Rising home sales and prices helped boost title insurance premiums written by 32 percent during third quarter, with the smallest of the big four title insurers, Stewart and Old Republic, posting even stronger growth. Continue reading
WFG’s MyHome Funder Dashboard minimizes the back-and-forth that often ensues when balancing files for disbursement, providing a balance figure that includes fees that escrow agents anticipate the lender will keep from the funding wire. Continue reading
Zyyah is an iOS app to help homebuyers manage their new home’s inventory, critical insurance documentation and closing data. It also analyzes your insurance policies to look for coverage gaps based on inventory lists, and then offers additional coverag… Continue reading
Realogy will continue to maintain its existing ownership of Realogy Title Group, which last year provided title, settlement, and escrow services for 214,000 transactions in 43 states under 45 different brand names. Continue reading
The fast-growing brokerage will pick up CommonGround Abstract, which serves Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The deal highlights Compass’ aggressive acquisition strategy. Continue reading
The deal to acquire LegacyTexas Title Co. follows acquisitions of two other title companies and will ultimately make Compass’s title services available in six states and Washington, D.C. Continue reading
Rising home sales and prices helped title insurers post their best second quarter earnings ever, thanks to lower claims and a surge in premiums. Continue reading
If and when the $192 million deal closes, it will be Stewart’s biggest bet on ancillary services, and it will bring the total spent on acquisitions during Stewart CEO Fred Eppinger’s tenure to more than half a billion dollars. Continue reading
The San Francisco-based cloud banking software developer reported second quarter revenue of $32.1 million, up 46 percent from a year ago. Continue reading
Flueid Decision is multi-tenant and agnostic, meaning “it’s not owned or managed by any one underwriter, title agent, lender, servicer or service provider and is not focused on any one component of the real estate lifecycle.” Continue reading