Housing Wire

JANUARY 11, 2022

The real estate company entered into an agreement to acquire mortgage lender Bay Equity Home Loans for $135 million, two-thirds in cash and one-third in stocks, Redfin said in a press release and public filing. Also, Redfin hopes it will let the company reduce investments in lending software by using the Bay Equity system.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The American Land Title Association saw a 32.5% year-over-year increase in title insurance premium volume during the third quarter of 2021 according to ALTA’s Market Share Analysis , published on Thursday. During Q3 2021, the title insurance industry generated $6.8 A look at the role instant title plays in the borrower journey.

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Housing Wire

MAY 17, 2023

Recent home price declines are leading to decreased tappable equity, but there are still opportunities in home equity lending, according to a report published by Home Equity Lending News. Tappable home equity is expected to decrease to a forecasted $18.1 However, given that home-equity originations were less than $0.5

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Part of the equitable housing plans’ approach to achieving more equity includes reducing the costs and fees associated with buying a home that are often cited as a homeownership barrier for low- and moderate-income and non-white households. In fact, neither is true. increase in fees).

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Stewart Title has seen significant growth this year, including the acquisition of a significant number of Western U.S. Stewart announced the purchase price was $105 million, and it expected the deal to be immediately accretive to the company’s August equity raise of more than $100 million. Presented by: Stewart Title.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Rising home prices continue to fuel the growth of the nation’s multi-trillion dollar home-equity market, a fact not lost on behemoth investment-management firm PIMCO. A look at the role instant title plays in the borrower journey. Learn about the tools lenders should leverage to streamline home equity title and closing.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2023

The refi boom is in our rearview mirrors and the road ahead looks promising for home equity volume. Who knows how high that volume could go, considering tappable equity is at a historic high of $11 trillion and total home equity at a record $27.8 How do you identify the right home equity partner? Excellent turn times.

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Housing Wire

JULY 23, 2021

Three of the “Big Four” title insurers — First American Financial , Old Republic and Stewart Title — released their second-quarter earnings this week. “We also benefited from high productivity bolstered by our ongoing data and title automation initiatives,” Gilmore said in a release. million, or $2.72

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 25, 2022

Mortgage tech firm Blend launched a software solution for home equity products amid a mad dash from lenders into the space. Lenders using Blend’s home equity product can offer personalized home equity loans and then close in a few days as opposed to multiple weeks it takes through legacy home equity processes, according to the firm.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 9, 2021

How hybrid title and valuations help increase lending efficiency. Why use several vendors for title searches, appraisals and underwriting when you can use one? That general principle holds true for the title and settlement services space as well. I have, myself, owned and managed numerous title businesses through the decades.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 2, 2021

Title insurance startup Doma – formerly known as States Title – announced today that it will go public through a merger with special purpose acquisition company Capitol Investment Corp. Doma, founded in 2016, says its patented machine-learning technology reduces title processing time from five days to five minutes.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The title insurance industry generated $6.8 billion in title insurance premiums in Q3, marking the industry’s best quarter ever. HousingWire: What aspects of the title process can most benefit from technology? Nominations for HousingWire’s Tech100 award are now open through Friday, December 17, 2021.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 8, 2022

While large title insurers like Stewart , First American and Old Republic have been making headlines for their voracious acquisitions appetite, smaller players too are looking to expand their piece of the pie. On Tuesday, Farmington, Michigan-based ATA National Title Group announced its acquisition of Absolute Title on Tuesday.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 18, 2022

When the COVID-19 pandemic shut the country down in 2020, title and settlement professionals were deemed essential and continued to help consumers purchase homes and refinance mortgages. Protecting homeowners is always at the center of the title insurance industry’s core values: to lead, deliver and protect. Fee disclosure is robust.

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Housing Wire

MAY 10, 2021

North Carolina-based HG Holdings Inc agreed last week to acquire 100% of the equity of Florida-based National Consumer Title Insurance Company — owned by Southern Fidelity — and 100% of the interest in National Consumer Title Group LLC. ” Per Demotech , National Consumer Title had $1.6

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Housing Wire

MAY 23, 2022

HousingWire recently spoke with Barry Coffin, managing director of home equity title/close at ServiceLink , about the ways lenders can capitalize on these trends by revving up their home equity solutions. Barry Coffin : It’s a good time to prioritize home equity transactions for a couple of reasons.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 6, 2021

agreed to form a title insurance underwriter joint venture with a $210 million investment from private equity investment firm Centerbridge Partners , a move sure to shake up the title space. Realogy will maintain a 30% equity interest in Closing Parent Holdco, L.P., 1 in title closings and No.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 10, 2023

