Technical Bulletins / Title Insurance Topics

By date:

2008 May —Title Insurance Rates
2008 April —Condo Parking Spaces
2008 March —Personal Representatives
2008 February —Owner's Policies
2008 January—Foreclosure Timeline

2007 December —2007 Property Taxes
2007 December —Avon Transfer Tax (applicable to Eagle County only)
2007 November—Economic Summary
2007 October —Retaining Records
2007 September —Loan Types, Part 2
2007 August—Loan Types, Part 1
2007 July —Avoiding Closing Delays, Part 2
2007 June —Avoiding Closing Delays, Part 1
2007 May —Public Trustee Foreclosure, Part 2
2007 April —Public Trustee Foreclosure, Part 1
2007 March—Clearing Title Requirements, Part 2
2007 February —Clearing Title Requirements, Part 1
2007 January—Property Taxes

2006 December —Economic Outlook
2006 November—Why You Need Title Insurance
2006 October—Colorado Counties, K-Z (Click here for all counties in legal-sized PDF document)
2006 September—Colorado Counties, A-K (Click here for all counties in legal-sized PDF document)
2006 August—Mortgage Broker Registration Act
2006 July—Short Sales
2006 June —Tips for Reading Your Title Commitment
2006 May—Transaction Management Expert (TMX)
2006 April—Economic Summary
2006 March—1031 Exchanges
2006 February—2005 Property Taxes
2006 January—HOA Disclosure

2005 December—Foreclosure, Part 2
2005 November—Foreclosure, Part 1
2005 October—Economic Summary (Updated April 2006)
2005 September—Estate Definitions
2005 August—Private Mortgage Insurance
2005 July—Credit Scoring
2005 June—Title Closing Tips, Pt. 2
2005 May—Title Closing Tips, Pt. 1
2005 April—Endorsements
2005 March—Condominiums
2005 February—Water Rights
2005 January—Access & Access Easements

2004 December—Property Taxes (Updated January 2007)
2004 November —How Death Affects a Transaction
2004 October —Tax Sales/Treasurer's Deeds
2004 September —Ownership/Tenancy
2004 August—Deed Forms
2004 July—Beneficiary Deeds
2004 June—Mid-Month vs. Month-End Closings
2004 May—Renting vs. Buying Real Estate
2004 April—Colorado Counties, Pt. 2 (Click here for all counties in legal-sized PDF document)
2004 March—Colorado Counties, Pt. 1 (Click here for all counties in legal-sized PDF document)
2004 February—Identity Theft
2004 January—FIRPTA & Patriot Act

2003 December—Property Taxes (Updated December 2004)
2003 November—Adverse Possession
2003 October—Personal Identification at Closing
2003 September—1031 Exchanges (Updated March 2006)
2003 August—Why You Need Title Insurance
2003 July—Closing Tips
2003 June—Foreclosure Timetable
2003 May—Internet Sites
2003 April—Escrow Agreements
2003 March—Business Organizations
2003 February—Title Commitments
2003 January—Statutes of Limitation

2002 December—Property Taxes (Updated December 2004)
2002 November—Virtual University
2002 October—Foreclosure, Part 2 (Updated Decmeber 2005)
2002 September—Foreclosure, Part 1 (Updated November 2005)
2002 August—Reverse Mortgages
2002 July—Home Selling Tips
2002 June—Loan Types, Part 2
2002 May—Loan Types, Part 1
2002 April—Bankruptcy
2002 March—Home Warranties
2002 February—Powers of Attorney
2002 January—Home Inspections

2001 December—Property Taxes (Updated January 2007)
2001 November—Sharper Agent
2001 October—Private Mortgage Insurance (Updated August 2005)
2001 September—Bulk Rate Mailing Tips
2001 August—Owner's Extended Coverage (OEC) Policies
2001 July—Avoiding Common Closing Delays, Part 2: Contract Items, Funding Numbers
2001 June—Title Insurance Rates (Updated May 2008)
2001 May—Property Tax Assessments
2001 April—Real Property Transfer Declaration—(See also May 1997)
2001 March—Hold Opens
2001 February—Internet Sites
2001 January—Web Site Marketing

