CLTA, in conjunction with CEA, is pleased to offer: Fraud in the Real Estate Industry-My How It Has Changed, a 1.0-hour live webinar delivered to your desktop on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 from 11:00am - 12:00pm PST. Participants requesting MCLE or PD will receive 1.0 CE credit.

The CLTA is looking forward to welcoming you to the 112th Annual Convention at the Meritage Resort in beautiful Napa Valley, California.  Mark your calendar for April 7-9, 2019.  Your support of the title industry is sincerely appreciated by all CLTA members.

Survivors Bill of Rights Amended to Exempt Reverse Mortgages; Homeowner Bill of Rights Headed Towards Reinstatement; CLTA Sponsored HELOC Reforms Extended.

The California Homeowner Bill of Rights (HBOR) was signed into law in 2012 as a response to the foreclosure crisis, but much of the law then expired on ...

A CLTA News Express (August 21, 2018).  In a press release issued this morning, the California Department of Insurance announced that Insurance Commissioner Jones has approved a license for insurtech title insurer States Title. According to the press release ...

At its recent annual meeting, the Uniform Law Commission approved updates to its model state notarization law, the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts (RULONA), to allow...

The California Department of Child Care Services reports that child support collected due to lien collections exceeded $18 million for the 2017-18 fiscal year. This was an increase from ...

Existing home sales dropped 4.1% in the second quarter in the western region of the United States according to the National Association of Realtors. Lawrence Yun, NAR’s Chief Economist, attributed ...

A non-profit group, Housing California, announced that it’s turned in signatures for a ballot initiative to change California’s property tax law to permit higher property taxes on commercial and industrial properties. Differing ...

Old Republic, First American Financial, Fidelity National Financial and Stewart Information Services second quarter report...

Typical for the renewal of the US flood insurance program, Congress waited until the very last minute to approve a four-month extension that was signed by the President the day before ...

Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey® showed mortgage rates not moving much from the prior week. Freddie Mac reported that mortgage rates remained mostly flat ...

The Wall Street Journal reports that two neighboring Bel-Air California homes are competing to become the most expensive homes sold in the United States.  One home ...

As viewers of the HGTV show "Fixer Upper" know, Chip and Joanna Gaines decided to end the show after 5 seasons, with the show's final episode airing this past April. After five years of...

Hacker v. Homestead Residential, Inc. (B278537).  The court held that plaintiff stated a cause of action for wrongful foreclosure where the lender foreclosed on a note and deed of trust that it obtained by ...

A new article dealing with Nevada super priority liens, written by T. Robert Finley of Wright, Finlay & Zak, is now available on the CLTA website. ...