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First American Data & Analytics launched FraudGuard Home Equity, a solution for fraud risk management. It is designed to help home equity lenders streamline their use of third-party vendors. Read on for more.

SoftPro partnered with cybersecurity firm QOMPLX to release a cybersecurity solution for title companies. Read on for more.

Future House Studios minted its office deed as an NFT (non-fungible token) with a new legal model through TruMint, marking the first time an office building has been put on blockchain. Read on for more.

Mortgage servicing infrastructure fintech Brace launched its default management platform, which features an end-to-end solution for both consumers and servicers. Read on for more.

AmTrust Title Insurance Co. named a regional underwriting counsel. He will focus on real estate markets in the Southeast. Read on for more.

ALTA is pleased to announce new and associate members, as well as real estate attorneys, who have recently joined ALTA. Over the past month, ALTA gained 49 new members, including 30 title agencies and 13 real estate attorneys. So far in 2022, ALTA has 6,111 member companies. Read on to...

The Federal Housing Finance Agency on June 8 offered details of the government-sponsored enterprises’ (GSEs) Equitable Housing Finance Plans for 2022-2024. “The Equitable Housing Finance Plans represent a commitment to sustainable approaches that will meaningfully address the racial and ethnic disparities in homeownership and wealth that have persisted for generations,”...

For many Americans, a home is more than just a residence. It is a place that instills a sense of pride, security, and comfort that, no matter what challenges in life arise, they have somewhere to go and call their own. National Homeownership Month in June provides an opportunity to...

ALTA member Michael O’Neal, vice president of corporate underwriting at First American Title Insurance Co. Remote online notarization benefits and protects consumers by offering them safe and convenient options for executing legal documents online, ALTA member Michael O’Neal said during a virtual legislative hearing May 26 before the U.S. House...

Are you a "boss" or are you a "leader"? Historically, command-and-control leadership styles have been the name of the game for title agency managers—bosses who gave top-down orders. Not all, but many. Today's employees want a manager who is invested in their personal and professional development. Modern employees also want...

Clear Capital rolled out two APIs that aim to make adopting and deploying modern valuation solutions easier. The post Clear Capital launches APIs to make adopting modern valuations solutions easier  appeared first on HousingWire.

Less than a month after Wyndham Capital Mortgage said it would eliminate 40 positions, the company implemented another round of layoffs. The post Wyndham Capital Mortgage conducts two layoffs in June appeared first on HousingWire.

There have been multiple reports lately of layoffs within the mortgage industry, but some companies, like American Pacific Mortgage, continue to grow during this difficult time. HousingWire recently spoke with American Pacific Mortgage President Ned Payant about how to build a culture that attracts and retains mortgage talent. The post The key to attracting and […]

Seattle-based real estate investment platform Arrived Homes is flush with cash after recently raising $25 million in a venture-capital funding round and is working to expand its reach in the still-hot single-family rental market. The post Arrived Homes is riding the rising rental-property wave  appeared first on HousingWire.

In May, home prices grew by 20.2% year-over-year. By next May, CoreLogic expects home price appreciation to dip to 5%, a report suggests. The post Home price growth expected to dip as demand normalizes appeared first on HousingWire.

Clear Capital rolled out two APIs that aim to make adopting and deploying modern valuation solutions easier. The post Clear Capital launches APIs to make adopting modern valuations solutions easier  appeared first on HousingWire.

Less than a month after Wyndham Capital Mortgage said it would eliminate 40 positions, the company implemented another round of layoffs. The post Wyndham Capital Mortgage conducts two layoffs in June appeared first on HousingWire.

There have been multiple reports lately of layoffs within the mortgage industry, but some companies, like American Pacific Mortgage, continue to grow during this difficult time. HousingWire recently spoke with American Pacific Mortgage President Ned Payant about how to build a culture that attracts and retains mortgage talent. The post The key to attracting and […]

Seattle-based real estate investment platform Arrived Homes is flush with cash after recently raising $25 million in a venture-capital funding round and is working to expand its reach in the still-hot single-family rental market. The post Arrived Homes is riding the rising rental-property wave  appeared first on HousingWire.

In May, home prices grew by 20.2% year-over-year. By next May, CoreLogic expects home price appreciation to dip to 5%, a report suggests. The post Home price growth expected to dip as demand normalizes appeared first on HousingWire.

Clear Capital rolled out two APIs that aim to make adopting and deploying modern valuation solutions easier. The post Clear Capital launches APIs to make adopting modern valuations solutions easier  appeared first on HousingWire.

Less than a month after Wyndham Capital Mortgage said it would eliminate 40 positions, the company implemented another round of layoffs. The post Wyndham Capital Mortgage conducts two layoffs in June appeared first on HousingWire.

There have been multiple reports lately of layoffs within the mortgage industry, but some companies, like American Pacific Mortgage, continue to grow during this difficult time. HousingWire recently spoke with American Pacific Mortgage President Ned Payant about how to build a culture that attracts and retains mortgage talent. The post The key to attracting and […]

Seattle-based real estate investment platform Arrived Homes is flush with cash after recently raising $25 million in a venture-capital funding round and is working to expand its reach in the still-hot single-family rental market. The post Arrived Homes is riding the rising rental-property wave  appeared first on HousingWire.

In May, home prices grew by 20.2% year-over-year. By next May, CoreLogic expects home price appreciation to dip to 5%, a report suggests. The post Home price growth expected to dip as demand normalizes appeared first on HousingWire.