by | Aug 14, 2017 | Industry News, Real Estate Market
Market Data Thursday, August 10, 2017 During July, the share of Americans who said now is a good time to buy a house decreased to a survey low, according to Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI). The HPSI dropped 1.5 percentage points in July to 86.8,...
by | Feb 10, 2017 | CFPB, Closing, Industry News, mortgage, Quality, Real Estate Market, Title Insurance Lawsuits
The latest CFPB Complaint Report for Mortgages shows that, by far, the largest number of complaints filed with the CFPB were with the Credit Reporting Agencies – Equifax, TransUnion and Experian, having 3,897 complaints nationwide on credit reports in January. ...
by | Dec 30, 2016 | Closing, Education, Government Oversite, Real Estate Market, Title Insurance
MBA Cuts 2017 Q1 Origination Forecast Following the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise rates a quarter point, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) lowered its origination forecast for the first quarter of 2017. “We have adjusted the path of interest rates upwards a...
by | Jun 11, 2015 | Education, Land Title Technical Stuff, Real Estate Law, Real Estate Market, Title Insurance, Title Insurance Lawsuits
This article reminds us that “Actual Knowledge of a Problem requires the buyer to take care of the problem!” It also let’s a title company off the hook for claims. From Minnesota Public Radio Blog. A judge in Grand Rapids, Minn., has ruled that if...
by | Mar 30, 2015 | CFPB, Closing, Education, Fraud, Government Oversite, Industry News, Insurance, mortgage, Public Records, Quality, Real Estate Law, Real Estate Market, Title Insurance, Title Insurance Lawsuits
Reasonable comments made in Lexology about the CFPB publishing consumer complaints for the whole world to see. I mean really – is that fair? After all, who wants their name besmirched by a cranky customer. This makes the lender, title company, real estate...
by | Mar 26, 2015 | Abstracting/Searching, Closing, Education, Industry News, Insurance, Real Estate Market, Title Insurance, Title Technology
This is a commentary by Thomas Pryde in his Blog, reprinted with his permission. If independent abstractors are going to take the necessary steps to be seen as valued specialists, as opposed to mindless searchers, it isn’t enough to rail against the...
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