Property Records Industry Association and GIS

by | Mar 22, 2018 | Abstracting/Searching, Education, GIS, Government Oversite, Industry News, Property Records Industry Assoc PRIA, Public Records, Recording of Legal Documents, Technology, Title Technology

The Property Records Industry Association (PRIA) has released its latest whitepaper on GIS and Land Records Integration. Although Geographic Information System (GIS) is a relatively new tool for anyone interested in land records, the recording of property records has...

E-notarization vs. Distance E-notarization

by | Feb 5, 2018 | ALTA, Closing, County Recorder Education, Education, Fraud, GIS, Government Oversite, Industry News, Land Title Technical Stuff, Licensing, Mobile Notaries, mortgage, NAR National Assoc of Realtors, Notaries, Online Education, Property Records Industry Assoc PRIA, Public Records, Teaching Tools for Education, Technology, Title Insurance, Title Technology

E-Notarization has been here for some time. Effective July 1, 2006, the Minnesota Legislature enacted electronic notary legislation pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 358 and 359, allowing electronic notarization to be applied to a document so that the document can be...

Don’t Believe Those Online e-Notarize Ads

by | Jan 17, 2018 | Closing, Education, Notaries, Privacy and Public Records, Property Records Industry Assoc PRIA, Real Estate Law, Recording of Legal Documents, Technology, Title Technology

In Minnesota and other states, electronic notarization (e-Notarization) is moving fast. But DO NOT BELIEVE THE ADS. It is complicated. Each state has its own laws, rules, and especially its own legal terminology. In Minnesota, a notary may perform electronic notarial...

Reimagining Land Records and GIS

by | Nov 9, 2017 | Abstracting/Searching, Air Rights, Closing, Common Interest Communities, County Recorder Education, Education, GIS, Government Oversite, Industry News, Land Title Technical Stuff, Mineral, Property Records Industry Assoc PRIA, Public Records, Real Estate fun, Specialty Insurance - Cyber, Specialty Searches - Gas, Teaching Tools for Education, Technology, Title Insurance, Title Technology, Wind Farm

An event, “Reimagine Land Records – Join the Conversation” orchestrated by the Legislative Committee of the Minnesota State Bar Association, Real Property Section, took place on October 20th. In attendance were an assortment of County Recorders and...