“Boomerang” buyers may not provide the “oomph” some housing market analysts have been predicting. A recent study by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) identifies several obstacles likely to prevent… Read More »
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Williston Financial Group Acquires West Coast Local Retail Title Operations from Doma
Transaction helps drive Company’s new singular strategy and refined focus...
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WFG NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY APPOINTS DAVID JENKINS AS SVP, NATIONAL AGENCY MANAGER AND PROMOTES TIM HOOPER TO SVP, MID-ATLANTIC REGIONAL MANAGER
Portland, Ore., April 11, 2023 – WFG National Title Insurance...
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Title Industry Visionary Patrick Stone Offers Insights on How to Survive and Thrive in the Current Down Market
During the recent Q4 WFG Insights: Quarterly Economic Outlook webinar, WFG National...
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WFG Insights - 2023 Forecast: WFG's Patrick Stone Offers an Optimistic Outlook for the Second Half of the Year
There’s no question the first half of this year will...
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WILLISTON FINANCIAL GROUP EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN AND FOUNDER PATRICK F. STONE AND ECONOMIST BILL CONERLY, Ph.D. TO HOST Q4 'WFG INSIGHTS: QUARTERLY ECONOMIC OUTLOOK' WEBINAR ON DECEMBER 15TH
The popular and influential quarterly webinar features analysis and insights...
Continuing their efforts to reform the title insurance industry New York state regulators recently cut title insurance premium rates on refinance transactions. “We are pleased the title insurance industry is… Read More »
Although appreciation rates have moderated over the past year, home prices are still rising. The S&P Case-Shiller 10-city index increased by 4.8 percent in February (vs.4.3 percent in January) and… Read More »
Employers added 223,000 positions to their payrolls in April, falling a little short of the consensus, but beating many more pessimistic forecasts and rebounding strongly from the March Department of… Read More »
A legislative committee in Colorado has approved a measure that would create a commission to help oversee the title insurance industry and strengthen consumer protections in that state. The gap… Read More »
Republicans and Democrats, who have been unable to agree on much of anything in recent memory, have no trouble agreeing that cybersecurity is a major concern. The House of Representatives… Read More »
Real estate ads tend to feature new home buyers smiling broadly as they stand in the doorway of their newly purchased homes. More realistic images would show at least some… Read More »
Perhaps the most interesting feature of the new home sales statistics was the way – or ways – in which they were reported. The statistics indicated that March sales took… Read More »
The House of Representatives has given resounding (401-2) approval to a measure demanding more transparency from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Sponsored by Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) and Andy Barr… Read More »
To: Settlement Agents With less than three months to go until the August 1, 2015 implementation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Integrated Mortgage Disclosures rule, the industry has… Read More »