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Stewart poised to grow independent agency network
Posted Date: Thursday, April 13, 2017
Earlier this year, Stewart announced ambitious plans to expand its network of independent title agencies by between 20 percent and 25 percent.
Adding independent agencies is part of Stewart’s growth strategy. Thus far, more than 200 independent agencies have joined Stewart’s network this year.
Stewart Agency Services President Pat Beall updated The Title Report on the results of the company’s recruitment efforts and described what makes an agency a good fit for the underwriter.
Read on for more details about the underwriter's strategy.
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Federal hiring freeze lifted
Posted Date: Thursday, April 13, 2017
President Donald Trump has lifted the federal hiring freeze that had been in place since late January.
In its place, government agencies have been instructed to provide the president’s administration with plans to reduce waste and spending within their departments.
Read on for more details.
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Westcor integrates Qualia
Posted Date: Thursday, April 13, 2017
The integration will enable title companies and law firms to issue Westcor policies, generate closing protection letters and calculate rates within Qualia’s platform.
Westcor’s COO said the integration is yet another step in the company’s effort to support title agent partners.
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NextAce adds vice president
Posted Date: Thursday, April 13, 2017
NextAce’s newly hired vice president of sales and account management was formerly an executive with a real estate data company.
Read on for more details.
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Ten-X releases spring market report
Posted Date: Thursday, April 13, 2017
A ranking of the top single-family housing markets for spring 2017 placed cities in the South, Midwest and West at the top of the list, with two of the top markets in Florida.
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Survey: Renters in no hurry to buy
Posted Date: Thursday, April 13, 2017
A Freddie Mac survey found that renters are more optimistic about their financial situations and expect to continue renting even if rental prices increase.
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Former Stewart execs lead AmTrust’s Texas push
Posted Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2017
AmTrust Title Insurance Co. has hired two former Stewart executives to oversee its Texas expansion.
The New York-based company is looking to establish offices in Austin, Dallas and Houston.
Read on to learn which two industry veterans have been tapped to lead AmTrust’s Texas charge.
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Florida title company expands
Posted Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2017
A Florida title company has opened a new office in Miami Beach that will focus on international business and has agents that speak multiple languages, including Spanish, Czech, French, Hungarian, Mandarin Chinese and Portuguese.
The company’s marketing director told The Title Report that the new office’s staff was crafted to meet the area’s demographics.
Read on for more details.
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Report details foreclosure crisis
Posted Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2017
CoreLogic has released a 10-year retrospect of the residential foreclosure crisis in the U.S., examining the path of the crisis from the early 2000s to present day.
In addition to recorded foreclosures, the report analyzes foreclosure inventory and the serious delinquency rates throughout the crisis to the end of 2016.
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LandStar hires counsel
Posted Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2017
LandStar Title Agency’s new counsel previously worked for several New York law firms.
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LenderLive completes PHH transaction
Posted Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2017
PHH Mortgage Corp.’s private label fulfillment operation in Jacksonville, Fla. has been rebranded as LenderLive.
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NATIC hires regional underwriting counsel
Posted Date: Wednesday, April 12, 2017
North American Title Insurance Co. selected a former Stewart underwriter as its vice president, regional underwriting counsel for Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
Read on for more details.
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HomeServices acquires regional brokerage
Posted Date: Monday, April 10, 2017
HomeServices of America has acquired a New Jersey brokerage that is well known for representing luxury properties.
The acquired company has more than 700 sales associates in six counties in Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania. CEO Ron Peltier said the acquisition is intended to boost HomeServices’ presence on the East Coast.
Read on for more details.
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NextDeal launches wire fraud prevention tool
Posted Date: Monday, April 10, 2017
NextDeal has launched new technology designed to prevent wire fraud by allowing title and settlement service firms to securely send and receive opening packages to buyers and sellers, the company announced.
preDOCS will allow title and settlement agents to send wire instructions and receive personal data without using email.
Read on for more details.
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CSC integrates ISGN’s GATORS
Posted Date: Monday, April 10, 2017
Corporation Service Company (CSC) has integrated its eRecording services with ISGN’s GATORS, the companies announced.
The integration will allow ISGN users to link with CSC’s web-based real estate eRecording services and transmit electronic documents to recording offices throughout the nation.
Read on for more information.
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ALTA updates best practice materials
Posted Date: Monday, April 10, 2017
ALTA has updated its supplemental materials for its title insurance and settlement company best practices.
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ePN adds to its eRecording network
Posted Date: Monday, April 10, 2017
eRecording Partners Network in March added nine counties to its eRecording network.
Read on for more details.
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Fannie: Housing confidence dipped in March
Posted Date: Monday, April 10, 2017
Americans surveyed by Fannie Mae were less confident about the housing market in March, with consumer confidence falling in five of the six categories measured.
