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Here’s why the home insurance market matters

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HousingWire recently spoke with Matic CEO and co-founder Ben Madick about the changing home insurance market, how it impacts mortgage lenders and homeowners, and why lenders should pay attention. HousingWire: What is the current home insurance market like? Back in 2020, insurance premiums averaged $1,637 in Texas.

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Fannie Mae rumored to be looking at forgoing title insurance

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The title insurance industry is often bemoaned for being antiquated and making minimal changes, but that has not been the case for the past 12 months. The program would grant certain mortgage lenders a waiver on title insurance requirements for loans sold to Fannie Mae and will be rolled out this spring, according to Politico.

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Opinion: The elephant in the real estate room? Lowballed appraisals

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To begin, if you did not know, a literal wall was built (with parts of it still standing) to divide white homeowners from Black residents along portions of 8 Mile (yes, Eminem’s track is titled after the notorious street). Less access and opportunity for area homeowners. Nor do these homeowners have the same access to local services.

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The mortgage servicing experts at Sagent are building the future of fintech

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Building the future of mortgage servicing technology is about granular, nuanced innovation — knowing what changes must happen and when, and executing with no mistakes across scale operations where every tiny detail is highly regulated. Sagent can’t wait to show you what they’re building and learn what you’re building.

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ALTA: Protecting property rights with title insurance

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For most real estate industry professionals, title insurance needs no introduction. A trusted product , title insurance has been used to protect real estate transactions and property rights for over a century. Title insurance is different than most other insurance products. Diane Tomb, ALTA CEO Contributor.

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How reverse mortgages could improve financial stability for older homeowners

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With the cost of living on the rise, many older homeowners are looking for financial solutions that allow them to age in place. CM : Firstly, reverse mortgages, whether government-insured or proprietary, are non-recourse loans. To learn more about RMF and reverse mortgages visit reversefacts.com/HW. Not tax advice.

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HW+ Member Spotlight: Max Simkoff

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Simkoff founded Doma more than five years ago with a vision to change the future of real estate transactions. HousingWire: What has been your biggest learning opportunity? The title insurance business is complex, but leveraging technology to bring the process of closing a mortgage into this century seemed to be an easy decision.