8:30 am to 9:00 am

Breakfast and Registration

 

9:00 am to 10:00 am  60 mins General

1031 Update and Advanced Issues

Whitney Brennan, VP, IPX1031®

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1031 Exchange requirements and the benefits of using the §1031 tax-deferred exchange; details of the entire exchange process from start to finish; and some of the more complex applications such as related party issues, partnership issues, converting investment property to personal use, and DSTs

 

10:00 am to 10:30 am   30 mins General

What's New (and What's Not)  Legislation (Part I)

Chicago Title Presenters*

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Legislation 2019 – Recording and conveyances, streets and roads, surveyors, property taxes, rental property, Hemp farms, notaries, wills, estates, trusts, and more. (Part I)

 

10:30 am to 10:45 am

BREAK

 

10:45 am to 11:45 am  60 mins General

State of the Title Industry

Leslie Wyatt, Director of Regulatory Compliance, SoftPro

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Update on all things TRID; remote online notaries; digital closings; proposed legislation affecting North Carolina; FIRPTA requirements; and an overall update on the state of our industry.

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11:45 am to 12:15 pm  30 mins General

What's New (and What's Not)  Legislation (Part II)

Chicago Title Presenters*

 

 

Legislation 2019 – Recording and conveyances, streets and roads, surveyors, property taxes, rental property, Hemp farms, notaries, wills, estates, trusts, and more. (Part II)

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12:15 am to 1:00 pm 

Lunch

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1:00 pm to 2:00 pm   60 mins Technology

Data Security:  Knowing the Dangers, Protecting Yourself and What’s Next?

Richard ("Rick") Diamond, VP/Agency IT Director, FNTG

Pamela Williams, AVP/Digital Solutions Manager, FNTG

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Major data breaches; professional email solutions; passwords; the "Dave" factor; removable devices/flash drives; phishing; ransomware; old programs and operating systems; wire fraud; business continuity; cryptocurrency; and blockchain.

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2:00 pm to 2:30 pm   30 mins General

U.S. Forfeiture – Criminal and Civil Procedures

Chicago Title Presenters*

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Review of federal criminal and civil forfeiture actions; the reasons for them; who benefits from them; conflicts with state law and how to resolve them; and insuring transactions out of forfeiture actions.

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2:30 pm to 2:45 pm  

BREAK

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2:45 pm to 3:45  30 mins General

Who Signs the Deed?

Chicago Title Presenters*

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Entities and authority in 2020 with latest forms updates – corporations, LLCs, partnerships, assumed business names, agents under powers of attorney, churches and much much more.

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3:45 pm to 4:15  30 mins General

What's New?  Foreclosure Proceedings - 2020 Update

Chicago Title Presenters*

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Updated information about foreclosure proceedings, statutes, and checklists for review.

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*Presented by North Carolina State Underwriting Counsel, Chicago Title – Presenters include Christopher (Kit) Anderson, Nancy Ferguson, Scott Mansfield, Rob Markworth, Don Merritt, David Milling, and Bob Slugg and will vary by location.