 ‘How I Would Hack Your Title Agency’ talk shines light on modern cyber threat landscapeThursday, June 11, 2026 During his session at the 2026 National Settlement Services Summit in Kansas City, Mo., educator and consultant Matt Lee shared an in-depth account of how he would go about infiltrating a title agency and holding its data for ransom. Lee, who serves as security and compliance senior director at Pax8, shared preventative tips and his thoughts on why cyber defenders should also know how to go on offense. |
 Fitch Ratings lowers outlooks for homebuilding, building products sectorsThursday, June 11, 2026 Fitch Ratings revised its 2026 outlooks for the U.S. homebuilding and North America Building Products sectors from “neutral” to “deteriorating” due, in part, to homebuilders facing weakening demand amid record-low consumer sentiment and a 30-year mortgage rate holding near 6.5 percent. Fitch expects rates to hold at that level through year-end. |
 More than 1,100 housing advocates urge Congress to improve affordabilityThursday, June 11, 2026 Builders, remodelers and other housing industry professionals called on federal lawmakers to adopt zoning and land-use reforms, pass legislation to increase the workforce in the skilled trades and take steps to speed up the process to acquire a clean water permit in an effort to improve housing affordability and help builders to increase the production of attainable homes. |
 Panelist speaks to housing market expectations for rest of the yearThursday, June 11, 2026 October Research, LLC will host a webinar June 17 at 2 p.m. (ET) titled “Q2 Economic Outlook” featuring Moody’s Analytics Economist Shandor Whitcher. We caught up with Whitcher ahead of his presentation to get his thoughts on the housing market.
ATTOM unveils AI-powered neighborhood rankingsThursday, June 11, 2026 ATTOM recently introduced a new service that assigns each residential census tract a 1 to 100 percentile ranking within its metro area, based on expected home price appreciation over a 24-month horizon.
 Industry leaders outline four competitive marketing strategies for today’s worldTuesday, June 9, 2026 As the real estate industry moves from a post-pandemic boom to a more stabilized environment, industry insiders are continuously discussing how title and settlement professionals can adapt to the “new normal.”
During the 2026 National Settlement Services Summit (NS3) in Kansas City, Mo., SoftPro Director of Compliance Leslie Wyatt and Ardán Head of Marketing, Branding and Communications Susan Green discussed strategies that firms can use to gain a competitive edge.
 Statewide Abstract acquires New York title agencyTuesday, June 9, 2026 Statewide Abstract leaders announced they’ve acquired a majority stake in a Peekskill, N.Y., title agency. Under the agreement, the agency will merge its operations into Statewide Abstract, which will support all the agency’s business going forward.
Group of top banks roll out on-chain money initiativeTuesday, June 9, 2026 A contingent of banks launched a digital payments initiative that connects on-chain activity with traditional payment rails and allow for clearing and settlement of tokenized commercial bank money. The Clearing House will run the initiative.
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