Ensuring marketable title has never been more important than in today's real estate market. Make sure you're prepared for any complications with a solid foundation of title law knowledge. This how-to instruction walks you through the title examination process with example documentation – from the mechanics of the title search to curing defects to drafting the title commitment. Don't miss this opportunity to build your skills. Order today!

1. Conducting the Title Search and Examination
2. What to Look for in Surveys, Descriptions and Plats
3. Remedies to Resolve Property Line Problems
4. Drafting and Issuing a Title Commitment
5. Title Insurance Endorsements and Exceptions
6. Curing Title Defects During Foreclosure
7. Ethical Considerations

1. Conducting the Title Search and Examination
   9:00 - 10:00, Eric C. Howard
1. The Mechanics of Running the Chain of Title: Public Record Search, Title Plants, Etc.
2. Title Examination
1. Recognizing Defects Through Document Review
2. What to Look for in Court Decrees
3. Probate
4. Foreclosure Under Deed of Trust
5. Property Tax Liens
6. Local and State Government Liens
7. Federal Tax Liens and Federal Judgments
8. Private Party Liens
9. Issues on Authority
2. What to Look for in Surveys, Descriptions and Plats
   10:00 - 10:40, Virginia A. Zrake
1. Types of Surveys: Differences Between ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys, Boundary Surveys and Building Location Surveys
2. Understanding Survey Elements and Symbols
3. Boundary Conflicts
4. Physical Encumbrances/Encroachments
5. Prescriptive Easements and Adverse Possession Evidence
6. Building Setbacks/Restrictions
7. Reading Legal Descriptions of Property – Potential Pitfalls
3. Remedies to Resolve Property Line Problems
   10:55 - 11:45, Virginia A. Zrake
1. Boundary Line Agreement
2. The Grant of an Easement
3. Variance
4. Trespass Action to Try Title
5. Declaratory Judgment
6. Quiet Title
7. Action for Possession
8. Quitclaim Deed
9. Land Patent
4. Drafting and Issuing a Title Commitment
   12:45 - 2:00, Virginia A. Zrake
1. Schedule A
2. Schedule B-1: Requirements of the Title Insurer
3. Schedule B-2: Exceptions to Coverage
4. Opinion Letters
5. Negotiating the Title Insurance Commitment
5. Title Insurance Endorsements and Exceptions
   2:00 - 2:30, Eric C. Howard
1. Standard ALTA Endorsements (ALTA 2006 Forms)
1. ALTA 1.06 and 2.06
2. ALTA 3.06 and 3.1.06
3. ALTA 4.06, 4.1.06, 5.06 and 5.1.06
4. ALTA 6.06 and 6.2.06 Series
5. ALTA 7.06 and 7.2.06
6. ALTA 8.1.06
7. ALTA 9.1.06, 9.3.06, 9.4.06 and 9.5.06 Series
8. ALTA 10.06 and 10.1.06
9. ALTA 11.06 Series
10. ALTA 12.06 Series
2. Commercial ALTA Endorsements
1. ALTA 13.06 and 13.1.06
2. ALTA 14.06, 14.1.06, 16.06, 20.06
3. ALTA 15.06, 15.1.06, 15.2.06 and 21.06
4. ALTA 17.06 and 17.1.06, 18.06 and 18.1.06, 19.06 and 19.1.06
3. Exceptions
1. Standard Exceptions
2. Special Exceptions
3. Affirmative Coverage
6. Curing Title Defects During Foreclosure
   2:45 - 3:30, Brian P. Glancy
1. Indemnifying Prior Open Liens
2. Resolving Tax Issues
3. Open Equity Lines of Credit
4. Correcting Scriveners' Errors
5. Unreleased Mortgages or Mortgages Recorded Out of Order
6. Unrecorded or Improperly Attested Security Deeds
7. Break in the Chain of Title – Quiet Title Litigation Procedures
8. Bankruptcy Notice Predating the Sale but Received After
9. Recovering Manufactured Housing
7. Ethical Considerations
   3:30 - 4:30, Brian P. Glancy
   1. Rights of Redemption
   2. Formation of the Attorney-Client Relationship
   3. Conflicts of Interest
   4. Duties of Competence and Diligence
   5. Disclosure of Defects in Property
   6. Special Responsibilities to Sellers and Borrowers
   7. Attorneys' Fees

BRIAN P. GLANCY is an attorney with the firm of Strata Law, LLC, and oversees operations at the firm's Middletown, Delaware office. He is the Delaware agent for Real Estate Title & Escrow, LLC. Mr. Glancy was admitted to the Delaware State Bar Association in 1986 and has been conducting residential and commercial real estate settlements in Delaware for more than 20 years. He earned his B.S. degree from the University of Delaware and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Widener University School of Law. Mr. Glancy is admitted to practice law in Delaware.

ERIC C. HOWARD is a member of Wilson Halbrook & Bayard, PA in Georgetown, where he practices in the areas of real estate, civil litigation, business law and construction law. He earned his B.A. degree, with honors, from University of Delaware and his J.D. degree from Duke University. Mr. Howard is a member of the Delaware State and American bar associations.

VIRGINIA A. ZRAKE is a sole practitioner, where she concentrates her practice in the areas of commercial real estate, residential real estate, business law, commercial leases, and construction law. Previously, she practiced with the law firm of Young Conaway Stargatt and Taylor. Ms. Zrake started her legal career at Venable, in Baltimore, Maryland, and then was in-house counsel for Hechinger Company and Charles E. Smith companies. She is a member of the Delaware State, Maryland State, and Sussex County bar associations. Ms. Zrake is a past associate member of the Delaware Board of Bar Examiners. She earned her B.A. degree, summa cum laude, from the University at Albany and her J.D. degree, cum laude, from the University of Maryland School of Law. Ms. Zrake is finishing up her 2 year tenure as president of the Lewes Chamber of Commerce.

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