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The title insurance industry prepares for battle

Housing Wire

With the housing market slowing down from its pandemic-fueled frenzy, wire fraud threats, regulatory challenges and the perennial challenge of an aging workforce, the title insurance industry will have a lot to juggle in the new year. For the title insurance industry, she feels this will result in a thinning of the herd.

Insurance 464
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Homebuyers have many options; let’s make sure they’re aware of them

Housing Wire

Admittedly, the myriad of documents requiring signatures can be overwhelming, especially for first-time homebuyers. One of the most important roles we play at ALTA is strongly encouraging buyers to shop around for their title insurance company. The seller normally pays on the West Coast.

Insurance 489
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Opinion: What you need to know for a successful real estate transaction

Housing Wire

The home-buying process involves numerous steps, documents and parties that you have to work with. Buyers, sellers and lenders all have a stake in the sale, and title and escrow ensure that everyone’s interests are protected. They also help to prevent fraud and ensure that the sale is conducted legally and ethically.

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Opinion: Foreign land ownership legislation and principles for protecting property rights

Housing Wire

As an organization dedicated to protecting property rights, the American Land Title Association (ALTA) wants to help ensure laws do not discriminate against or prevent people from legally purchasing real estate. Laws should also be clear on the role title insurance professionals play in facilitating transactions with foreign owners.

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Opinion: More can be done to shorten the average time to close

Housing Wire

Yes, the process of orchestrating the collaboration of lenders, appraisers , home inspectors, one or two real estate agents, a title insurance company, and possibly others is complex. Yes, the complex legal and regulatory web that can vary from state to state and even city to city doesn’t invite a quick and smooth passage to the closing.

HOA 408
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NAR CEO back on stand for second day of defense testimony in commission lawsuit trial

Housing Wire

This means sellers wind up paying inflated commissions at closing. Goldberg also told Ketchmark and the jury that Clear Cooperation gives the seller a larger homebuyer pool, however, he denied that Realtors steer clients to properties where sellers offer buyer’s agent compensation.

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Opinion: More should be done to shorten the average time to close

Housing Wire

The process of orchestrating the collaboration of lenders, appraisers, home inspectors, one or two real estate agents, a title insurance company and possibly others is complex. And the complex legal and regulatory web that can vary from state to state and even city to city doesn’t invite a quick and smooth passage to the closing.

HOA 395