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Special Reports
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2013 Voice of the Title Agent Report
Posted Date: Sunday, May 05, 2013
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For the past three years, the editors of The Title Report have surveyed hundreds of title agents to produce the Voice of the Title Agent Survey and provide critical insight and a common outlet to discuss top agent issues. This year, nearly 400 agents responded to the survey, reporting a largely positive outlook for 2013, but sharing concerns as well about the market, vetting and security, industry relationships, and operations.
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2013 Title Insurance Financial Report
Posted Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2013
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This annual special report, brought to you by The Title Report, includes reports from the top title insurance companies but also drills down on the financial stability of the title insurance underwriting world, takes a look at the current ratings, explores the market share shifts and details the title premium data.
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2013 State of the Industry Report
Posted Date: Tuesday, January 08, 2013
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October Research and presenting sponsor Windward have teamed up to produce the 2013 State of the Industry Report, an in-depth report that takes a look at how the economic and regulatory landscape will impact Realtors, lenders, homebuilders, title agents, appraisers, escrow officers and more.
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2012 Title Technology Report
Posted Date: Monday, October 22, 2012
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2012 Title Technology Report — a new FREE PDF special report from The Title Report and sponsor Windward / ResWare — that not only addresses the process for conducting a technology audit, but provides insight into how technology can improve your workflow, cost efficiencies, time management, marketing and communications.
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 2012 Voice of the Title Agent
Posted Date: Monday, April 30, 2012
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By polling small, mid-sized and national title agents, this report gauges the entire title community’s sentiments about current business pressures and opportunities, and provides insight into the operations and processes of today’s agent.
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2012 Title Insurance Financial Report
Posted Date: Friday, March 30, 2012
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This year's report contains information about the fourth-quarter and year-end financial results of the big four underwriters in the title insurance segment — Fidelity National Financial, First American Financial, Old Republic International and Stewart Information Services — and one of the larger regional underwriters.
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2012 State of the Industry
Posted Date: Sunday, January 01, 2012
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October Research, publisher of The Title Report, and presenting sponsor Windward/ResWare have teamed up to produce the third annual State of the Industry Report, October Research’s most requested special report each year. This 20-page report takes a look at each aspect of the real estate, mortgage and settlement services industry through an aggregation of stories, interviews and data brought together by the October Research staff.
We hope you enjoy this special free PDF version of the 2012 State of the Industry Report.
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Title Robotics
Posted Date: Monday, October 24, 2011
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Title Robotics — a new FREE PDF special report from The Title Report and sponsor Windward / ResWare — will provide readers a true understanding of automation as a way of enhancing the integral role that employees play in making this industry operate at peak efficiency.
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2010 Title Insurance Financial Report
Posted Date: Monday, March 21, 2011
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This report contains information about the fourth-quarter and year-end financial results of the four major underwriters in the title insurance segment -- Fidelity National Financial, First American Financial, Old Republic International and Stewart Information Services -- and the thoughts of a Fitch Ratings title industry analyst. |
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2011 Voice of the Title Agent
Posted Date: Monday, March 21, 2011
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By polling small, mid-sized and national title agents, this report gauges the entire title community’s sentiments about current business pressures and opportunities, and provides insight into the operations and processes of today’s agent.
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2011 State of the Industry Report
Posted Date: Monday, January 31, 2011
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October Research and presenting sponsor ResWare/Windward have teamed up to produce the most comprehensive look at the industries we serve. We gathered the most respected and knowledgeable experts to look at each aspect of the real estate, mortgage and settlement services fields. |
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Short Sales: The Good, The Bad & The Title Company
Posted Date: Tuesday, December 28, 2010
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Short Sales: The Good, The Bad & The Title Company is a 7-page PDF special report full of outstanding insight title agents need to know when tackling these deals. It includes expert advice, information on legal risks, tips from the field, guidance on setting-up staff and technology, ways to fight fraudulent short sales and more. |
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2010 National Settlement Services and Compliance Summit Special Report
Posted Date: Tuesday, December 28, 2010
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The 28-page National Settlement Services and Compliance Summit Special Report covers ten of the 2010 Summits top sessions — as dozens of the industry's top experts and most respected names took the stage for two days of presentations, panel discussions and breakouts. |
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Targeting Fraud
Posted Date: Tuesday, December 28, 2010
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Targeting Fraud will help heighten your awareness — and that of your staff — to put a stop to the rampant fraud that continues to plague the industry. You'll get expert detection tips and prevention guidance on escrow, deed, mortgage, reverse mortgage, short sale, identity fraud and more. |
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Diversifying Your Title Business Special Report
Posted Date: Sunday, April 25, 2010
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Diversifying Your Title Business, a special report from the editors of The Title Report, provides 10 principles to consider before, during and after your move towards diversity. From evaluating core competencies, customers and competition to staffing and technology concerns, you'll get valuable insight to help you diversify your title business.
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2010 State of the Industry Report
Posted Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2010
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October Research Corporation's 2010 State of the Industry Report, includes a look at each aspect of the real estate, mortgage and settlement services industry through an aggregation of stories, interviews and data brought together by the October Research staff. |
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Title Talk - What is your title agency worth?
Posted Date: Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Listen to Joe Petrelli, president of Demotech, an independent financial analysis and actuarial services firm, offer insight into valuing a title agency as he discusses what attributes are most desirable to buyers, whether or not the mix of business matters and how geographic dynamics can impact the price someone may pay for a title agency.
