Housing Wire

JANUARY 15, 2025

Georgia has upped its defenses against deed fraud and title theft. Title theft occurs when a criminal impersonates a property owner and sells or takes out a second mortgage on the owners property. Police are encouraging homebuyers to conduct a title search of a property before they purchase it.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2025

9, 2025, require title insurance companies to identify the true, natural owners behind shell companies involved in non-financed residential property purchases. ALTA noted that title insurance companies were already exempt from the BOI reporting requirement due to the rules exemption for state-licensed insurance producers.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2025

The title insurance industry is on track for steady expansion over the next decade, driven by surging real estate activity, advancing technology and tightening regulatory frameworks. According to Market Research Future (MRF), the title insurance market is expected to grow from $4.15 billion in 2025 to $5.69 Valued at $1.5

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Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2025

New York may soon allow title insurance for state land purchases, a shift that could streamline conservation efforts and resolve longstanding property disputes. Proposed changes New York is currently the only state that does not accept title insurance for government land purchases. The change, which was included in Gov.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

It was July of 2020 and the interest rates had just dropped below 3%, every Title & Escrow company was slammed! Every title company wanted a great piece of the current refi market and most would do about anything to obtain it.The problem; almost all were late to the party and not prepared. Why did this happen?The

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 31, 2025

The title entity of Planet Financial Group has a new leader. On Thursday, Planet announced the hiring of Ken Quantie as its new senior vice president of KeyLink Title. My goal is to establish a nationwide title resource known for exceptional service, Quantie said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 15, 2025

First American Titles direct division is starting the new year off with a new division president. The big four title firm announced the appointment of Jim Dulle as the new division president on Wednesday. He has also held roles in information technology, operational leadership and title production.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2025

As a result, professionals in the title and foreclosure industries must evolve to keep up with upcoming trends. However, long-standing challenges still persist within foreclosure firms, title and escrow companies, and title insurance underwriters. What drew you to the title search industry?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2024

What the title industry Is doing It has been a longstanding priority for the title industry to increase awareness and identification of real estate wire fraud. Through consumer warnings on websites and email communications, preparedness tools, and other educational resources, the title industry is committed to thwarting these scams.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 14, 2025

Advocus National Title Insurance Co. has launched a new 1031 exchange service, allowing real estate investors to defer capital gains taxes when selling and reinvesting in like-kind properties. With our new 1031 exchange services, were making it easier for customers to navigate the process and secure their financial future.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 7, 2024

Unfortunately, a “quiet title” lawsuit to unwind a fraudulent transfer will take a minimum of six months, often extending to several years, during which time the true property owner cannot sell or refinance. Most victims cannot afford the fight to recover their title, and some lose their homes altogether. That’s a job for the courts.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2025

But his first big test came in the mid-1980s during the savings and loan crisis a time when the mortgage market dried up and title companies were hit hard. Title companies have to start thinking of themselves as partners in the clients process. Its surreal, Stone said. I started in April of 1975. Thats a Realtor problem.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 4, 2024

But while a fraud attempt targeting such a famous structure and family would easily make national news, the vast majority of title theft and mortgage fraud schemes do not. Impersonation fraud has risen “sharply” over the past few years according to Sarah Frano, vice president and real estate fraud expert at First American Title Insurance Co.

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Housing Wire

MAY 1, 2024

As existing home sales dropped to the lowest level it has seen in nearly three decades in 2023 , title insurance premium volume also took a hit. In 2023, the title insurance industry generated $15.1 In 2022 , the title industry generated $21 billion in premiums. In 2022 , the title industry generated $21 billion in premiums.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2025

The American Land Title Association (ALTA) noted that title insurance companies were already exempt from the BOI reporting requirement due to the rules exemption for state-licensed insurance producers. But ramifications could still be felt in the title sector. This rule, which goes into effect Dec.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 17, 2024

The relative stability of the housing market in the first quarter of 2024 resulted in a fairly strong quarter for the title insurance industry. According to the American Land Title Association (ALTA) Market Share Analysis released Thursday, the industry generated $3.35 billion in title insurance premiums during Q1 2024, down only 0.8%

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 20, 2025

Adams and his team recently encountered a spoof website for a real title company, something he finds greatly concerning. It was a direct replica of the actual title companys website. Everything was the same except for the phone numbers and they had already infiltrated one transaction posing as the title company, Adams said.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

Despite persistently high interest rates , big four title firm Fidelity National Financial recorded a much stronger start to 2024 than it did a year ago. The firm attributed its stronger results to better performance from both its F&G segment and its title insurance segment. The firm’s title segment reported $1.7

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 30, 2024

The title insurance industry is vigorously battling these challenges as it protects Americans’ largest asset, their homes. In fact, a new study notes that nearly all title companies surveyed currently provide or plan to provide education and resources to train employees on fraud.

