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Lenders: Looking to simplify closings? Work with an insurance agency

Housing Wire

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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Homeowners and Buyers Reveal the Most Desired Home Trends for 2025

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“Technology has enabled homeowners to live more sustainably and more affordably, which is a growing priority for prospective buyers,” said Amanda Pendleton, a Home Trends Expert at Zillow. Energy-efficient and climate-resilient home features are quickly gaining popularity as homeowners look to keep costs down, including insurance costs.

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Regions Bank places $1B bet on home renovation market

Housing Wire

Regions Bank is looking to make a big dent in the home improvement lending space , striking a deal to acquire EnerBank USA for $960 million in cash. billion as of March 31, 2021 and is one of America’s largest specialized home improvement lenders. billion in home improvement projects.

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A homebuyer’s personal story from the post-Sitzer, post-settlement world

Housing Wire

Once negotiations were settled and my mortgage was accepted, the final step was to obtain title insurance. For this, I turned to New Hampshire-based Cohen Closing & Title , where another cousin is the director of business development. If you’re in the area, feel free to stop by with a paintbrush!

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FAR parent updates investors on AAG integration, business performance

Housing Wire

Last July, the company sold its title insurance business to Essent Group , followed by strategic changes in September including a transition of its offshore-based operations to a team in the Philippines and the sale of “certain operations” of its home improvement lending business to Aqua Finance.

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Real estate newsletters: The ultimate playbook (+ 49 topic ideas & subject lines)

Housing Wire

We’ll also share best practices for developing and sending real estate newsletters and recommend some essential tools to make your email marketing stand out. So, where do you start? In this article, weve compiled 49 compelling real estate newsletter ideas and subject lines. Lets dive in! Summary What is a real estate newsletter?

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Introducing the Rising Stars Class of 2022

Housing Wire

Mortgage Insurers. Enact Mortgage Insurance. Director Of Business Development. Finance of America Home Improvement. Senior Director, Mortgage Servicing Policy. Freddie Mac. Brad Jones. Chief Marketing Officer. Brendan Kihn. Senior Director of Government and Industry Relations. Chad Osterhout. Chris Channell.