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How Mortiles use technology and vendors services to push title searches into the future

Housing Wire

What drew you to the title search industry? They launched an in-house title company and I was fortunate to be mentored by Derrick & James, the title attorneys there who took me under their wing. We invested close to $1.5 This conversation has been edited for length and clarity. It is a people driven industry.

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Closing costs: Here’s how much money you really need to buy a house

Housing Wire

Understanding what expenses are required at closing to buy a house will help you budget and save more effectively. In this article, we break down exactly what closing costs are so you’re prepared when you start shopping for a home: What are closing costs? Closing costs are the thousands of dollars associated with buying a home.

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Bipartisan congressional caucus calls on FHFA to halt title waiver program

Housing Wire

While the co-chairs of the caucus wrote that they “applaud” Thompson and the FHFA’s efforts to promote homeownership for low-income Americans, they believe that the pilot program will not help to achieve the goal of “finding ways to ‘responsibly reduce closing costs for homeowners in a safe and sound manner.’”

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Transforming the mortgage and real estate process: Insights from Tech100 leaders

Housing Wire

Here’s what these the leaders of these organizations had to share: “ Traditionally, the insurable title process has been time-consuming and manually intensive, often delaying closings and increasing costs. For instance, the system can flag potential issues and suggest solutions, leading to faster, more accurate closings.

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12 Typical Closing Costs for Seller in Alabama

HomeLight

If you’re about to close on your Alabama home sale, you’re likely wondering how much you’ll owe in closing costs. Nationally, sellers typically pay between 6% to 10% of the property’s sale price in closing costs. Since Alabama’s average sale price sits around $228,283 , sellers pay $13,697 to $22,828 in closing costs on average.

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Opinion: More can be done to shorten the average time to close

Housing Wire

Seemingly forever, the average time between reaching a sales agreement and closing on that property has hovered around 45 days — a month and a half. When asked why it takes an average of six to seven weeks to get to closing , there are a lot of complex (and honest) answers. But there’s also room for improvement.

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Purchase market will highlight closing process problems

Housing Wire

The closing process, that time between underwriting approval and the actual closing, is the mortgage industry’s not-so-secret Achilles’ heel. That’s not a knock on the good professionals who enact minor miracles choreographing the multi-faceted ballet that is a typical closing. Let’s admit it.

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