Housing Wire
JANUARY 24, 2024
In fact, for many new buyers entering the market this year, this will be the first time they ever hear the words “ title insurance.” Against this backdrop, it is critical that new homebuyers and homeowners alike understand what title insurance is, its benefits and the importance of asking about discounts available to them.
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
JULY 25, 2023
HousingWire recently spoke with Matic CEO and co-founder Ben Madick about the changing home insurance market, how it impacts mortgage lenders and homeowners, and why lenders should pay attention. HousingWire: What is the current home insurance market like? In 2022, property and casualty insurers recorded a combined ratio of 102.4%
Housing Wire
AUGUST 23, 2023
million for “unsafe and unsound practices in its flood insurance compliance program and for flood insurance regulatory violations,” according to the Fed. There was no customer impact as the matter was confined to our own internal monitoring of flood insurance policies on certain properties,” the spokesperson said.
Housing Wire
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Boston-based fintech company Hometap has deployed more than $1 billion in home equity investment (HEI) products since its launch in 2017, the company announced on Tuesday. The HEI provider typically recoups its initial investment and takes a percentage of the home’s future value when the property is sold.
Housing Wire
JUNE 21, 2022
As someone who spent a career in the title insurance industry – both as a builder of a title business and leader of the industry’s trade group, — I am proud of the role we play in helping to protect what most Americans consider the biggest purchase of their lives. Why is a title search necessary for refinancing?
Housing Wire
MARCH 9, 2023
The title insurance industry is often bemoaned for being antiquated and making minimal changes, but that has not been the case for the past 12 months. The program would grant certain mortgage lenders a waiver on title insurance requirements for loans sold to Fannie Mae and will be rolled out this spring, according to Politico.
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