Housing Wire

JUNE 20, 2023

During this National Homeownership Month in particular, homeowners should be wary of a new business practice preying upon vulnerable homeowners — non-title recorded agreements for personal service ( NTRAPS ), long-term listing agreements that entrap consumers. Together, we can end this predatory business practice once and for all.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Shannon Foglia Brandy was pretty certain she wanted a career in public relations, but after a summer internship before her senior year at Bryant University, she began considering a career in the field of title insurance. “I But as a woman in her mid-20s, Foglia Brandy is something of an anomaly in the title insurance industry.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

The stock price of Doma Holdings was down 29% on Friday afternoon after the title insurance company posted a $43.7 “In terms of our plans for 2022, we are taking advantage of the momentum in our business and will focus on broadening the use and coverage of our proven Doma Intelligence platform. million from $143.5

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Bringing together some of the top economists and researchers in housing, the event will provide an in-depth look at the predictions for next year, along with a roundtable discussion on how these insights apply to your business. share of the market controlled by small, independent title insurance companies.

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Housing Wire

MAY 2, 2024

Real estate brokerage William Raveis has returned to the acquisitions business. Our business model is unique. As operating partners, we help agents succeed with our world-class coaching, marketing, and innovations like Raveis365, a one-of-a-kind communication and technology platform developed exclusively for us by Microsoft.“

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Housing Wire

APRIL 23, 2024

These leaders play a pivotal role in shaping the industry’s narrative, driving business growth and enhancing customer engagement. brands, including brokerage, mortgage, title, insurance and technology. Whitney Curry , has propelled Pacaso to become the pioneer of co-ownership of luxury real estate.

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Cleveland Appraisal Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Mortgage lending work is only one type of business where appraisals are needed. To develop work outside of the lending world, you need to get the word out there that you are an expert in your field and that you’re ready to take on different types of appraisal work. Isn’t this just good business practice anyway?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 4, 2024

Title insurance giant First American Financial reported progress on restoring its systems from a pre-Christmas cybersecurity incident. This development allows us to resume communication through our standard business channels,” the company said on its website late Wednesday afternoon.

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Housing Wire

MAY 26, 2023

Whether you believe the worst market conditions are now behind us or that the coming months will remain turbulent, there’s no doubt that title related businesses will need a combination of thrift, ingenuity, innovation and persistence to be successful for the foreseeable future. Compliance isn’t a topic most owners approach with enthusiasm.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2021

Lenders need support during this hectic time to manage their portfolio and avoid any mistakes, especially when it comes to title insurance and settlement fees. There are a number of ways Sourcepoint streamlines the mortgage process to avoid title insurance and settlement fees. We engineer solutions for our clients. Kenneth Marks.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In today’s rapidly changing technology landscape, businesses in the title insurance , mortgage and real estate industries must prioritize cybersecurity response planning and business continuity. On the other hand, business continuity planning focuses on preparing for potential disruptions to your business operations.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 10, 2023

Increasing wildfire risk resulting from climate change is a growing problem for insurers and homebuyers in affected areas, particularly California, according to a new report from data provider CoreLogic. CoreLogic said insurers’ models should account for the current risk landscape, including climate change considerations.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

To convert these leads into business, the brokerage developed teams — also called units — headed by captains who are successful agents with high lead conversion rates. Djon Luxury Real Estate is expanding its sell-side business, training buyer-side real estate agents on the necessary contracts and selling their value to the consumer.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

This article was written for FinLedger, HW Media’s new fintech focused news brand designed specifically for financial services professionals in banking, payments, insurance and proptech. business advisory firm in real estate, mortgage finance, digital mortgage, banking and capital markets. Register for the FinLedger Daily Newsletter.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 14, 2023

Nearly 12 months have passed since Fannie Mae first announced it would in limited circumstances be accepting attorney opinion letters in lieu of title insurance. We will continue to share our concerns about Fannie Mae moving beyond its mission and into the business of title insurance.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2022

HousingWire recently spoke with Tom Kriby, Vice President of Client Development and Partnerships at Westwood Insurance, about how insurance issues can hold up a home closing and how lenders can integrate insurance into their process to help their homebuyers avoid delays. It’s more common than you think.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Prior to joining the brokerage , Wallace worked at some of the leading companies in the industry, such as Rocket Homes , Better.com , Opendoor and Farmers Insurance. 2023, she oversaw business development, back-end operations as well as the partner real estate agent network. At Rocket Homes where Wallace worked from Feb.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 13, 2023

San Francisco-based fintech Polly has hired Parvesh Sahi, a former executive from ICE Mortgage Technology , as chief revenue officer to scale the business in a highly competitive mortgage environment. Sahi will be involved in all aspects of the corporate strategy, business development, sales and account management, the firm said Thursday.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2023

Title insurance is one such proven product with a long history of protecting homeowners’ right to property. Before title insurance, property rights were not guaranteed. But in 1868, a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision led to the codification of the incorporation and regulation of title insurance companies into law.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Lesley Alli and Andrew Greenberg both joined NMI Holdings to serve as senior vice presidents, announced the parent company of National Mortgage Insurance Corporation Monday in a statement.

