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Cohesive Title owner and founder Alex Dunton recently shared an update with The Title Report on how his business is doing more than two years after its launch in Virginia Beach, Va. Read on to learn more.

The 2025 National Settlement Services Summit (NS3) will take place June 16-18 at the Westin Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pa. A panel session titled, “The Impact and Benefits of Instant Payments to Real Estate Settlement Services,” is set for the opening day of the conference.

Truly Title announced it has acquired a Texas title company in a move that leaders say will strengthen their presence in key regional markets and enhance their operational capabilities. Read on to learn more.

The National Federation of Independent Business’s (NFIB) May jobs report found that 34 percent (seasonally adjusted) of small-business owners reported job openings they could not fill in May, unchanged from April. Nearly half of these owners said there were few or no qualified applicants for the positions they were trying to fill. Read on to learn more.

ServiceLink has hired a senior vice president of valuation solutions who will enhance the firm’s digitization of its mortgage services. Read on to learn more.

Alanna.ai has partnered with Viking Sasquatch to offer a cost estimate service for title agents through Alanna’s intelligent artificial intelligence assistant. Read on to learn more.

Property data curator ATTOM released a report that showed 1.4 million mortgages were secured by residential property during the first quarter, a 14 percent decline from the previous quarter. Read on to learn more.

Dr. Jessica Lautz, deputy chief economist and vice president of research at the National Association of Realtors, will counter the existing narratives of housing market distress with the actual data driving consumer behavior at her presentation at the National Settlement Services Summit (NS3). Read on to learn more.

A recent report from Fannie Mae is providing a positive outlook for the housing market during the next couple of years. Home sales are expected to rise and mortgage rates are projected to decline in both 2025 and 2026, according to the Fannie Mae Economic and Strategic Research (ESR) Group’s more recent economic and housing outlook. Read on to learn more.

Absolute Title and the law office of Matthew W. Neuman are teaming up to acquire a New Hampshire title firm. Absolute Title, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, has offices in New Hampshire, Maine, and Massachusetts. Read on to learn more.

Westcor Land Title Insurance Co. recently hired someone with 35-plus years of experience in real estate to serve as an underwriting counsel and agency representative on its Virginia team in the mid-Atlantic region. Read on to learn more.

Cloudvirga recently announced an integration using the latest API framework for mortgage technology from Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE). Cloudvirga is specifically integrating with the Encompass Docs Solution, part of ICE mortgage technology. Read on to find out more.

An analysis from Zillow shows homebuyers in the Northeast face at least 10 competitors for every home, while home shoppers in the Sun Belt likely have more room to negotiate. Read on to learn more.

Operating with a sales mindset and relationship-building will be two of the key concepts in the “Science of Sales” session at the National Settlement Services Summit (NS3) June 16-18 at the Westin Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pa. This program will be given by Amy Gregory of Florida Agency Network, and Dave Nichols of Lighthouse Title Group. Read on to learn more.

A pair of title companies that both have a long history in Wisconsin are joining forces. Knight Barry Title announced it has acquired a title agency, its first acquisition in three years.. The agency’s co-owner will remain as branch manager to oversee operations and ensure continuity in service and relationships. Read on to learn more.

Bowe Digital announced that its chief operating officer has been named its new CEO following the passing of Wayne Stanley on May 1. She said she looks forward to continuing the efforts she started with Stanley when she became the company’s first official hire in 2017. Read on to find out more.

The Florida Agency Network has appointed an industry veteran with 15-plus years of marketing and development experience to serve as its fractional director of marketing. Read on to learn more.

Westcor Land Title Insurance Co. announced a new agency representative has joined its Virginia team. Read on to learn more.

Lone Wolf announced its new partnership with Payload to launch a payment management service built into Lone Wolf Back Office. Read on to learn more.

Property data curator ATTOM’s Q2 2025 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report shows that 1.4 million residential properties, about 1.3 percent of all homes in the country, are vacant. Read on to learn more.

Experts in the cybersecurity field will discuss the risks, consequences and solutions that settlement professionals should know at the upcoming 2025 National Settlement Services Summit.

American Land Title Association CEO Diane Tomb recently spoke with The Title Report about the steps her organization is taking to combat wire fraud and to prepare its members for a new federal residential real estate reporting rule that takes effect in December. Read on to learn more.

American Eagle Title Insurance Co. has finished building five new title plants in Texas as part of its strategic plan to offer title agents more options in historically underserved areas. They are planning to construct title plants in two more counties. Read on to learn more.

Advocus National Title Insurance Co. recently hired a new underwriter who has a background in claims management and legal operations in addition to underwriting.

Fidelity National Financial’s agency division welcomed a new vice president and Mid-Atlantic underwriting counsel who previously worked for a national title insurance underwriter.

ServiceLink announced enhancements to its EXOS Close technology that company leaders say will provide more flexibility for lenders and borrowers using the technology to schedule their closings in real time. Read on to learn more.

There are an estimated 1.9 million home sellers in the housing market and an estimated 1.5 million homebuyers, according to a new report from Redfin. Sellers have never outnumbered buyers by this large of a margin, according to Redfin records going back to 2013. Read on to learn more.

The human element of business will be discussed during one of the sessions at the National Settlement Services Summit (NS3) happening June 16-18 at the Westin Pittsburgh. The presentation will be delivered by Jenny Martin from Futura Title & Escrow and Bart Shaw from Knox-Title. Read on to find our more.

Could you spot a fake ID? Many seasoned real estate professionals know this skill is useful to more than club bouncers or police officers. Jaime Kosofsky, executive vice president of business development and compliance at Brady and Kosofsky, can attest to this fact, as he noted on a recent episode of the Keys to Real Estate podcast. Read on to learn more.

PropLogix announced it had promoted a 15-year veteran to the job of vice president of engineering. Read on to learn more.

Friday Harbor, a startup that helps mortgage lenders produce underwritten loan files, has added two engineers to its staff. Read on to learn more.

Certified Title Corp. is partnering with Pythonic to automate the review and processing of Certified’s post-close document packages. Read on to find out more.

Property data curator ATTOM’s first-quarter 2025 report found that median single-family home and condo prices increased from the fourth quarter to the first quarter in almost half of Opportunity Zones around the country with enough data to measure. Read on to learn more.