  Underwriters detail hot topics in the title industryThursday, June 23, 2022 From market changes and real-time payments to using Tinder for talent recruitment, members of the 2022 National Settlement Services Summit (NS3) underwriting panel covered a lot of ground in their session. Read on for more. |
 ALTA: Premium volume up slightly in first quarterThursday, June 23, 2022 The title industry generated $5.89 billion in insurance premiums during the first quarter, up 3.6 percent from $5.68 billion a year ago, according to the American Land Title Association’s (ALTA) recent market share analysis. Read on for more. |
.jpg/120/120/true/Image.ashx) Title Write launches new websiteThursday, June 23, 2022 Title Write launched a new website. The company provides services including title abstract and searches, binders and commitments, policy preparation, lien releases, curative services, processing and escrow accounting to title companies. Read on for more. |
Law firm boosts real estate teamThursday, June 23, 2022 Rockville, Md.-based law firm Miller, Miller & Canby added an attorney to its real estate practice group. Read on for more.
Mortgage lending plummets in first quarterThursday, June 23, 2022 Slightly more than two million mortgages (2.1 million) secured by residential property originated in the first quarter, according to ATTOM, down 18 percent from the fourth quarter and down 32 percent from a year ago. Read on for more.
 Title companies to merge after HomeServices acquisitionTuesday, June 21, 2022 HomeServices of America, a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate, acquired real estate company Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices New Jersey Properties as well as its affiliate title company, Associated Title Agency. Associated Title will merge with Trident Land Transfer Co., affiliated title company of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach Realtors. Read on for more about the acquisitions.
 HomeLight to acquire Accept.incTuesday, June 21, 2022 HomeLight entered an agreement to acquire fintech lender Accept.inc, which offers homebuyers a way to submit all-cash offers in an all-stock transaction. HomeLight also raised $115 million in additional capital. Read on for more.
USA National Title adds DataTrace platformTuesday, June 21, 2022 USA National Title Co. selected Data Trace Information Services LLC’s TitleIQ Enterprise as its primary title production platform. USA National Title expects the platform could reduce its production time by 50 percent. Read on for more.
Luxury-home sales drop 18 percentTuesday, June 21, 2022 Sales of luxury homes fell 17.8 percent year-over-year during the three months ending April 30, the largest drop since the onset of the pandemic, according to Redfin. By comparison, sales of non-luxury homes fell 5.4 percent. Read on for more.
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