisa Lugauskas Lisa J. Lugauskas
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company, Fairfield

Anthony Monelli1 Anthony E. Monelli
Cretella Fappiano & Monelli PC, Trumbull

Valerie Votto Valerie A. Votto
Valerie Ann Votto LLC, Old Lyme


CLE Credit

CT: 6.0 CLE Credits (General)
NY: 7.0 CLE Credits (AOP)

The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies new attorneys and experienced attorneys CLE credits. 

Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, or a fully interactive videoconference. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information about transitional and non-transitional courses, please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml. 

If the seminar is recorded, all member registrants will receive complimentary access to the recording approximately six weeks after the program.

Please note that refunds will not be granted once course materials have been sent. Cancellations made less than 2 business days prior to event are non-refundable.


Contact

Member Service Center
Email: msc@ctbar.org
Phone: (844)469-2221