Housing Wire

MAY 8, 2025

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.

Title

Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2025

Security American Title LLC , a veteran-owned title abstracting company, has expanded its operations to provide real estate title search services in all 50 states. Its client base includes government agencies, law firms, real estate investors , mortgage lenders , utility developers and title companies.

Title

Housing Wire

MAY 9, 2025

Strategic themes driving Blend’s trajectory During the earnings call, Ghamsari spotlighted not only Blends internal wins and growing partnerships but also notable industry developments from the first quarter. stake in the title business. “There are three themes I want to cover today. Ghamsari said the Rocket/Mr.

Title

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Monday announced a proposal to shift its Title I home loan programs to the use of the Uniform Residential Loan Application (URLA) that would more closely align them with broader industry standards.

Title

Housing Wire

JUNE 20, 2025

Dono , a company that offers artificial intelligence (AI)-based tools for title production, has appointed industry veteran Anthony Nalbone as its new head of revenue. “I’m excited to join the company that is futureproofing the title industry,” Nalbone said. and LandAmerica Financial Corp.

Title

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.

Technology

Housing Wire

JUNE 25, 2025

Beeline Title Holdings , a subsidiary of Beeline Holdings Inc. , The company described the deal as a milestone in merging decentralized finance with traditional title and escrow operations. Several mortgage lenders are already developing funding models that involve the conversion of cryptocurrencies to U.S.

Title

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. It was a daunting task for lenders and title companies to manage the variations across each state, underwriter, lender and investor. The two are very similar.

Title

Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2025

1406 has been referred to the Pennsylvania House Housing and Community Development Committee for consideration. Industry support The Pennsylvania Land Title Association told HousingWire that it supports any effort to deter deed fraud and protect homeowners, and it looks forward to working with legislators on this important issue.

Title

Housing Wire

JUNE 25, 2025

as its new vice president of broker relations for mortgage and title services, marking his return to the firm after several years at Compass. He also contributed to development of the company’s mortgage and title initiatives in the region, and he implemented process improvements tied to sales capture rates.

Title

Housing Wire

APRIL 28, 2025

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) real estate-owned ( REO ) properties for owner-occupant buyers, HUD-approved nonprofits and government entities from 15 to 30 days. And ML 2022-08 established a 30-day exclusivity period for the same types of entities on FHAs Claims Without Conveyance of Title (CWCOT) process.

Sales

Housing Wire

JULY 15, 2025

The company also plans to scale its team, accelerate product development and broaden industry partnerships. CertifID’s platform is used by title companies, law firms, mortgage lenders , real estate agents and consumers to verify identities, monitor transactions and recover lost funds.

Land

Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2025

Transfer taxes, title policies and potential appraisal shortfalls should be considered. Many incentives are tied to using the builders affiliated lender or title company, which may have specific requirements or deadlines. While the builders sales team represents the developer, a buyers agent works solely in the buyers best interest.

Purchase and sale agreement

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In 2024, much of this value came in the form of agent education and guidance as the real estate industry looked to navigate a turbulent year full of change, but in 2025 Poleg said more of that focus will be on technology tools, and streamlining the home-buying process by further developing the ancillary services Real offers.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

JUNE 26, 2025

Title and closing need to stop being an afterthought, because we’re offering a true, market -differentiating asset. Everything is on a deadline, and when a title partner isn’t in sync with the rest of the process, that creates stress, delays, and confusion. So yes, the name changed—but really, it’s the experience that leveled up.

Closing

Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2025

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Inspector General Rae Oliver Davis , Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, and Douglas DePodesta, special agent in charge of the Chicago field office of the FBI. He was sentenced to 205 months in prison by district court Judge Franklin Valderrama, who also ordered Diamond to pay $2.7

Mortgages

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Similar to the HousingWire TECH100, which celebrates the most innovative companies in mortgage and real estate tech, Tech Trendsetters highlights the individuals who are developing cutting-edge technology and leading innovation for their clients in these industries. This year, 75 honorees were selected. Take a look at the full list below.

Technology

Housing Wire

MARCH 3, 2025

This years honorees represent the top talent in corporate finance, ensuring their companies remain competitive in a dynamic housing market. Take a look at the full list of this year’s honorees below.

Finance

Housing Wire

JULY 1, 2025

Take a look below to see the full list of winners and click through their profiles to read more about their impressive accomplishments. Congratulations to this year’s honorees!

