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As title insurance volume shrinks, workers take on more tasks

Housing Wire

The last two years was like drinking from a fire hose and we’re back to more like 2019 levels right now,” David Townsend, the president and CEO of Agent’s National Title , told attendees listening to PropLogix’s State of the Title Industry report webinar Thursday afternoon. “I

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A look at the role instant title plays in the borrower journey

Housing Wire

HousingWire: How did the title business adapt to unique conditions caused by the pandemic, the growth of the remote workforce and low interest rates? Luckily, the technology and infrastructure we had in place at ServiceLink kept our client service uninterrupted. This scalability includes our industry-leading signing agent panel.

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Purchase market will highlight closing process problems

Housing Wire

But, to date, most of the streamlining has happened at the point of marketing and sales. In 2019, The MBA estimated that for depositories, 46% of retail origination costs were used to cover sales functions. It makes perfect sense, then, that the first priority for streamlining and improved efficiency would be sales.

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Fueling the home-buying process with certainty

Housing Wire

Another key takeaway – and a constant theme during the pandemic – is how technology liberated consumers and professionals alike. Technology harnesses desperation to fuel the change that drives the consumer experience. We already knew technology to be a dynamic and fluid panacea for many delays and glitches.

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iBuyer vs. Real Estate Agent: How Do the Experiences Compare?

HomeLight

Whether you should use an iBuyer (instant buyer) vs. real estate agent to sell your home is a hot debate in some real estate circles. iBuyer vs. real estate agent summary. Top iBuyer companies include Opendoor, Offerpad, Redfin Now, and HomeLight (we offer iBuying services through our Simple Sale platform). Selling to an iBuyer.

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iBuyer Versus Traditional Real Estate: Where’s the Nexus?

RIS Media

The market changes all the time—as does the practice of selling real estate, especially in the age of technology. Yet in the seven or eight years since iBuying emerged, it has attracted reams of copy and tons of dialogue as an instant, hassle-free sales solution. So, what are the pros and what are the cons of the iBuyer strategy?

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Opinion: More can be done to shorten the average time to close

Housing Wire

Seemingly forever, the average time between reaching a sales agreement and closing on that property has hovered around 45 days — a month and a half. More than a few real estate agents will roll their eyes and sigh when asked by a client, upon the signing of a sales contract, “What’s next?” But there’s also room for improvement.

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