How to Protect your Commercial Real Estate Transactions Commercial lenders, brokers and investors should ensure they are working with title and closing partners who invest in cybersecurity protections to keep their funds safe. As a participant in commercial real estate transactions, you are constantly exposed to financial and reputational risk from your title and closing …
2023 Spring Industry Updates What’s New States Prohibiting Foreign Investors Several states have now passed “Alien Land” laws that prohibit the purchase or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities. Minnesota’s statute focuses on prohibition of agricultural property, timber, forestry and mineral purposes (M.S.A. § 500.221); and North Dakota (NDCC, …
webinar Top commercial banking trends for 2023 Thursday | March 23rd | From 12pm-12:30pm EST Free ONLINE WEBINAR – URL provided upon registration. Join Corporate Settlement Solutions’ (CSS’) SVP, Corporate Counsel, Maura A. Snabes, Esq., as she speaks with Janet Pasco, Market President of Horizon Bank, about the top commercial banking trends for 2023 and …
ChatGPT: What will Artificial Intelligence (AI) do for commercial real estate? AI: It’s everywhere, it’s becoming more intelligent, and its use is exploding in the real estate realm. The latest and perhaps smartest example of artificial intelligence is the language model known as ChatGPT, or “Conversational Generative Pre-training Transformer”. ChatGPT was created by OpenAI and …
webinar 2023 Commercial Real Estate Forecast Join Maura A. Snabes, Esq., SVP, Corporate Counsel for Corporate Settlement Solutions (CSS) and Edward R. Lawrence III, Senior Research Analyst at Colliers International for an insightful discussion on what commercial lenders, real estate brokers and investors can anticipate in 2023. We will share discussion and tips on what …
2022 Commercial Winter News & Updates What’s New CSS provides real estate title and valuation solutions throughout the eastern half of the US and Colorado, and is expanding its CSS Commercial Title operations once again. In early 2022, CSS expanded its commercial operations and “boots on the ground” efforts to the Southern part of …
2022 Winter News & Updates What’s New Attorney Opinion Letter versus Title Insurance. Attorney Opinion Letters (AOLs) have been the focus and at the forefront of the American Land Title Association (ALTA) recently. Freddie and Fannie are now accepting AOLs in lieu of title insurance to insure their loans in some limited situations. However, …
webinar Preventing Commercial Closing and Title Disasters Watch Corporate Settlement Solutions’ (CSS’) SVP, Corporate Counsel, Maura A. Snabes, Esq., as she speaks with commercial real estate attorney Gregg Nathanson about the most common pitfalls to avoid when dealing with a commercial sale or loan transaction, tips and advice for a smooth closing and best title …
Commercial Property Outlook for 2023 by Maura Snabes, SVP, Corporate Counsel. October, 2022 According to Orion Investment Real Estate, while the commercial real estate (CRE) market generally follows the lead of the larger market, the CRE outlook for 2023 may not be as straightforward. Despite a declining residential real estate market, given the current …
Real-Time Payments by Maura Snabes, SVP, Corporate Counsel. September 9, 2022 As the title industry and CSS continue to look for ways to make the customer experience quicker, more convenient and more secure, a CSS EVP attended an informational presentation on “Real-Time Payments.” Real-Time Payments (RTPs) is a new digital payment rail that provides …
