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 step by step 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. Drafting and Issuing a Title Commitment
4. Title Insurance Endorsements and Exceptions
5. Curing Title Defects During Foreclosure

1. Conducting the Title Search and Examination
   9:00 - 10:30, Jeffrey R. Hacker
   1. The Mechanics of Running the Chain of Title: Public Record Search, Title Plants, Etc.
   2. Title Examination: Recognizing Defects
      1. Reviewing the Title Search
      2. What to Look for in Court Decrees
      3. Probate
      4. Foreclosure under Deeds of Trust
      5. Mechanics' Liens
      6. Local and State Government Liens
      7. Property Tax Liens
      8. Federal Tax Liens and Federal Judgments
      9. Private Party Liens
      10. Issues on Authority
          
2. What to Look for in Surveys, Descriptions and Plats
   10:45 - 11:45, Janine N. Barber
   1. Different Intended Uses, Different Reviews
   2. Easements and Their Potential Impact on Title
   3. Boundaries and Surveys: Differences between ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys, Boundary Surveys and Building Location Surveys
   4. Reading Legal Descriptions of Property – Potential Pitfalls
      
3. Drafting and Issuing a Title Commitment
   12:45 - 2:15, Jeffrey R. Hacker
   1. Schedule A
   2. Schedule B-1: Requirements of the Title Insurer
   3. Schedule B-2: Exceptions to Coverage
      
4. Title Insurance Endorsements and Exceptions
   2:30 - 3:30, Janine N. Barber
   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
         
5. Curing Title Defects During Foreclosure
   3:30 - 4:30, Richard E. Anderson
   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
      

RICHARD E. ANDERSON is an attorney at Anderson, Burns & Vela L.L.P., where he concentrates his practice in commercial law, with a particular emphasis in the areas of bankruptcy, creditors' rights and residential foreclosures. Mr. Anderson also advises business clients on a wide range of corporate matters. He represents lenders in both state and federal courts; in residential and commercial real estate transactions, non-judicial foreclosures and related litigation; title claims; judicial foreclosures; evictions; and contract disputes, as well as lender representation in consumer and commercial bankruptcy cases. Mr. Anderson earned his B.A. degree from New Mexico State University and his J.D. degree from the University of Arizona, School of Law. He is a member of the Hispanic National Bar Association, the Denton County Bar Association and the Knights of Columbus.

JANINE N. BARBER is the senior vice president of Republic Title of Texas, Inc., in Dallas, where she specializes in commercial real estate closings. She is a closer responsible for commercial real estate sales, loans and developments across the country. Ms. Barber has lectured on title insurance for paralegals and attorneys. She earned her A.A.S. degree in legal technology from Harper College. Ms. Barber is a member of the Texas Land Title Association and is a former member of the Dallas Paralegal Association.

JEFFREY R. HACKER is a sole practitioner in Addison, Texas, where he concentrates his practice in the areas of estate planning and probate; trusts; and commercial and residential real estate. He is a frequent speaker on estate planning, probate, real estate and banking matters to attorneys and other business professionals. Mr. Hacker is an approved attorney for three major Dallas area and one Houston area title companies. He is licensed by the State Bar of Texas; the U.S. District courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western districts of Texas; the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals; and the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Hacker earned his B.A. and J.D. degrees from Tulane University.

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