Advanced RRE: Contracts, Closings and Issues- Part 2( ERP260408)

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

2:00 PM to 5:15 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)

CBA Law Center and Virtual

538 Preston Ave., 3rd Fl., Meriden

Presented by the Real Property Section

About the Program

In session two, we will delve into the new Connecticut and Federal Laws affecting the purchase, sale and financing of Connecticut real estate. Specifically, we will tackle the new FinCEN filing requirements, Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac multifamily disbursement issues, an expansion of redactions on the land records for privacy purposes, revisions to the Validating Act, and the illegality of NTraps. We will also explore Title Insurance issues including alternatives to Title Insurance, additional matters covered in expanded Owner’s Policies, updates to ALTA’s Best Practices and newly issued ALTA Endorsements.

You Will Learn

• An overview of common purchase and sale agreements in the marketplace today and the Model Residential Real Estate Contract approved by the Real Property Section
• About the many closing customs in each Connecticut county
• How the NAR Settlement affects Connecticut practitioners
• About troubleshooting pre-closing problems, including the difficult client, lender, realtors, opposing counsel, timing 
• About new Federal and State Laws affecting Connecticut Real Estate 
• About new ALTA Endorsements and updates to ALTA Best Practices 
• About new FinCEN – the Real Estate Recording Act 
• About changes to CTA filing requirements
• About zombie mortgage statute
• About Land Record redactions for judges
• About recording fee increases 
• About changes to the Validating Act
• New and/or revised Standards of Title 
• About probate issues affecting real estate 
• What title insurance commitments, policies and endorsements do and do not cover
• About Probate Issues affecting real property in Connecticut 
• About voluntary and involuntary transfers 
• About the different types of easements and how they are created, terminated and/or modified
• How bankruptcies affect real estate titles
• About last minute closing surprises 
• About post-closing issues with recordings, fraud and misrepresentation

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for experienced Residential Real Estate attorneys and paralegals, and those interested in learning more about residential real estate closings.
 

Cost  


(Includes snacks and electronic materials)
Real Property, Solo/Small, Young Lawyers Section Member in-person or virtual $90
Member in-person or virtual $120
Student Member in-person or virtual $0

Non-Member in-person or virtual $240
 
Please log into your account to receive CBA member pricing.

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: 3.0 CLE Credits (General)
NY: 3.5 CLE Credits (AOP)

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, a fully interactive videoconference, or simultaneous transmission with synchronous interactivity. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE:

http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml. Financial hardship information is available upon request.

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.

Closed captioning will be available during the seminar presentation for virtual attendees.


Contact

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