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Major title insurers post strong Q1 earnings, fueled by commercial real estate deals

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A surge in commercial real estate transactions helped drive solid first-quarter 2025 earnings for the countrys largest title insurers. First American Financial , Fidelity National Financial , Old Republic International and Stewart Information Services all reported year-over-year gains in commercial title revenue. a year ago.

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Washington state lawmakers working on commercial-to-residential conversion bill

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The House of Representatives in the state of Washington last week approved a bill that seeks to expedite the process of converting commercial buildings into residential complexes. Those rules only applied to conversions in commercial and mixed-use zones. The measure passed overwhelmingly in a vote of 95-2. HB 1757 is sponsored by Rep.

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Rocket makes a Super Bowl commercial comeback

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I cant share the exact cost, but as you can imagine, a Super Bowl commercial especially one thats never been done before is a significant investment. For the last few years, the Detroit-based financial services company has sat on the bench when it comes to advertising during the big game.

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Here’s how one CRE veteran helps multifamily investors thrive

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Volatility is becoming the new norm in today’s commercial real estate market. Meet Danny van der Reis , a commercial real estate (CRE) finance veteran and executive vice president of servicing and asset management at Arbor Realty Trust. HW: You’ve had a long career in commercial real estate finance.

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Wells Fargo sells most of its commercial mortgage servicing to Trimont

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Wells Fargo has agreed to sell most of its commercial mortgage servicing portfolio to Atlanta-based Trimont. The deal is expected to make Trimont the largest servicer of multifamily and commercial loans in the U.S. The transaction includes only Wells Fargo’s non-agency, third-party commercial mortgage servicing (CMS) business.

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MBA promotes Jamie Woodwell to lead its commercial, multifamily public policy efforts

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The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) on Monday appointed Jamie Woodwell as its senior vice president of commercial/multifamily policy and strategic industry engagement. MBA leadership praised Woodwell for his market expertise and detailed economic insights in the commercial and multifamily real estate sectors.

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Opinion: Why aren’t more commercial brokerages seeking affiliated arrangements?

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So why aren’t more commercial real estate (CRE) entities – investors , principals, banks, law firms or developers – seeking the same? Market conditions have certainly trended downward for residential or commercial real estate. Right now, we’re generally seeing more mixed-use developments and multifaceted commercial projects.