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Title insurance industry volume rises 3.6% in Q1

Housing Wire

billion in title insurance premium volume during the first quarter of 2022, compared to $5.68 The title insurance industry had a record year in 2021 , generating $26.2 The title insurance industry had a record year in 2021 , generating $26.2 Presented by: Stewart Title. WFG National Title Insurance Co. with 8.9%.

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Thinking of selling your real estate brokerage? Here’s how to prepare

Housing Wire

This includes financials, organizational documents, agent productivity reports, operating metrics, vendor contracts, lease agreements, employment agreements, insurance documents, and more. From a data lens, transactions can be broken out into three different stages: Valuation , Due Diligence , and Contract.

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Cyberattack at loanDepot affects 17M individuals, with up to $17M in expenses

Housing Wire

According to the company, the cyberattack will add approximately $12 million to $17 million in expenses to its first-quarter earnings, the net of expected insurance coverage. loanDepot is accused of negligence, breach of contract and unjust enrichment, among other allegations. The number of individuals affected exceeds the 16.6

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Mortgage tech firm Lender Toolkit sues two lenders for nonpayment

Housing Wire

Lender Toolkit accused Celebrity Home Loans and MLD Mortgage of breach of contract. Both lenders entered into a contract with Lender Toolkit in 2021. MLD’s Colorado business volume between 2019 and the present accounts for less than 0.1% Lender Toolkit says Celebrity owes at least $97,288 and MLD Mortgage $138,069.

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Pending legislation would end home inspection waivers in Massachusetts

Housing Wire

“And it blew up so much that states like Massachusetts … are seeking to pass right-to-inspect laws, which is going to make it hard to get that inspection contingency out of the contract,” he said. They’re only supposed to look and report on things that are present and visible,” he added. “If Binney said.

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5 ways to provide overwhelming value to buyer clients

Housing Wire

Present to your buyer clients just like you would in a listing presentation. Be one step ahead of the process once they’re under contract. Help set up their utilities for them, recommend movers, homeowner’s insurance companies and anything else to alleviate stress. Repeat, referral, lather, rinse and repeat.

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Unanswered Questions – Part 1

Appraisal Buzz

In other words, why are appraiser estimating market value below the contract price so often? The definition of market value is consistent with the top of the curve, whereas in the environment of multiple offers, the actual contract price will be represented by the offer which is the statistical outlier. Think in terms of insurance.