The ‘buy-vs.-rent’ equation, which has see-sawed back and forth between both ends of the spectrum, has titled back toward renting as rising home prices create affordability pressures for many buyers.… Read More »
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WFG NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY APPOINTS DAN HASSEN AS SVP, SOUTHWEST REGIONAL MANAGER FOR ITS AGENCY DIVISION
Portland, Ore., May 9, 2024 – WFG National Title Insurance...
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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...
As wildfires consume thousands of homes, droughts tighten their grip on many areas, and violent storms become more frequent and more deadly, I t is getting more difficult to assume… Read More »
As the housing market has improved, homeowners and appraisers have been moving closer to agreement on housing values. But for most of this year, they have been moving further apart… Read More »
The CFPB has asserted broad RESPA enforcement authority in a recent decision significantly expanding the liability of PHH Corporation for accepting “kickbacks” from mortgage insurers. The CFPB upheld an Administrative… 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 »
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 »
Home prices nationwide are still 17 percent below their peak in April 2006, but within 10 percent of their peaks in 19 states and above their peaks in 3 states… Read More »