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Title insurance industry premiums spike $7B year over year

Housing Wire

billion in 2020, an increase that ALTA attributed to historic mortgage origination activity and the substantial increase in home values. Incredibly low mortgage rates (led) to an unprecedented increase in real estate transactions and substantially higher home values,” Diane Tomb, the CEO of ALTA said in a statement.

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HOUSING ‘TRIFECT’ PUTTING SQUEEZE ON BUYERS

Will Springer Realtor

While that may seem like a silly question to ask – especially from a residential real estate pro whose business relies on the purchase and sale of homes – it’s something I have been studying, with some eye-opening findings. homes shy of what’s needed today. It may take decades to backfill stock, which is said to be roughly 4.5M

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