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Housing Wire

JULY 22, 2021

Title insurance veteran Janice Cassidy has been named agency compliance manager at North American Title Insurance Co., She has also worked as an auditor, claims analyst, software tester and escrow compliance and business analyst for Fidelity National Financial , where she worked for more than eight years. a subsidiary of Doma.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 19, 2024

Just like a well-built castle can withstand attacks, having defined resiliency requirements for your digital infrastructure can help reduce risks and protect your business from a potential breach. Minimize downtime: By implementing resiliency measures, you can reduce the impact of cyber incidents on your business operations.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

It wants smaller loan originators, credit unions and others “to offer FHA-insured loan products in branch offices that they did not previously register due to business volume considerations, thus expanding the availability of FHA programs to underserved communities,” the notice said.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2022

Protecting homeowners is always at the center of the title insurance industry’s core values: to lead, deliver and protect. Title insurance is much different than other insurance products. Because of this up-front service provided to consumers and lenders, the title industry has far fewer claims compared to other insurance lines.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2024

Sue Haviland has also joined the division as a loan officer, coming off of a roughly three-year stint as Finance of America Reverse (FAR)’s national sales trainer in learning and development. Obviously we have a forward lending division, we have the reverse mortgage lending division and a commercial panel, as well as an insurance company.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2024

But unlike financing with a traditional mortgage, monthly principal and interest payments are not required on the loan, so long as the homeowner keeps up to date with real estate taxes, homeowners’ insurance and property maintenance. The 6% limit also includes payment of the Up-Front Mortgage Insurance Premium (UFMIP).

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

savings and loan associations, savings banks, and cooperative banks) and insurance companies. It was not until 1989 that Congress expanded membership to all federally insured depository institutions. Thus, if there is a conflict between the super lien and state insurance law, it is unclear which statutory system would prevail.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2023

But, how you structure those agreements and the partnership you develop can make a big impact on how that service thrives. As an industry leader, maintaining relationships with mortgage and title professionals could take your business to the next level, and mortgage professional David Lykken wants to help you achieve those goals.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 9, 2024

On a related matter, we also see some in the mortgage industry touting business opportunities of dual compensation — firms or loan originators representing a homebuyer simultaneously as realty agent and home lender. Such opportunities may arise. While some criticized this announcement, CHLA applauded it.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 6, 2021

a nationwide provider of mortgage insurance and subsidiary of Essent Group Ltd. As President, Curran will have responsibility for the overall operations of the mortgage insurance company including, business development, IT, operations, public policy and risk and report directly to Mark A.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

This HousingWire Daily podcast transcription features an interview with Monique Winston , vice president-national business development executive and chair of the diversity and inclusion council at WFG National Title Insurance Company. In this episode, Winston discusses her work at WFG and as an advocate for Black homeownership.

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Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2022

In his new role, Hogle will manage the firm’s retail operations, overseeing growth and development of retail sales and the production network, while supporting the firm’s business channels. Full-service lender Cherry Creek Mortgage announced Rick Hogle has joined the company as its chief revenue officer.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 21, 2023

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the regulator’s agenda will address issues relevant to the housing industry. CFPB] released an outline of proposals and alternatives under consideration for the SBREFA panel, made up of representatives of small businesses that might be affected by the rulemaking,” the item said. ”The

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In this role, Lawson will serve as a member of the CSBS executive leadership team and will be responsible for managing the policy and supervision business units. In that role, Lawson was responsible for coordinating public policy development and advocacy efforts. Lawson joined CSBS in July 2021 as senior vice president for policy.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 28, 2022

HousingWire Annual is where the community from across the housing ecosystem comes together to share strategies, drive business, discover new technologies, discuss best practices, and meet industry leaders. 02 HWA The Remix: Westwood Insurance Agency. All Things Housing. 03 Marketing Leaders Success Summit: The Future of Marketing.

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Housing Wire

JULY 6, 2023

In this role, Savkar will be responsible for the management of an expanding business unit within Wolters Kluwer that focuses on product innovation and technological advancements. Meirink said Savkar’s appointment is indicative of the company’s commitment to developing and promoting talent from within.

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McKissock

MAY 15, 2023

Thinking about starting an appraisal business? Perhaps you’re taking over that business because your mentor is retiring; maybe you’re relocating to another market; maybe you’re starting a competing firm. Depending on circumstances, the costs of starting an appraisal business can range from fairly high to very low.

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