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NAHB Calls on Senate to Pass Tax Bill
“In an era of hyper-partisanship, the House voted overwhelmingly to approve this critical bill last month because Republican and Democratic lawmakers recognize it contains a number of provisions to help families, assist small businesses and promote the production of attainable, affordable housing,” said NAHB Chairman Carl Harris.
National Association of REALTORS® Reaches Agreement to Resolve Nationwide Claims Brought by Home Sellers
“NAR has worked hard for years to resolve this litigation in a manner that benefits our members and American consumers. It has always been our goal to preserve consumer choice and protect our members to the greatest extent possible. This settlement achieves both of those goals,” said Nykia Wright, Interim CEO of NAR.
FirstClose Equity'sT Order Management Module Now Available to Encompass® Users
FirstClose, Inc., a leading fintech provider of data and workflow solutions for mortgage and home equity lenders nationwide, announced today that its home equity settlement services ordering module within FirstClose Equity is now available in Encompass leveraging the latest API integration framework from Intercontinental Exchange (ICE).
Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
“Mortgage rates dropped below 7 percent last week for most loan types because of incoming economic data showing a weaker service sector and a less robust job market, with an increase in the unemployment rate and downward revisions to job growth in prior months,” said Mike Fratantoni, MBA’s SVP and Chief Economist.
Cloudvirga Announces Expanded Integration with Informative Research's Verification Platform
Cloudvirga, a leading provider of digital mortgage point-of-sale platforms, announced today that it has expanded its integration with Informative Research, a leading technology platform that delivers data-driven solutions to the lending community.

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Fathom Holdings Establishes Verus Title Elite - A Strategic Joint Venture with Fathom Realty Top Producers in Texas
Fathom Holdings Inc., a national, technology-driven, end-to-end real estate services platform integrating residential brokerage, mortgage, title, insurance, and SaaS offerings for brokerages and agents, today announced that its subsidiary, Verus Title Inc has established a strategic joint venture with individual teams and top producing agents of Fathom Realty throughout Texas that is expected to increase Verus's and thereby Fathom's revenue and profitability.
NotaryCam Achieves Record RON Growth in 2023
NotaryCam®, a Stewart-owned company and leading remote online notarization (RON) provider for real estate and legal transactions, announced significant growth in 2023, expanding its independent notary platform customer base by 46% and the number of loss mitigation-related RON transactions by 115%.
MBA Statement on HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge
“MBA thanks Marcia Fudge for being a trusted industry partner and champion of improving affordable homeownership and rental housing opportunities for all Americans during her three-year tenure as HUD Secretary."
Network Transaction Solutions Introduces RON as a Service Offering in California
Network Transaction Solutions(NTS), a leading, multi-state provider of title support services including Remote Online Notary (RON), has launched its RON as a Service (RaaS) offering in California.
MBA Warns CFPB Against Unnecessary Reforms to Mortgage Rules
“The CFPB’s blog post is baffling and reveals little understanding of how the mortgage market works or awareness of its own regulations that provide for full fee transparency and limits on what can be charged."
Director Sandra Thompson's Statement on Title Acceptance Pilot
For many aspiring and current homeowners, closing costs represent a substantial affordability barrier to purchasing or refinancing a home. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) continues to focus on ways Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) can responsibly reduce closing costs for homeowners in a safe and sound manner. Homeowners who want to refinance their mortgages are often surprised to learn that the out-of-pocket costs can make that difficult. One of those costs is a new lender’s title insurance policy that covers the lender, but not the homeowner.
NAR Thanks President Biden for Addressing Affordable Housing Supply in SOTU
"The lack of affordable housing supply is hurting the middle class and depriving first-generation and first-time homebuyers of the financial security that homeownership and the American Dream provide."
ALTA Says White House Attack on Title Insurance Offers False Promise of Savings
The announcement made today by the Biden Administration approving a pilot program to waive the requirement for lender’s title insurance on certain refinances in an effort to reduce closing costs for homeowners is a purely political gesture offering a false promise of savings for homeowners while exposing consumers, lenders, and taxpayers to greater financial risk.
MBA Statement on the Biden Administration's Housing Affordability Initiatives Warns Against CFPB Reforms on Closing Costs, Title Insurance
“MBA welcomes the Administration’s focus on legislative reforms and regulatory fixes that increase single-family and multifamily housing supply and help to make homeownership more affordable and attainable for all qualified borrowers. This is even more important in today’s high mortgage rate environment."
TitleEQ Integrates With Liquid Logics LOS
The integration will provide access for mortgage lenders using Nova to TitleEQ’s instant title quotes and full settlement service suite. TitleEQ utilizes TitleBox LIVESearch, an instant, AI-generated assessment of title searches designed to help clear title more efficiently and cost-effectively.
Small Business-Dominated Title Industry Generates $30 Billion Annually to U.S. GDP, New Study Finds
“The industry is proud of our record of not just protecting the communities we serve, but leaving a lasting footprint,” said Diane Tomb, ALTA’s chief executive officer. “Despite economic challenges in 2022, the industry continued to deliver jobs, support small businesses, provide critical funding for community priorities and, importantly, protect millions of Americans’ property rights.”
Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
"The latest data on inflation was not markedly better nor worse than expected, which was enough to bring mortgage rates down a bit, with the 30-year fixed mortgage rate declining slightly last week to 7.02 percent,” said Mike Fratantoni, MBA’s SVP and Chief Economist. “Mortgage applications were up considerably relative to the prior week, which included the President's Day holiday."
Single-Family Production Shows Signs of Stirring Across the Nation
Led by larger urban metro markets, single-family growth rates are showing signs of a turnaround as moderating mortgage rates and a lack of existing inventory are contributing to a gradual upward trend, according to the latest findings from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Home Building Geography Index for the fourth quarter of 2023.
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