CEA - Resources

LINKS

Please Note: The CEA links section has been designed to provide you with a vast array of internet resources that we felt would be helpful to you and your business. CEA does not "support" or "review" the content of each of these sites.

If you know of an Internet resource that you feel would be helpful to our members and should be added to our list, please let us know.

Escrow & Title Related

Professional Organizations

AEA
American Escrow Association

CLTA
California Land Title Association

ALTA
American Land Title Association

The Escrow Association Network
"Connecting Escrow People with Business, Technology & Each Other."

Escrow Institute

EAFC

Notary

The National Notary Association

Notary Referral Directory
Find a Notary near you

Title

Title Web
Information on the Title Insurance Industry

HUD SETTLEMENT STATEMENTS

California Government

Birth & Death Records

California Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
(you can look up any license through this site)

California Codes
(Research California State Laws)

CEA Legislative Updates
This site requires a password which is available in the cover story of the March/April 1997 issue of the CEA News or call your CEA district manager for assistance.

California Government Page
Access any government office or official via this site.

California Highway Patrol
Through "Traffic Incidents" you can find out what is happening on any California highway.

"California Law"
Look up any law for the State of California.

California Real Estate & Financial Services License Status Check
This lookup will search licensing information for the Department of Corporations, Department of Financial Institutions, Department of Real Estate and the Office of Real Estate Appraisers.

California Secretary of State

California State Association of Counties
Link to every County website from this location

California State Controller, Home Page
Includes Unclaimed Property info, Postponed Property Taxes, etc.

California State Controller, Postponed Property Taxes division

Department of Insurance

Department of Corporations

FTB

Franchise Tax Board California Withholding Page

HCD - Housing and Community Development Forms

Official California Web Site

State Legislature California home page

To determine if a specific escrow company, title company or real estate broker with an escrow division has been the subject of administrative action.
Department of Real Estate

Megan's Law Web Site

Federal Government

Census
United States Census and Population Stats

Fedworld
Links to many Government web sites and programs.

Fedstats

HUD
the US Government Department of Housing and Urban Development.

HUD
Link to this portion of the HUD site for current fees allowed by HUD

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDIC

National Association of Counties

The United States Treasury Office
Helpful information on fraud, forgery and counterfeiting

Center for Disease Control
When you need Vital Records (Death, Birth, Marriage, etc.) this site provides information for any state, who to contact and the fee associated with obtaining the record.

firstgov.com
A Gateway to all U.S. Government Sites and Information

Federal Legislative References

US Congress
US Senate information and the ability to search bills for both the house and senate.

RESPA
Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act

FAQ's about RESPA

IRS:
the Internal Revenue Service

MERS
Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems

Allied Industry

ALLIED INDUSTRY DIRECTORY	DOMAIN LINKS
Appraisal Foundation, The	APPRAISALFOUNDATION.ORG
Association of Commercial Real Estate	ACRE.ORG
Association of Geological Companies	GEOSOCIETY.ORG
Association of REO Company Managers	REOMAC.COM
Building Industry Institute	THEBII.ORG
California Association of Business Brokers	CABB.ORG
California Association of Community Managers	CACM.ORG
California Association of Legal Document Assistants	CALDA.ORG
California Association of Mortgage Brokers	CAAMB.ORG
California Association of Realtors	CAR.ORG
California Building Industry Association	CBIA.ORG
California Building Industry Foundation	CBIF.ORG
California Chamber of Commerce	CALCHAMBER.COM
California Department of Insurance	INSURANCE.CA.GOV
California Land Surveyors Association	CA-SURVEYORS.ORG
California Land Title Association	CLTA.ORG
California Manufactured Housing Institution	CMHI.ORG
California Mortgage Bankers Association	CMBA.COM
California Real Estate Inspectors Association	CREIA.ORG
California Trust Deed Brokers Association
California Trustee's Association	RESOURCESLTD.COM/ CATRUSTEE.ORG
Commercial Real Estate Arena
County Recorder's Association of California
Department of Corporations	CORP.CA.GOV
Department of Real Estate	DRE.CAHWNET.GOV
Federation of Exchange Accomodators	1031.ORG
National Association of Professional Mortgage Women	NAPMW.ORG
National Notary Association	NATIONALNOTARY.ORG
Office of Real Estate Appraisal	OREA.CA.GOV
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development	HUD.GOV
Legislative Foreword
Constitutional Offices
State Senate
State Assembly