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Housing Wire

JULY 22, 2024

In a recent episode of “Ten Minute Talks,” HousingWire President Diego Sanchez and Alita Group President Stacy Mestayer discussed an alternative option to title insurance. Sanchez addresses the current version of title insurance and why an alternative is needed. Mestayer debunks that claim too.

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Housing Wire

JULY 24, 2024

Attorneys general in 14 states have joined together to send a letter to Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) director Sandra Thompson that urges the termination of the agency’s title waiver pilot program. Title insurance is a state-regulated industry, and homeowners will be better served if it stays that way.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2024

The title insurance and settlement services industry directly generated $30 billion of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) in 2022, according to a report commissioned by the American Land Title Association that was published on Wednesday. economic impact of the title industry. The report measures both the direct and broader U.S.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The suit also alleges that the defendants which include the brokerages, agents, brokers, support staff, title companies and banks involved in the transaction coordinated to gain an unfair advantage. The other defendants in the suit are those involved in the title and escrow process and the wiring of the allegedly fraudulent funds.

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Housing Wire

JULY 10, 2024

Despite having a 100-plus-year history, the title industry is now embracing some of the newest technologies on the market, including artificial intelligence. of title and escrow professionals surveyed have already adopted generative AI solutions, according to the State of AI in Title and Escrow published this week by Qualia.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Alliant National Title Insurance Co. This is a strategic acquisition for DFH and allows us to further vertically integrate alongside our existing title insurance agency business while facilitating growth in the title insurance marketplace,” Patrick Zalupski, the chairman and CEO of Dream Finders, said in a statement.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Real estate software provider Qualia is looking to improve how it serves its title company customers. Through the network, Qualia said it hopes to help the title and escrow companies on its platform in reducing operational costs and “increasing efficiency and security via robust bank integrations.”

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 24, 2024

In fact, for many new buyers entering the market this year, this will be the first time they ever hear the words “ title insurance.” Against this backdrop, it is critical that new homebuyers and homeowners alike understand what title insurance is, its benefits and the importance of asking about discounts available to them.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 4, 2024

For the title insurance industry, this meant an uptick in title insurance premium volume, which came in at $4.09 billion for the quarter, according to the American Land Title Association (ALTA)’s Market Share Analysis that was published Thursday. at 14.4%; Chicago Title Insurance Co. 2.6%) and Doma Title (1.8%).

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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2025

Brian Webster, president of Stewart Title -owned RON provider NotaryCam, said he does not expect significant talk of the SECURE Act to resume in Congress anytime soon. The 45 states that have done so, do not suggest that there is a patchwork of state laws. The reality is quite the opposite.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2025

Mortgage and title clients are undergoing a significant transformation with the shift from Encompass Software Development Kit (SDK) to Encompass Partner Connect (EPC). However, for many lenders and title agents, the path to compliance can be a bit too much to handle while running a business and dodging compliance risks.

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2024

United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) has launched a new service to handle all the title work for its brokers on refinancings. As a result, brokers no longer need to deal with a title company or settlement agent to close a refi. It said TRAC+ will allow the lender to “manage title review, closing, and disbursement.”

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

For more than two years, a storm has been brewing in the title insurance industry. Last week, the first raindrops began to fall when the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia (OAG) announced settlements with four title firms over alleged kickback schemes. Because these title firms were all licensed by the D.C.

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Housing Wire

JULY 5, 2024

Like many in title , Iain Bryant, the newly appointed president of Stewart Title’s agency division, found his way into the industry through family. Services , a title production business, in 1990, and after growing up surrounded by the title industry, Bryant said he was determined to never be part of the industry. “My

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

From streamlining title verification to enabling collaborative loan processing and automating key title production tasks, these leaders are helping shape a faster, smarter, and more efficient housing market. We call this process VOT or Verification of Title.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2023

With its four largest firms all at least 100 years old, the title insurance industry has a bit of a reputation for being antiquated and technology averse. “I The title industry has worked hard over the last few years to shed that reputation. The unsung heroes of title are examiners, processors and receptionists,” Trimble said.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 29, 2024

Publicly traded real estate technology company Doma Holdings has entered into a definitive agreement to sell to title insurance underwriter Title Resources Group (TRG) and become a private company. Its most recent endeavor is Upfront Title , launched during the third-quarter earnings call with investors and analysts.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2024

As the housing market picked up in much of the country during the third quarter of 2024, so did business for the title insurance industry. During the third quarter of 2024, the title industry generated $4.3 billion in title premiums, up 5.3% In total, during the first nine months of the year, title insurance premiums are up 3.2%

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