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Stewart Information Services announced today that Steve Lessack will assume leadership of Stewart’s U.S. Direct Operations business effective immediately. An accomplished 30-year industry veteran, Lessack has a tremendous track record expanding the Stewart brand and working across all business lines to increase market share and maximize profitability.

Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey
December 04 2019

Mortgage applications decreased 9.2 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending November 29, 2019. This week's results include an adjustment for the Thanksgiving holiday.

The Keyes Company continues to revolutionize the real estate experience in Florida with Lone Wolf's enterprise platform
December 04 2019

In a bold move for the real estate industry in Florida, The Keyes Company today announced that it will provide Lone Wolf Technologies' enterprise platform to its 50+ offices and 3,600 Sales Associates. This platform, which is the only one of its kind in the industry, provides a faster and simpler experience for everyone involved in a real estate transaction.

Most Home Building in Milllennial Areas, But Pace Lags Rest of Nation
December 03 2019

The majority of single-family and multifamily housing production in the nation is occurring in counties with the greatest concentration of millennials. However, in a warning sign that the housing affordability crisis persists and more construction is needed, the pace of housing production in areas with the greatest concentration of millennials lags the rest of the nation, according to the latest quarterly National Association of Home Builders Home Building Geography Index.

CourthouseDirect.com Voted One of Houston's Top Workplaces for the Seventh Year in a Row
December 03 2019

CourthouseDirect.com is proud to announce that its employees have voted it one of the Houston Chronicle’s Top Workplaces for the eighth time and the seventh consecutive year.

First American Title Hits $1 Billion Milestone With FlexCloseT, a Warehouse Financing and Closing Service for Residential Real Estate Transactions From FirstFunding®
December 02 2019

First American Title Insurance Company, a leading provider of title insurance and settlement services and the largest subsidiary of First American Financial Corporation, today announced that in less than a year more than $1 billion of real estate transactions have successfully funded and closed using FlexClose™, a warehouse financing and closing service from FirstFunding®, a wholly owned subsidiary of First American Financial Corporation.