Title

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2024

As you plan your 2025, its important to be intentional about including self-development activities. As the title states, its all about starting with why. Paperback Audiobook The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson A catchy title backed up by an important message, this book is universally applicable across all industries.

Agents

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO)’s dedicated reverse mortgage development work group is targeting January 2025 as the release window for reverse mortgage standards it is helping to develop. In our recent meeting, we actually had representatives from reverse title companies there as well,” Morales said.

Mortgages

Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2025

Please also suggest a title for the full series and include recommended hashtags. You are a professional real estate content writer creating a detailed blog post titled: “How to Buy a Home in [your farm area] (Step-by-Step Guide)” The post should be structured, engaging and SEO-optimized.

Branding

Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2025

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rules still require such signatures on certain documents, the company explained. This is a priority since it will allow borrowers to absorb the details at their own pace, while also serving to reduce time spent at the closing table, the company said.

Closing

Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2025

Supports compliance: Many industries, including title insurance and real estate , have stringent data protection requirements. Establish policies and provide training: Develop clear email encryption policies and train employees on the importance of secure communications.

Title

Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2025

The Department of Housing and Urban Developments order to crack down on non-permanent residents receiving mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration eliminates the non-permanent resident category from eligibility for Single Family Title I and Title II programs.

Commercial

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 17, 2024

has honored a longtime professional in its ranks with a lifetime achievement award, in recognition of his 40-year career in the mortgage banking, real estate , homebuilding and title insurance industries. The reverse mortgage division of Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp.

Lending

Housing Wire

APRIL 16, 2025

Im looking forward to accelerating innovation through a robust data strategy centered on AI, customer-centric product development and solutions that deliver real impact for our clients. Flynn has more than two decades of experience in real estate and financial technology.

Technology

Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2025

Despite some positive developments in recent years, including data suggesting that baby boomers are more resilient against A.I.-powered Department of Justice Office of International Affairs as well as the International Assistance Group at Justice Canada.

Title

Housing Wire

APRIL 28, 2025

HousingWire (HW): Why is ICE Mortgage Technology transitioning away from SDK (software developer kit) technology? NA: Over time, we’ve seen how legacy technology creates persistent challenges for lenders, such as developers leaving, solutions that struggle to scale, and the need for extensive manual workarounds.

Technology

Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2025

The suit was the latest development in what has become a long-running feud between Homes.com and Realtor.com. The two have spent much of 2024 debating who holds the title of second-largest listing portal behind Zillow , with Realtor.com alleging that Homes.coms claims that it is the No.

Title

Housing Wire

JUNE 17, 2025

Now, with more AI experience under the company’s proverbial belt, Packer gave another interview to talk about the need for curation as Longbridge further develops its in-house tools. I think Longbridge excels at that, and we’ve been very careful as we have developed our AI ecosystem.” And we do a lot of internal testing.

Technology

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Generative AI is a very powerful document processor and can meaningfully improve title company efficiency and accuracy, when applied in the right way. We see incorporating generative AI into the product as a necessity rather than a luxury. Our industry’s currency is documents. Threats to our industry are on the rise from every level.

Technology

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Once negotiations were settled and my mortgage was accepted, the final step was to obtain title insurance. For this, I turned to New Hampshire-based Cohen Closing & Title , where another cousin is the director of business development.

Purchase and sale agreement

Housing Wire

JUNE 10, 2025

These include the ability to access between $50,000 and $400,000 per draw at a fixed rate, depending on factors like home value, lien position, title, credit profile, verified income amount and available equity at the time of application. Product development The development of this product has been a long time in coming, Mayer added.

Equity

Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2025

.’ In a presentation for investors , Rocket outlined how its acquisition of Redfin will help the company create a more seamless and affordable way for consumers to transact real estate, showing how it will take consumers from the home search phase all the way through title and closing.

Loan Officer

Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2025

There’s the origination process, which is all of the financing, title closing, and then servicing, where they essentially develop a lifetime relationship. There’s interacting with the consumer at the top of the funnel as they go through the experience of searching for a home or selling a home.

Technology

Housing Wire

MAY 22, 2025

Tens of thousands of professionals across brokerages , tech platforms, title agencies, and lending institutions are losing their jobs. Its time to get NAR out of the Halls of Congress, and into the development of professionals. The lessons of 2008 have not prevented history from rhyming. This time, though, the damage may cut deeper.

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