Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Financial advisers are professionals uniquely suited to assist their clients with assessing and managing health care costs in retirement. Unlike the households, financial advisors surveyed think that LTC affordability or covering medical costs are the biggest risks their clients face to ensuring a secure retirement, the brief explained.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 10, 2024

And yet, about that same amount failed to upgrade their insurance policies to protect their new investment. homeowners, 400 independent insurance agents, and 131 empty nesters, identified as married or partnered U.S. homeowners, 400 independent insurance agents, and 131 empty nesters, identified as married or partnered U.S.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2022

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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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Homeowners insurance costs are higher now than they have typically been , which has the potential to hit those living on a fixed income particularly hard. A lot of my calls start with clients asking about whether or not they should get a reverse mortgage,” she told the outlet. “My My next question is, why are you calling?

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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. and Utah at 20.3%.

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Housing Wire

JULY 24, 2024

While it may be easy to attribute the slower market conditions to the state’s well-publicized insurance issues , local agents say there is a perfect storm of factors. “It Insurance is still a major hurdle for many. Altos’ data shows that the 90-day median time on market jumped from 49 days a year ago to 70 days as of mid-July.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

On Tuesday, the firm launched Compass Resort, a network for agents in vacation-home markets and clients searching for second homes. ” The resort network will provide agents and clients in these markets with additional support, as buyers and sellers operating in these places often expect a higher quality of service from their agents.

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Appraisal Buzz

MARCH 5, 2025

Kortney Lane-Schafers has been promoted to vice president of growth and client advocacy at Mobility Market Intelligence (MMI), which offers data intelligence and market insight tools for the mortgage and real estate industries.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 10, 2025

However, long-standing challenges still persist within foreclosure firms, title and escrow companies, and title insurance underwriters. Fortunately, information technology company Mortiles brings comprehensive solutions to the ever-changing title insurance, escrow and settlement arena. to introduce them to our services.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2023

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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Housing Wire

MARCH 22, 2024

Local real estate professionals attribute the slower market to a variety of factors including higher home prices, which have remained steady despite the slowdown, higher interest rates , and rising costs for homeowners and flood insurance. homeowners insurance policy was roughly $1,700 in 2023. In comparison, the average U.S.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

We have amazing data scientists who are building out new models — from reducing premiums on wildfire insurance in California to using image analytics so that an appraiser can capture the appraisal in real time and use it for quality assurance. The insurance commissioner there declared 13 resiliency prerequisites. Risk Rating 2.0

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Housing Wire

JUNE 12, 2024

But when we say this is the Ultimate Resource Guide for title insurance professionals, we mean it! Associations American Land Title Association (ALTA) ALTA serves as the national trade association and voice for the title insurance industry, representing over 6,000 title insurance companies, agents and real estate attorneys.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

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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Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2025

Such quality concerns could be keeping some baby boomer clients from moving into newly constructed homes, Cook said. If that client is not planning to move or plans to age in place, thats a deeply personal thing. I think they’re more or less sitting on what they have, or buying that 20- to 30-year-old home.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2023

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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Housing Wire

JULY 25, 2023

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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Housing Wire

MARCH 12, 2025

He advised Black agents to maintain an objective approach when working with clients. Kalin also recommended that agents help their clients consider the time and cost of rebuilding , homeowners insurance proceeds, temporary housing expenses, and the benefits of selling for cash value versus rebuilding.

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Housing Wire

MAY 24, 2023

methodology in October 2021, thousands of homeowners in low-elevation coastal areas of the United States braced for federal flood insurance hikes. Recently released data from the agency shows that annual flood insurance premiums will eventually double or even triple for homeowners in some U.S. When FEMA released its Risk Rating 2.0

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Housing Wire

MARCH 18, 2025

Advocus National Title Insurance Co. has introduced GO Live, a virtual closing system designed to streamline real estate transactions for attorneys and their clients. Advocus is committed to redefining the title insurance experience, said Peter Birnbaum, executive chairman of Advocus.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

This is evident when you ask any highly successful agent where they find their clients. Inevitably, their answer will be “my past clients and sphere.” Perhaps the client wishes to make a purchase that isn’t in the agent’s geographical area or their wheelhouse of expertise. What are the benefits of referrals?

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2024

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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Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2025

The bill passed the Alabama House of Representatives in mid-February and is currently on the calendar of the state Senates banking and insurance committee for further review. But Ellison said that her agents have not had any issues with clients about these agreements. And that is positive. I think it is a bad move.

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Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2024

UWM’s TRAC+ announcement comes as the federal government pushes title insurance alternatives designed to save consumers money. the company also announced ChatUWM, an AI-powered search engine that provides instant responses to clients, including guidelines, matrices, lender tools, and technology. loans but only for refinances.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Users can enter a potential home price, down payment, interest rate, loan terms, property taxes, insurance costs, and homeowners association (HOA) fees. With access to the correct information and clarity on the financing process, agents can empower clients confidently, translating into a better experience for all parties. Click Here

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The Tech Trendsetters are made up of the top product and technology leaders who have been essential in bringing innovative tech solutions to market for mortgage and real estate clients. This year, 75 honorees were selected.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2025

Evernest already offers services including brokerage , maintenance, renovation, insurance and lending. Poplar co-founder Chuck Hattemer will also join Evernest to guide integration and growth initiatives. It combines its platform with local teams to carry out these services.

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Appraisal Buzz

JANUARY 9, 2025

Fortunately, there are ways to detect deed fraud attempts early, but mortgage professionals need to be well-informed to protect themselves and their clients. For consumers, understanding the role that title insurance plays in safeguarding their homes is also critical.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2025

“Our clients appreciate their ability to internalize their core challenges, and apply their comprehensive industry knowledge to solving them.” “Its a pleasure to be with a company that can consistently support our clients.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Arguably, one of the most important functions of a real estate agent is to guide and be a subject matter expert to clients through the buying and selling processes. Put simply, a good agent is a sherpa who knows every step of the journey and expertly leads their client up the path. How do real estate agents get paid?

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Real estate agents often make the mistake of believing their clients will remember them forever but they dont. Its up to us as agents to stay engaged and stay in contact with our clients. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. So, where do you start? Why send a regular real estate newsletter?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The checklist covers such broad areas and topics as: organizational structure; litigation; compliance ; intellectual property; real property; financial and tax; labor and employment; material, vendor, and software contracts; insurance; and customers. Patent & Trademark Office. Nettleingham is a shareholder at Maddin Hauser.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2025

We want to assure our clients that all loans in process will proceed without issue, and we remain committed to supporting them through this transition, Rocket Mortgage said in a statement. JMG and its founder, Jason Mitchell , were also accused of participating in the alleged scheme by referring thousands of clients to Rocket entities.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Clients expect their real estate professional to work for them wherever they are buying a home, in their local community or a different state, and we know migration among our states continues to increase, MetroList president and CEO Dave Howe said in a statement. The partnership was prompted by migration data from the U.S.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 27, 2025

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) this month published an issue spotlight that takes a closer look at home equity contracts, or what the industry refers to as home equity investments (HEIs) that offer a lump sum payment to clients in exchange for a stake in their home equity.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 6, 2025

The company also anticipates launching a version of Leo for clients later this year. The company also touted its title insurance business as high margin and rapidly growing, with revenue reaching $4.8 The company said that roughly 2,500 agents use Real Wallet accounts, accounting for $7 million in deposits.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

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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