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Propy announced a $100 million expansion to modernize the title industry and unveiled an artificial intelligence (AI) escrow officer, for real estate closings. The company plans to acquire title firms in states like California, Texas and Florida, to digitize their operations with AI and blockchain infrastructure. Read on to find out more.

First American Senior Economist Sam Williamson said the housing market will go through a demographic transformation that will expand the amount of households and homeowners through the middle of the century. Read on to learn more.

Anywhere Real Estate Inc. reported $1.6 billion in revenue in the third quarter, a $91 million year-over-year increase, according to its latest earnings report. The firm’s leaders say they are on track to realize $100 million in costs savings in 2025. Read on to learn more.

The National Federation of Independent Business October jobs report found that the percentage of small-business owners who reported job openings they could not fill in October remained unchanged from September. Read on to learn more.

Westcor Land Title Insurance Co. has promoted a title industry veteran to serve as its president and chief operating officer. Read on to find out more.

Zillow introduced messaging, a new feature that lets buyers and their co-shopper chat and share listings within the Zillow app. Read on to learn more.

ATTOM’s third-quarter analysis found median single-family home and condo prices rose quarter-over-quarter in half (49.7 percent) of the Opportunity Zones with sufficient data to analyze. Read on to find out more.

First American Mortgage Solutions LLC launched a new title data-driven solution designed to accelerate collateral review on home equity loans while helping reduce title risk. The product delivers an at-a-glance summary of property information, according to First American leaders. Read on to find out more.

Old Republic International Corp. reported title insurance revenue is up by 8 percent year-over-year in the third quarter. The firm also a nearly 8 percent rise in overall net income. Read on to learn more.

Ted Rossman, a longtime industry analyst at Bankrate, had plenty of insight to share about recent shifts in FICO’s approach to credit scoring, as well as advice for real estate professionals navigating these changes. Read on to learn more.

Knight Barry Title has hired a new employee who will serve as branch manager for the Lake Geneva and Janesville offices in Wisconsin. Read on to find out more.

The RTP network, an instant payments system operated by The Clearing House, recently set a new single-day record, processing more than 1.8 million transactions valued at $5.2 billion. Read on to learn more.

Twenty-eight out of every 1,000 homes have changed hands in 2025 — the lowest turnover rate in at least 30 years, according to a new report from Redfin. Read on to find out more.

David Townsend Esq., who was sworn in as the American Land Title Association’s (ALTA) president during the ALTA ONE conference in New York City in October, said, “I want to be a cheerleader for ALTA.” He recently spoke with The Title Report about his plans for the upcoming year and discussed what he thinks the title insurance industry needs to do to sustain itself and thrive going forward. Read on to learn more.

First American Financial Corp.’s overall revenue increased by 41 percent in the third quarter compared with the third quarter of 2024, while total title revenue was up by 42 percent year-over-year. CEO Mark Seaton attributed the strong quarter in part to the strength of First American’s commercial business and growth in investment income. Read on to learn more.

AM Best has affirmed financial strength and credit ratings for Houston-based Stewart Title Guaranty Co. and United Kingdom-based Stewart Title Limited. The credit rating for parent company Stewart Information Services Corp. has also been affirmed. Read on to learn more.

First National Title Insurance Co. has promoted a veteran employee to the role of president. Read on to learn more.

The Clearing House has expanded the adoption of its bank account tokenization solution designed to protect information associated with account numbers and mitigate risks associated with fraud and data breaches. Read on to learn more.

The median monthly housing payment was $2,530 in the four weeks ending Oct. 26, a 1.4 percent year-over-year decrease. That’s the largest drop since November 2024, according to a report from Redfin. Read on to learn more.

Stewart Information Services Corp. reported third-quarter revenue of $796.9 million and third-quarter net income attributable to Stewart of $44.3 million, which are increases of $123 million and $14 million, respectively, compared with the third quarter of 2024. Read on to learn more.

In a complimentary webinar recently hosted by October Research, First American Financial Corp. Senior Economist Sam Williamson said he was “cautiously optimistic” that existing home sales will “rise gradually” in the fourth quarter. Read on to learn more.

Click n’ Close has hired an industry veteran to serve as the company’s vice president of accounting. Read on to learn more.

Better Home and Finance Holding Co. launched its wholesale HELOC and CES platform powered by Tinman AI. Read on to learn more.

ATTOM’s fourth-quarter 2025 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report showed 1.32 percent of residential properties in the U.S. were vacant and the zombie foreclosure rate was 3.25 percent. Both figures were slightly lower than they were in the third quarter. Read on to learn more.

American Eagle Title Insurance Co. (AETIC) has expanded its operations in Oklahoma, which includes the acquisition of an abstract company. AETIC now has title plants in 16 counties in the state. Read on to learn more.

Truly Title Inc. has formed a partnership with BC Title, led by CEO Brooke Whittaker, to expand service offerings throughout the state of Florida. Read on to learn more.

CloseSimple has expanded its fraud prevention suite. Company leaders say it will equip title firms and real estate attorneys with tools to detect, prevent and neutralize fraud before it affects transactions. Read on to learn more.

Legal 1031 Exchange Services hired an exchange director who will work with clients in locations such as Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia. Read on to learn more.

Ubitquity unveiled its NFTitle Network Malware Scanner, a forensic tool designed to detect on-chain threats and protect the integrity of digital and real-world asset transactions. Read on to find out more.

Newly built homes made up 27 percent of single-family homes for sale nationwide in August, which is 1 percent lower year-over-year, according to Redfin. Read on to find out more.

Allied Capital Title acquired all seven offices of Title Professionals Inc. in a deal that will expand the company’s footprint in southern Illinois. Read on to find out more.

WFG National Title Insurance Co. has entered a strategic partnership with Palm Agent, a real estate technology platform used by title companies to support their teams and customers. Read on to find out more.

Beeline Holdings Inc. (“Beeline”) announced that its subsidiary, Beeline Loans Inc., completed its first round of blockchain-recorded BeelineEquity transactions. Read on to learn more.

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs LLC, a Canton, Ohio-based law firm, has hired a licensed title insurance agent to serve in a senior counsel role. Read on to find out more.

Docutech has expanded its suite of mortgage document products and services designed to help lenders, servicers and investors with document management in the loan lifecycle. Read on to learn more.

ATTOM’s third-quarter 2025 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report showed that 46 percent of mortgaged residential properties in the country were equity-rich, down by about 1 percent from the second quarter and more than 2 percent year-over-year. Read on to learn more.