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Is a consent agreement an admission of guilt?
Posted Date: Friday, April 7, 2017
That question was one of the many hotly debated issues during Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray’s appearance before the House Financial Services Committee.
One committee member said publicly stating that a company has violated the law without an admission of liability is ‘trial by press release.’
Read on for more details.
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Virginia title company expands through acquisition
Posted Date: Friday, April 7, 2017
River Title & Escrow has finalized a deal to purchase Historyland Title & Escrow.
Historyland was previously owned by Cheryl B. Pierson, who sold the company following her election as clerk of the Richmond County Circuit Court. The managing member and co-owner of River Title will manage Historyland.
Read on for more details.
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Weichert announces leadership appointments
Posted Date: Friday, April 7, 2017
Weichert has announced three top-level executive appointments, including a new president, a new head of residential sales and a new vice president of acquisitions.
The appointments span across the company’s holdings, including Weichert Financial Services, Weichert Development Co. and Weichert Realtors.
Read on to learn which company executives have been promoted.
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Average property tax bill $3,296 in 2016
Posted Date: Friday, April 7, 2017
According to a tax analysis by ATTOM Data Solutions, the average annual property tax levied on single family homes in the U.S. in 2016 was 1.15 percent.
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North American adds assistant county manager
Posted Date: Friday, April 7, 2017
The assistant county manager North American Title Co. hired for its Santa Clara County, Calif. operations has more than 10 years of sales and marketing experience.
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Mother Lode launches Texas National Title
Posted Date: Thursday, April 6, 2017
Mother Lode Holding Company (MLHC) is opening retail branches of its wholly owned subsidiary Texas National Title (TNT) in four markets in Texas.
MLHC also announced its hiring of an industry veteran to lead TNT’s operations.
Read on to learn who MLHC selected to lead TNT and where the initial branches will be located.
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Snapdocs expands ResWare integration
Posted Date: Thursday, April 6, 2017
An expanded integration syncs critical signing status updates from ResWare into Snapdocs.
It also provides new settings that enable ResWare users to offer client-specific signing workflows within Snapdocs.
Read on for more details.
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North Dakota title group buys abstract company
Posted Date: Thursday, April 6, 2017
The Frontier Title Group has purchased Stutsman County Abstract & Guarantee Company. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The group now consists of FM Title in Fargo, Innovative Title and Abstract in Wahpeton, Barnes County Abstract in Valley City, and Stutsman County Abstract in Jamestown.
Read on to learn more.
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Homes less affordable during first quarter
Posted Date: Thursday, April 6, 2017
According to ATTOM Data Solutions’ Home Affordability Index, in one out of four counties across the country homes were less affordable than usual during the first quarter of 2017.
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AmTrust adds vice president
Posted Date: Thursday, April 6, 2017
AmTrust Title Insurance Co.’s newest vice president is an industry veteran with sales and management experience in the real estate, insurance, mortgage settlement services and homebuilding industries.
Read on for more details.
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WFG hires agency representative
Posted Date: Thursday, April 6, 2017
WFG National Title Insurance Co. has hired a Massachusetts agency representative with more than 30 years of experience in the title industry.
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Majesty acquires Tampa-area title company
Posted Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Majesty Title Services, LLC has expanded its presence in the Tampa Bay area with its acquisition of Protected Title, LLC, the St. Petersburg, Fla., title operation of Boss Law.
Majesty also announced that it will retain the owner of the acquired company as its general counsel, and that it has hired a manager to oversee its St. Petersburg team.
Read on for more details.
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Central Florida Title appoints regional vice president
Posted Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Central Florida Title’s newly appointed regional vice president previously served in the same capacity at North American Title and Fidelity National Title.
He has more than 30 years of experience as a real estate attorney and previously owned a real estate title agency in Louisiana.
Read on for more details.
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Westcor, RamQuest expand integration
Posted Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Westcor Land Title Insurance Co. has expanded its integration with RamQuest, Inc. The new functionality within RamQuest’s Closing Market will reduce paper and decrease rekeying errors.
Westcor’s CEO said the expanded functions will help the company’s agents streamline the closing process.
Read on for more details.
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Existing home sales up in March
Posted Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Ten-X is forecasting a slight increase in both sales of existing homes and median home prices during March.
Read on for more details.
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ATGF names associate general counsel
Posted Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Attorneys Title Guaranty Fund, Inc.’s newly hired associate general counsel previously served as vice president and senior claims counsel for a national title insurer.
Read on for more details.
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Holler Law Firm relocates
Posted Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2017
The law firm’s move to a larger space was necessitated by 100 percent growth in the last year and expanded operations into additional states with added product lines.
Read on for more details.
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