2000 December—Property Taxes (Updated December 2004)
2000 November—Second Mortgages
2000 October—LTAC and C.T.I.S.
2000 September—Professional Designations
2000 August—Avoiding Common Closing Delays, Part 1: Payoffs, Wires
2000 July—Escrow Agreements (updated April 2003)
2000 June—More Title Tips—(See also July 1997)
2000 May—Access and Access Easements (Updated January 2005)
2000 April—Document Preparation
2000 March—Surveys and Survey Protection
2000 February—Virtual University (no longer available)
2000 January—Condo Parking Spaces (updated April 2008)

1999 December—1999 Property Taxes (Updated December 2004)
1999 November—Endorsements
1999 October—Minerals
1999 September—1031 Exchanges (Updated March 2006)
1999 August—Real Estate Contract Changes, Part 2
1999 July—Real Estate Contract Changes, Part 1
1999 June—Colorado Counties Directory, Part 2 (Updated April 2004)
1999 May—Colorado Counties Directory, Part 1 (Updated March 2004)
1999 April—Communicate Your Way to a Smooth Closing—(See also August 1998)
1999 March—Benefits of Farming
1999 February—Clearing Title Requirements, Part 2 (Updated March 2007)
1999 January—Clearing Title Requirements, Part 1 (Updated February 2007)

1998 December—Property Taxes (Updated December 2004)
1998 November—Personal Representatives
1998 October—How a Death Affects a Transaction
1998 September—1099 Certification Process / Colorado 2% Withholding
1998 August—Middle of the Month Closings (Land Title Smoothie)—(See also April 1999)
1998 July—Life of a Land Title Order
1998 June—Affidavits
1998 May—Subdivision Plats and Maps
1998 April—Property Tax Assessments
1998 March—Water and Water Rights—Updated February 2005
1998 February—1997 Taxes—Updated December 2001
1998 January—Mechanic's Liens

1997 December—Condominiums—Updated March 2005
1997 November—Easements
1997 October—Adverse Possession—Updated November 2003
1997 September—Why You Need Title Insurance (History of Property Ownership) (Updated August 2003)
1997 August—1031 Exchanges—Updated September 1999
1997 July—Title Tips and Friendly Reminders—(See also June 2000)
1997 June—Powers of Attorney—Updated February 2002
1997 May—Real Property Transfer Dec—(See also April 2001)
1997 April—1996 Taxes—Updated December 2001
1997 March—Title Insurance Definitions
1997 February—Notary Policies and Procedures
1997 January—Owner's Extended Coverage (OEC) Policies—Updated August 2001

1996 December—Probate —(See also October 1998)
1996 November—Business Organizations
1996 October—Statutes of Limitation (Updated Jan 2003)
1996 September—Deed Forms (Updated August 2004)
1996 August—Endorsements—Updated November 1999
1996 July—Foreclosure, Part 2—Updated October 2002
1996 June—Foreclosure, Part 1—Updated September 2002
1996 May—Single Licensing
1996 April—Withholding Tax / Mobile Homes
1996 March—Bankruptcy—Updated April 2002
1996 February—Surveys—Updated March 2000

By topic:

1031 Exchanges (Updated March 2006)
1099 Certification Process (September 1998)
2% Withholding (September 1998)
2005 Property Taxes (February 2006)
2007 Property Taxes (December 2007)

Access and Access Easements (Updated January 2005)
Adverse Possession (November 2003)
Affidavits (June 1998)
Avoiding Closing Delays, Part 1 (June 2007)
Avoiding Closing Delays, Part 2 (July 2007)
Avon Transfer Tax (December 2007) Eagle County only

Bankruptcy (April 2002)
Beneficiary Deeds (July 2004)
Benefits of Farming (March 1999)
Bulk Rate Mailing Tips (September 2001)
Business Organizations (March 2003)

