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RE/MAX Proper acquires indie brokerage All Nations

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California-based RE/MAX Proper has acquired All Nations Realty and Investments , an independent brokerage in Rancho Cucamonga. We want to provide real estate agents in our area the best brand, tools and network available today,” said RE/MAX Proper CEO Paul Natividad. “We The acquisition of All Nations was finalized on Aug.

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Home-equity investment pioneer Unison taps the secondary market

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Unison, launched in 2004, joins another California-based fintech competitor, Point , in pursuing efforts to tap the secondary market to create more liquidity for the financing of shared home-equity contracts. As part of a Unison’s REA product, the company will invest up to 17.5% of a home’s value after a 2.5%

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Interfirst Mortgage raises $175 million

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Funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management , MFA Financia l, various family offices, and other strategic investors invested through a StoicLane’s special purpose vehicle, StoicLane said. The holding company will invest in finance, insurance, and real estate businesses.

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ALTA: Protecting property rights with title insurance

Housing Wire

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. nationally since 2004 and roughly 5% the past two years, based on the most recent industry data from 2021.

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Opinion: The title industry supports innovation while prioritizing protection

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Innovation should be encouraged across the real estate industry. The cost of title insurance has decreased 7% since 2004 thanks to industry investments in machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI). In contrast, title insurance alternatives do not provide coverage for these “hidden” or “unknown” risks.

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Hot home-equity market fueling securitization deals

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New York-based Unlock Technologies , a fintech operating in the shared-equity market, and real estate investment firm Saluda Grade , have closed a $180 million private-label securitization (PLS) backed entirely by Unlock-originated residential home-equity agreements (HEAs).

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StoicLane has plans to create an appraisal giant

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Goldstein founded StoicLane in September alongside Matt Foran and Jake Nice to invest in finance, insurance, and real estate businesses. The team co-founded several companies and, since 2004, they claim to have created $4 billion in equity value to investors.

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