Housing Wire

MARCH 15, 2021

The title insurance and settlement services provider was originally bought b y Solutionstar Holdings , an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Nationstar Mortgage Holdings (Mr. The post Blend breaks into title insurance with latest acquisition appeared first on HousingWire. Cooper’s original name prior to rebranding) in 2015. .

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Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2024

As recently as five years ago, homeowners insurance was certainly not top of mind for most homebuyers and their real estate agents , but the rapidly rising cost of insurance premiums is changing that. Before, insurance was kind of an afterthought. nationwide in 2023, with Farmers Insurance Group of Cos.

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Inman

JULY 31, 2023

The move comes eight months after the firm rolled out its agent success services, Inman has learned. A Southwest BHHS franchisee also recently announced an agent benefits package.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 5, 2022

As the mortgage rate environment became increasingly volatile in August and early September, one in three title insurers reported order volume that was below or far below average. One of the things that we are currently working on is a new consumer facing website that is focused solely on bringing talent into the title insurance field.”.

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Housing Wire

MAY 3, 2024

As a result, PrimeMLS’s 12,000 member agents will have access to RealReports’s wealth of property data. The product is marketed toward real estate agents to help them build trust and credibility with their clients, a joint news release states. “In

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 6, 2021

will pay a $1 million fine for improper benefits given to California real estate agents. The marketing representative was identified as Eugene Bleecker, now a former First American employee, who was providing said benefits to his Los Angeles-based group Advisory Group Real Estate Network. First American Title Co.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 27, 2023

One of the most important roles we play at ALTA is strongly encouraging buyers to shop around for their title insurance company. The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) ensures that homebuyers always have the legal right to consider alternative title insurance providers and can never be forced into using a particular provider.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Of the survey respondents that reported receiving fraudulent communications, 26% reported that it came from a potential buyer or seller, 22% came from a real estate agent, 15% from a lender, 14% from an attorney working on the transaction and 12% from the client’s title agency.

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Housing Wire

JULY 28, 2023

Through partnerships with Bubble Insurance Solutions and New American Funding , real estate agents at The Agency will have access to mortgage lending services and insurance services for their clients. Mauricio Umansky ‘s residential brokerage The Agency is venturing into core services.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

With the seamless integration of the homegenius Platform, consumers can: Connect with experienced real estate agents. Through Covered Insurance Solutions, a digital insurance marketplace, consumers can get competitive rates for their home, auto, renters, life, flood, pet and umbrella insurance needs.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The housing industry, from servicers to real estate agents and more, will feel the impacts of this year’s hurricane season far beyond 2022. In the midst of this, a potential lapse in the National Flood Insurance is top of mind for many. . Many states do have sellers disclosure laws.

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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

MARCH 11, 2024

Configured to give independent mortgage banks, federally insured banks and credit unions the needed tools at an accessible price point, Floify Lender Edition aims to increase lender profitability through its automated processes and efficiency tools, the company said.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2024

There’s a lot more capital in the picture — in particular, insurance capital — which needs the rating for them to buy the bond,” Matthews said. “So, To put a sense of scale on that, insurance capital is about $8 trillion, and about half of that goes into the bond world.” So, the rating just opens up this massive world.

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McKissock

APRIL 20, 2021

Becoming a real estate agent requires a giant leap of faith and an investment of time and money. That’s why some agents may choose to test the waters with a part-time real estate position while hanging onto a steady income from another job. Join a real estate team that can handle administrative work. “If

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

With taxes and insurance, most buyers today are approaching $3,000 or more Pricing accurately is paramount “Pricing is the absolute number one, most important factor when somebody sells their home,” Robert Andert, a real estate agent on The Minnesota Real Estate Team , told HousingWire in an interview in July. ”So

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 25, 2022

Title insurance underwriter First American has launched a new digital platform for title agents, according to an announcement on Thursday.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

As an introverted real estate agent and coach, I know firsthand how challenging networking can be. I started Move Over Extroverts to teach other agents how to face their fears and clear this common hurdle. Buddy up with a mortgage lender, insurance rep, or real estate attorney and work the room together.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In recent years, the value proposition of title insurance has come under attack following Fannie Mae’s announcement that it would accept attorney opinion letters in lieu of title insurance, as well as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s title waiver programs , which were eventually scrapped. “If

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Here’s a financial checklist that real estate agents and mortgage professionals should complete before the end of the year for more success and financial security in 2024. Insurance: Premiums for various coverages like errors and omissions, commercial auto and a business owner’s policy.

