About Joe
Joe Grabas is one of only a few dozen individuals in the State of New Jersey who hold the designation of Certified Title Professional and is one of the first five individuals in the United States to be designated as a National Title Professional by the American Land Title Association.
Joe is one of the leading experts in historical land title research, having searched, examined and/or insured over 100,000 land titles in 5 States and all 21 Counties in New Jersey over the last 4 decades. Joe is a professional educator and lecturer. He has pioneered the field in interpretive land records research and has been qualified as an Expert in land title and real estate matters by the Superior Court of NJ, and has provided testimony in various title litigation. Mr. Grabas has been certified by the NJ Department of Banking & Insurance as a Title Instructor and has been authorized by the NJ Real Estate Commission and the NJ Supreme Court to teach continuing education to insurance producers, realtors and lawyers. Joe is a Commissioner on the Monmouth County Historical Commission, a visiting lecturer at Monmouth University and serves on the NJ Tidelands Resource Council. Joe is the author of the award winning book Owning New Jersey: Historic Tales of War, Property Disputes and the Pursuit of Happiness. |
Education
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Masters Degree, History – Monmouth University (2020)
Bachelor of Arts, History - Summa Cum Laude, Monmouth University ‘98 Title Insurance Education Course I, The Land Title Institute (1991) Title Insurance Education Course II, The Land Title Institute (1992) NJ Pre-licensing Education Course - Lawyers Title Insurance Co (1984) Sayreville War Memorial High School, Class of 1977 |
Awards &
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Eagle Scout - Boy Scouts of America (1974)
Certified Title Professional - New Jersey Land Title Association (1992) National Title Professional – American Land Title Association (2013) History Award - Monmouth University, Department of History (1998) Lambda Sigma Tau, Monmouth University Honor Society Phi Alpha Theta, International History Honor Society (1995) James E. West Fellow, Boy Scouts of America (1999) Howell Twp PAL Leadership Award Presidential Award – New Jersey Land Title Association (2014) Author’s Award for Popular Non-Fiction-2015 NJSAA |
Telephone
732-261-1013
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