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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. Title insurance is different than most other insurance products. Diane Tomb, ALTA CEO Contributor.

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DataDigest: What happens when insurance carriers abandon America’s biggest housing markets

Housing Wire

When clients find their dream house and are ready to make an offer, Todd Armstrong’s next call isn’t necessarily to the seller’s agent or the buyer’s loan officer. “We Insurance policies for homeowners are skyrocketing. In Florida, agents are also grappling with insurability issues that are relatively new and vexing. The result?

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Insurance carrier exodus rattles California and Florida housing markets

Housing Wire

In late June, Susan Gregory received an estimate for a new homeowner’s insurance policy on her 120-year-old St. Augustine, Florida property, after her previous insurer, United Property and Casualty, went insolvent earlier in the year. This is one of the easiest parts of Florida to insure and costs have gone up over 40%.”

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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. Take insurance, for example.

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How lenders can help lessen home insurance shopping headaches for borrowers

Housing Wire

Getting the home insurance required to close is often more complicated than it needs to be. HousingWire recently spoke with Tom Kriby, vice president of client development and partnerships at Westwood Insurance Agency , about the home insurance shopping process and how lenders can help make it simpler for their borrowers.

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ICE Mortgage Technology’s Encompass to offer investment advisory advice for clients

Housing Wire

Through the partnership, loan officers can introduce their clients to an RIA within Encompass. Borrowers will receive financial advice including – college savings plans if their household is expanding, additional life insurance and 401k at no cost.

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5 ways to provide overwhelming value to buyer clients

Housing Wire

So how do you provide overwhelming value to your buyer clients? Here are the top five ways to provide value to your buyer clients. Present to your buyer clients just like you would in a listing presentation. Repeat, referral, lather, rinse and repeat. Be a matchmaker. This is where being proactive matters. Overcommunicate.

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