  CoreLogic acquires ClosingCorpThursday, October 21, 2021 CoreLogic completed its acquisition of all outstanding shares of ClosingCorp. Through this acquisition, CoreLogic will expand its suite of digital solutions to enhance the homebuying process for buyers and sellers, according to the company. Read on for more about the acquisition. |
 Zillow Offers suspends signing new contractsThursday, October 21, 2021 Zillow Offers, the iBuying arm of Zillow, announced it will not sign any new contracts to purchase homes through the end of the year “due to a backlog in renovations and operational capacity constraints.” Read on for more. |
 Axis launches smart data extraction serviceThursday, October 21, 2021 Axis Technical Group launched Axis Smart Data Extraction for land and title documents. The new subscription service improves efficiency by accelerating the process of how data is extracted from unstructured documents, according to the company. Read on for more. |
Axis launches smart data extraction serviceThursday, October 21, 2021 Axis Technical Group launched Axis Smart Data Extraction for land and title documents. The new subscription service improves efficiency by accelerating the process of how data is extracted from unstructured documents, according to the company. Read on for more.
ALTA Registry now includes agent E&O dataThursday, October 21, 2021 Outgoing American Land Title Association (ALTA) president Bill Burding announced at ALTA ONE that the ALTA Registry added a feature that allows companies to provide errors and omissions (E&O) policy information more easily to underwriters. Read on for more.
AmTrust Title names new head of technologyThursday, October 21, 2021 AmTrust Title Insurance Co.’s New York agency division named a 30-year IT veteran as its new head of technology. She will be responsible for all aspects of technology for AmTrust Title. Read on for more.
Foreclosures see significant increase as moratorium endsThursday, October 21, 2021 There were 45,517 properties with foreclosure filings in the third quarter, up 34 percent from the second quarter and 68 percent from a year ago, according to ATTOM. There also were 19,609 properties with foreclosure filings in September, up 24 percent month-over-month and 102 percent year-over-year. Read on for more from ATTOM’s Q3 2021 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report.
Stavvy named Boston’s Best Tech Startup Wednesday, October 20, 2021 Stavvy was named the 2021 Best Tech Startup in Boston and a 2021 Best Tech Startup North American Finalist in the seventh annual Timmy Awards, presented by event series Tech in Motion.
 Closing costs up 12.3 percent in first half of 2021Tuesday, October 19, 2021 The national average closing costs for a single-family property in the first half of 2021 were $6,837 including taxes, a 12.3 percent year-over-year increase, according to an analysis by ClosingCorp. Read on for more, including the states with the highest average closing costs.
 Small business labor shortage worsens Tuesday, October 19, 2021 A record 51 percent of small-business owners reported job openings they couldn’t fill in September, according to the National Federation of Independent Business’ (NFIB) monthly jobs report. That was up 1 point from August and a record-high reading for the second consecutive month. Read on for more from the report.
 ICE Mortgage launches eSigning solutionTuesday, October 19, 2021 ICE Mortgage Technology launched Simplifile eSign Events, an electronic signing solution that supports eSigning and eNotarization. The platform offers agents in the Simplifile network a streamlined signing workflow that includes In Person Electronic Notarization (IPEN) and Remote Online Notarization (RON). Read on for more about the new offering.
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