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Housing Wire

JULY 17, 2023

Scammers pose as property owners and contact a real estate agent to list the property for sale. Title professionals can also ask the real estate agent if they have personal or verified knowledge of the seller’s identity. These often include vacant lots or rental properties.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The Real Brokerage has appointed Christian Wallace as chief of integrated home services, the company announced on Thursday. 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. At Rocket Homes where Wallace worked from Feb.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2021

The Insurance Commissioner for the state of Washington apparently concluded that Modus offered real estate agents and their clients a “thing of value,” such as free home warranties, other closing-related services, in exchange for switching their escrow and title services to Modus.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Industry overview Mark Goodman is a senior home inspector and territory manager for BPG Inspections , which is owned by title insurer Fidelity National Financial Inc. And I’ll tell the insurance carrier, ‘You’ve got to pay this one.’” Most inspectors come from the building trades, but there are many exceptions to that rule.

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Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2023

[They likely] would feel much more confident that they can keep a significant amount of the proceeds from their departure home and not have to make monthly mortgage payments, provided they continue to pay their taxes and insurance and maintain the home,” said Rob Cooper, National Purchase and Builders Sales Leader for Longbridge. “If

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Housing Wire

MARCH 19, 2021

Analysis of millions of pieces of disparate data informs nearly every decision made involving residential real estate. For real estate investors, homebuyers, appraisers, insurance companies, mortgage lenders and other financial institutions, a deep understanding of the risks associated with a property and a community is essential.

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Inman

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Interest rates, insurance premiums, tax concerns and more are keeping sellers from putting their homes on the market and forcing them to defer their dreams. Team leader Carl Medford believes it's up to real estate agents to communicate effectively and help sellers move forward.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Berg told ALTA One attendees that they should be particularly wary of escrow account “shenanigans” and that they need to keep tabs on how builders and real estate agents are shifting funds around through escrow accounts. Our realtor partners are hurting,” Berg said.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 15, 2023

Some locals are reluctant to talk to opportunistic real estate agents offering to buy fire-affected properties, the report said. A local real estate agent organization is also seeking out vacant vacation homes to lodge survivors. mainland may not work in Hawaii.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

“A lot of Nashville locals have been priced out of homeownership, but when you’re coming from somewhere like California or New York, housing prices here still seem reasonable,” Redfin Premier real estate agent Kristin Sanchez said in a statement. This could have a negative impact on home prices in those markets.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 22, 2024

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. Now, they’re incentivized because they share the profits in the title insurance,“ Samson explained.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2022

Mangus then worked to build the dedicated reverse mortgage department at his new company from scratch and has found a notable degree of success by building Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) for Purchase (H4P) business through the use of continuing education (CE) classes designed for licensed real estate agents.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 28, 2023

No mortgage insurance is required. The expanded bank statement loan options will give mortgage brokers “another competitive edge with real estate agents and non-W2 borrowers,” the company said in a statement. However, the basic requirements are the same across the board.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Real estate brokerage Compass announced Wednesday that it has signed an agreement to acquire Denver metro area based title insurance company First Alliance Title LLC , its fourth title insurance acquisition in the past year and second this month. The financial details of the deal are not being disclosed.

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Empire Appraisal Group

JUNE 3, 2021

Insurance Costs Threaten Fla. Real Estate Boom. Source: Insurance Costs Threaten Fla. Real Estate Boom | Florida Realtors. Homeowners across the state have experienced double-digit rate increases for insurance, while others have received notices that their policies will not be renewed.

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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 9, 2024

Like the other copycat commission lawsuits, the plaintiff James Tuccori, an Illinois resident who purchased a home listed on the local MLS in 2018 with the help of an @properties agent, is accusing real estate industry players of colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions.

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