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How Mortiles use technology and vendors services to push title searches into the future

Housing Wire

What drew you to the title search industry? Erich Wiedel: When I was in high school, a friends brother-in-law owned a mortgage company, and I got a job as a loan officer. They launched an in-house title company and I was fortunate to be mentored by Derrick & James, the title attorneys there who took me under their wing.

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Transforming the mortgage and real estate process: Insights from Tech100 leaders

Housing Wire

In honor of the 2025 Tech100 nomination season, HousingWire asked leaders from last year’s Tech100-winning companies including Flueid , Vesta , Gridbase and MyHome, a Williston Financial Group Company to share some examples of how their technology has helped transform a traditional real estate and mortgage process.

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Georgia looks to protect residents from title theft with new law

Housing Wire

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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Bipartisan congressional caucus calls on FHFA to halt title waiver program

Housing Wire

In the letter, the caucus members argue that the pilot — which they said insinuates that title insurance is a “junk fee” — will cause “irreparable damage” to homeowners and mortgage lenders.

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Security American Title expands services nationwide

Housing Wire

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.

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TRG conducts layoffs focused on Doma employees, sources say

Housing Wire

Doma quickly made a name for itself during the height of the refinance boom in late 2020 and 2021 with its Doma Intelligence platform , which automated large portions of the closing process, including title searches, drastically speeding up the closing process. Its SPAC deal with Capitol Investment Corp.

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Global title insurance market set for steady growth

Housing Wire

Automation, artificial intelligence and blockchain are improving the efficiency of title searches and underwriting while reducing processing times, according to the report. The application of technology and automation could also improve the effectiveness of the title search and processes for managing claims, MRF reported.

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