In December, HousingWire spoke to Flueid about the concept of instant title and why it is a misnomer for mortgage lenders. HousingWire: HousingWire recently spoke to Flueid about the concept of instant title and why it’s a misnomer for mortgage lenders. We’ve seen this shorten the transaction timeline by only about a day.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Finance of America (FOA) indirect subsidiary Incenter is selling its title insurance businesses, according to an announcement made on Thursday. Incenter has entered into an agreement with a wholly owned subsidiary of Essent Group Ltd. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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Housing Wire

JULY 7, 2022

Can Fannie Mae ’s housing equity plan make a meaningful dent in the 30 percentage point racial homeownership gap without a broad review of loan pricing? The list of potential obstacles across the Black housing journey — it’s long,” said Katrina Jones, Fannie Mae’s vice president of racial equity strategy and impact. “The

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Housing Wire

JULY 12, 2022

San Francisco-based Unison is extending its reach in the heartland by expanding its shared-equity loan program to homeowners in Nebraska. billion in equity-sharing agreements with some 9,000 homeowners across 29 states and the District of Columbia. Prioritizing home equity solutions in a rising rate environment.

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Housing Wire

JULY 6, 2023

Finance of America (FOA) announced Thursday that its indirect subsidiary Incenter closed the sale of its title insurance businesses. The company previously announced that it would be selling its title insurance businesses in early February. for $100 million, according to a filing with the U.S.

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Housing Wire

JULY 28, 2022

Even those with a considerable equity stake may find themselves in this dilemma. What can lenders do to help borrowers facilitate a sale, protect the equity in their home, and potentially remain in their home following the sale by negotiating a leaseback option? The borrower’s equity can be further eroded by legal and other fees.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 7, 2025

The Department of Housing and Urban Developments order to crack down on non-permanent residents receiving mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration eliminates the non-permanent resident category from eligibility for Single Family Title I and Title II programs.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2022

Most title business owners dream of the day they can sell the firm they’ve built for the maximum multiple. Although it might be their dream to sell, title business owners cashing in on the decades of blood, sweat and tears they spent building their businesses often face challenges. to ensure your vision is objective.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 17, 2021

Lovell Minnick Partners , a private equity firm that acquired ATTOM Data Solutions in 2019, announced Wednesday morning that it’s diving further in to the housing space with the acquisition of UniversalCIS. ” The post Private equity shop Lovell Minnick acquires UniversalCIS appeared first on HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2024

EquityProtect EquityProtect does not just monitor, we do what others cannot do, we protect your title and more importantly, your equity with our patented SmartPolicy locking down your home ownership from cybercriminals and fraud. Product Fast Facts #1 EquityProtect values security and has been MARCUM SOC2 certified. #2 Get More Info

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Housing Wire

MAY 20, 2021

Dallas-based Shaddock National Holdings announced its majority equity acquisition of Continental Title Company , which has more than 20 locations in Kansas and Missouri. For twenty years we have built Continental Title Company into one of the largest independently owned title companies in the region,” McBride said.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 2, 2021

HW: How can integrating title and valuation data points alleviate those pain points? It combines the proven services and expertise of Premium Title and Springhouse Valuations to provide a full suite of customizable products focused on the home equity lines of credit (HELOC) market. It’s easy to see why.

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Housing Wire

JULY 8, 2022

Despite the growing appetite for SFR investments, institutional equity ownership in the overall SFR market today is still estimated at only around 2%,” a market insight report from MetLife Investment Management (MIM) states. Private equity, single-family rentals and America’s neighborhoods.”. s lowest-income families.”.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 29, 2021

A small issue within the title process can have an impact on the length of the closing process, impacting mortgage lenders and borrowers. HousingWire recently spoke with Dave Steinmetz, Division President of Origination Services for ServiceLink, on what tools lenders should leverage to streamline home equity title and closing.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

A buyer wants the right to use those names and marks with superior title from the rest of the world. Also, have any employees been promised future equity in the seller? Patent & Trademark Office. Are those employees subject to non-competes, confidentiality and non-solicitation agreements? All these documents must be reviewed.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2025

By working with our investors, title partners and technology partners, were creating a mortgage landscape where reverse mortgage borrowers have access to the same forward-thinking digital solutions as traditional borrowers. Fairway Independent Mortgage Corp. Our goal isnt just to advance Fairway its to elevate the industry, he said.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 1, 2021

Tennessee-based Foundation Title & Escrow LLC announced another move in the Southeast, this time opening a branch in Georgia. Foundation Title & Escrow is excited to serve a new state with our first office in Georgia,” said Chris Cantrell, CEO. The company expanded into Alabama in January , merging with Paulus Title.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2025

home equity based on different estimates its easy to see the potential impact that such a large cohort has on a variety of different businesses, including home inspections. As more older adults state their desires to age in place in their current homes and with baby boomers owning as much as half of all U.S.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 8, 2025

Those additional streams include equity incentives, revenue sharing, and JV opportunities in title services. Doubling down on tech innovation With dramatic growth comes the next evolution of the firm. That, says Poleg, is to double down on technology.

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