May 8, 2025
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time)
CBA Law Center and Virtual
538 Preston Ave., 3rd Floor,
Meriden
United States
Due to circumstances outside of our control, this program has been cancelled.
Presented by the Real Property Section
About the Program
Go beyond the basics and explore real estate closings at an advanced level. This seminar will assist residential real estate practitioners to fully understand the steps and details involved in closing a complex residential real estate transaction. We will provide an overview of the entire real estate closing process, with a focus on advanced real estate issues. In this program, seasoned faculty will explore a variety of real estate issues with concrete tips for successfully navigating past major difficulties, avoiding claims and other pitfalls. This program will teach you the basic principles of real property ownership, tenancies, how title can be conveyed, impaired, lost, and much more.
Attorneys involved in all aspects of residential real estate transactions will benefit from a better understanding of what is involved in closing a complex residential real estate transaction and will acquire a more thorough understanding of the documents which may be necessary in connection therewith.
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 common title search errors resulting in claims
• About the Marketable Record Title Act and the Chain of Title
• About Standards of Title and when you have to leave the vault
• What title insurance commitments, policies and endorsements do and do not cover
• About probate issues affecting real estate
• 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.
Cost
(Includes light breakfast, lunch, and electronic materials. Virtual option available.)
$195 Real Property and YL Section Member
$230 Member
$120 Student Member
$300 Non-Member
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Financial hardship information is available upon request.
CT: 6.0 CLE Credits (5.0 General; 1.0 Ethics)
NY: 7.0 CLE Credits (6.0 AOP; 1.0 Ethics)
The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for newly admitted 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, 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.
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.