Clearing Title Requirements, Part 1 (February 2007)
Clearing Title Requirements, Part 2 (March 2007)
Closing Tips (July 2003)
Colorado 2% Withholding (September 1998)
Colorado Counties Directory, Part 1 (updated September 2006)
Colorado Counties Directory, Part 2 (updated October 2006)
Colorado Counties Directory, legal-sized paper
Communicate Your Way to a Smooth Closing (January 1999)
Condominiums (Updated March 2005)
Condominium Parking Spaces (April 2008)
Confusing Contract Items (July 2001)
Contract Changes, Part 1 (July 1999)
Contract Changes, Part 2 (August 1999)
Credit Scoring (July 2005)
C.T.I.S. and LTAC (October 2000)

Death Affects a Transaction (November 2004) (See also Probate)
Deed Forms (August 2004)
Definitions (March 1997)
Document Preparation (April 2000)

Easements (November 1997)
Economic Outlook (Updated December 2006)
Economic Summary (November 2007)
Endorsements (updated April 2005)
Escrow Agreements (updated April 2003)
Estate Definitions (September 2005)

Farming Benefits (March 1999)
FIRPTA & Patriot Act (January 2004)
Foreclosure, Part 1 (Updated November 2005)
Foreclosure, Part 2 (Updated December 2005)
Foreclosure Timeline (January 2008)
Funding Numbers (July 2001)

History of Title Insurance (September 1997)
Hold Opens (March 2001)
Home Inspections (January 2002)
Home Selling Tips (July 2002)
Home Warranties (March 2002)

Identity Theft (February 2004)
Internet Sites (May 2003)

Joint Tenants (September 2004)

Life of a Land Title Order (July 1998)
Lis Pendens (September 1996)
Loan Types, Part 1 (August 2007)
Loan Types, Part 2 (September 20072002)
LTAC and C.T.I.S. (October 2000)

Mechanic's Liens (January 1998)
Mid-Month vs. Month-End Closings (June 2004)
Minerals (October 1999)
Mobile Homes (April 1996)
Mortgage Broker Registration Act (August 2006)

Notary Policies (February 1997)

Owner's Policies (updated February 2008)
Ownership/Tenancy (September 2004)

Payoffs and Wires (August 2000)
Personal Identification at Closing (October 2003)
Personal Representatives (updated March 2008)
Powers of Attorney (February 2002)
Private Mortgage Insurance (August 2005)
Probate (December 1996)
Professional Designations (September 2000)
Property Taxes (January 2007)
Property Tax Assessments (including Assessment Calendar) (April 1998)
Property Tax Assessment Process (including Assessment Process) (May 2001)
Public Trustee Foreclosure, Part 1 (April 2007)
Public Trustee Foreclosure, Part 2 (May 2007)

Rates (June 2001)
Real Estate Contract Changes, Part 1 (July 1999)
Real Estate Contract Changes, Part 2 (August 1999)
Real Property Transfer Declaration (April 2001)
Realtor Designations (September 2000)
Renting vs. Buying Real Estate (May 2004)
Retaining Records (October 2007)
Reverse Mortgages (August 2002)

Second Mortgages (November 2000)
Sharper Agent (November 2001)
Short Sales (July 2006)
Single Licensing Law (May 1996)
Smooth Closing (Mid-Month Closing Benefits) (August 1998)
Statutes of Limitation (January 2003)
Subdivision Maps and Plats (May 1998)
Surveys (March 2000)

Tax Sales/Treasurer's Deeds (October 2004)
Tenancy/Ownership (September 2004)
Tenants in Common (September 2004)
Title Closing Tips, Pt. 1 (May 2005)
Title Closing Tips, Pt. 2 (June 2005)
Title Commitment - Tips on How to Read (June 2006)
Title Commitments (Feb 2003)
Title Insurance Rates (May 2008)
Title Tips and Friendly Reminders (July 1997)
Title Tips—More (June 2000)
Transaction Management Expert (TMX)

Water Rights (February 2005)
Web Site Marketing (January 2001)
Why You Need Title Insurance (updated November 2006)