Member Spotlights–Perseverance has its rewards

There are those in our industry that come in each day, do their jobs and go home. Then, there are those in our industry to strive for more—to push themselves to become more involved, to seek more knowledge and to lead by example. One of the ways this is accomplished is by earning the highest designations available for title insurance professionals at the state and national levels.

MLTA 2016 Year in Review

2016 has certainly proven to be an exciting and busy year for the Michigan Land Title Association!

On March 18th the newly developed “Legal Description Basics Bootcamp” was presented to a packed house at the Kellogg Center in Lansing and proved to be a huge success.

We held our 2016 Legislative Lobby Day on April 12, 2016 in Lansing where MLTA members met with various Michigan House and Senate members to help them understand two very important bills that we wanted to see passed. Our efforts were rewarded with both bills being passed into law this year!!

Governor Signs Condo Legislation Amendment into Law

Cami Pendell, MLC SB 610 Signed into Law and Legislature Briefly Returns Back to Session MLTA Board members were able to join Governor Snyder, Sen. Margaret O’Brien and members of the Realtors Association for a ceremony marking SB 610 being signed into law. Sen. O’Brien sponsored the legislation which amends the Michigan Condominium Act.  As […]

Michigan Court of Appeals Ruling

Gregg A. Nathanson, Esq. Michigan Court of Appeals Upholds Lease Termination but Not Applicability of Full Credit Bid Rule in Judicial Foreclosure Action The Michigan Court of Appeals recently ruled that a foreclosing mortgage terminates all leases at the end of the foreclosure redemption period, but that the full credit bid rule does not apply […]

Young Title Professionals (YTP) Meet in Grand Rapids

Brian Kasiborski, Esq. On Thursday September 15, the Young Title Professionals committee of the Michigan Land Title Association hosted a fall social mixer in Grand Rapids. The Young Title Professionals committee is open to those in the title business who are either 40ish years old and younger; or have been in the industry seven years […]