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DataTrace launches market insight platform for title companies

Housing Wire

According to the release, MarketView’s conception was a result of “increasing market fluctuations creating challenges for title companies that rely on property sale and mortgage origination reports” and to better “identify metrics that drive their business development.”.

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Opinion: Local MLS broker marketplaces, rules equitably advance American homeownership

Housing Wire

the National Association of Realtors (NAR), et al kicked off this week in a Kansas City, Missouri, federal courtroom, there is a lot at stake for consumers and business competition. Real estate agents know city and county property taxes. They decipher public property information. As the trial of Burnett v.

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For title companies, accuracy is only part of the solution

Housing Wire

Today’s digital business processes and workflows demand more than just accurate information – the information must also be easily understood, available on-demand and delivered in a way that integrates with technology. Case in point: How title companies source property tax status information. Simplifying the Process.

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Opinion: Fannie Mae’s title insurance pilot program overreaches

Housing Wire

Homeownership is out of reach for many Americans because of the lack of affordable homes, regulatory burdens to development, and high interest rates – not the cost of title insurance. These recovered funds provide critical support for local public programs and services — including education, infrastructure, and economic development.

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Investors turn their eyes to affordable housing opportunities

Housing Wire

We’re seeing statistics from our developers across the country that their portfolios are holding up well,” he said. For instance, it’s possible that housing tax credits and other supports for affordable housing could be sacrificed or functionally negated by property tax increases.

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Lenders: Looking to simplify closings? Work with an insurance agency

Housing Wire

HousingWire recently spoke to Tom Kriby, vice president of client development and partnerships at Westwood Insurance Agency, about how working with an insurance agency can simplify the closing process for their customers, even in times of interest rate uncertainty. How long have they been in business?

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Build-for-rent is a bet on the ‘new normal’ housing market

Housing Wire

The two SFR companies, among the largest operators in the space, announced this past summer that they have thousands of build-for-rent homes planned for development or already in the construction pipeline — some 12,000 on a combined basis. Redfin defines investors as any institution or business that acquires residential real estate.