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Page 2 of the new HUD-1
Posted Date: Sunday, May 31, 2009
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The second page of the new HUD-1 is the page that title agents and settlement service providers will spend the most time in preparation for implementation of the revised form. Here, you can download an example of the second page of the HUD-1, which includes a walk-through of the different series. |
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E-mortgages: The race to differentiate your agency
Posted Date: Monday, February 09, 2009
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Analysis of what's working and what's not working as e-mortgage initiatives evolve. Learn what title agencies are doing to stir business by taking e-closings to local banks and credit unions. Plus, also find out why e-closings are sparking frustration from some customers. |
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Financial bailout bill 2008
Posted Date: Sunday, September 28, 2008
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Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and congressional Democrats hammered out a consensus on spending up to $700 billion to rescue the financial industry. Download the draft of the bill here. |
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Mystery Shopper: Analysis of title companies' customer service levels in four different markets
Posted Date: Thursday, September 18, 2008
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As an experiment to gauge the ease of shopping for title insurance at the consumer level, The Title Report employed a mystery shopper to shop for title insurance in four mid-size to large U.S. cities. Don't miss this special report as we shed light on how title agencies performed when approached by a consumer, and identify several points for discussion and future training opportunities, including customer service, education and quality control. |
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Uniform Closing Instructions
Posted Date: Thursday, June 12, 2008
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This report addresses the concerns and controversy surrounding the release in late 2007 of the proposed uniform closing instructions. |
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HUD Study on Closing Costs in FHA Loans - 2008
Posted Date: Tuesday, May 27, 2008
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This study, released by HUD in May 2008, presents findings on how much borrowers pay in closing costs when they buy a house, how much these costs vary, and factors to which the variation is related. Data were collected from 7,560 FHA-insured, 30-year fixed-rate home purchase loans closed in May and June of 2001on how much borrowers paid for lender or broker services, title services and real estate agent's services. |
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Federal Reserve beige book
Posted Date: Wednesday, April 16, 2008
The Federal Reserve's latest "beige book" review, which is released about eight times a year, said reports from the 12 Federal Reserve Districts "indicate that economic conditions have weakened since the last report. Nine districts noted slowing in the pace of economic activity, while the remaining three — Boston, Cleveland, and Richmond — described activity as mixed or steady." Get the full report here.
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2007 fraud report
Posted Date: Thursday, March 13, 2008
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While Florida retained the top spot in the annual report, Nevada climbed to the second position. Read on to see which other states ranked in the Top 10 and what were the most common types of fraud found in 2007 originations. |
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2008 proposed GFE
Posted Date: Thursday, March 13, 2008
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Take a look at HUD's proposed Good Faith Estimate and offer your feedback. |
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Turn compliance into profit
Posted Date: Thursday, March 13, 2008
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Learn how to take an integrated approach to your company's compliance documentation process and help improve speed to market, reduce costs and reduce risk across the enterprise. |
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2008 RESPA reform proposal
Posted Date: Thursday, March 13, 2008
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In an effort to significantly improve the complicated, unclear and costly homebuying process, the U.S. Housing and Urban Development released its proposed mortgage reform designed to help consumers better understand their loan terms. Read on for HUD's complete proposal. |
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2008 proposed HUD
Posted Date: Thursday, March 13, 2008
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Check out the proposed new HUD-1 forms. What do you think? |
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HUD consumer study of GFE
Posted Date: Thursday, March 13, 2008
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Find out what HUD learned from a six-year study analyzing consumer reaction to the GFE. |
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RESPA Roundtable Wrap-Up Report - 2005
Posted Date: Tuesday, January 08, 2008
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In 2005, HUD held seven roundtables with industry members across the nation to discuss new options for RESPA reform. RESPAnews reported live from each of these roundtable discussions. This report is an exclusive compilation of all of those live reports and additional in-depth coverage pieces. Category: Special Reports |
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RESPA Compliant - A Guide for Managing Your Affinity Relationships
Posted Date: Tuesday, January 08, 2008
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As an experiment to gauge the ease of shopping for title insurance at the consumer level, The Title Report employed a mystery shopper to shop for title insurance in four mid-size to large U.S. cities. Don't miss this special report as we shed light on how title agencies performed when approached by a consumer, and identify several points for discussion and future training opportunities, including customer service, education and quality control. |
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Attorneys Answer Your RESPA Q&As
Posted Date: Tuesday, January 08, 2008
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This special report highlighted a number of questions asked by RESPAnews.com readers, along with the answers provided by a panel of RESPA-expert attorneys. The questions were divided into three broad categories for easy perusal: Business Practices, Gifts and Fees. |
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RESPA Defined
Posted Date: Tuesday, January 08, 2008
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First passed in 1974, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) is a federal statute enacted by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to govern the real estate settlement process by mandating all parties fully inform borrowers about all closing costs, lender servicing and escrow account practices, business relationships between closing service providers and other parties to the transactions. |
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The Title Report's Leadership Edition
Posted Date: Thursday, August 16, 2007
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When we started selecting participants for The Title Report's 2007 Leadership edition, we quickly realized the wealth of knowledgeable and passionate professionals that fill the settlement services industry. The process to whittle the list was challenging, but in the end, we were able to produce a well-rounded group that offer a personal glimpse into the state of the industry and the road it is on. |
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Today's Real Estate Appraiser
Posted Date: Friday, April 30, 2004
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A business snapshot of 400 real estate residential appraisers' feedback on questions asked about their overall business practices, turnaround time expectations, pressure to overstate a property's value and their ratings of state-administered appraisal regulations. |
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The Title Report - Analyst Edition
Posted Date: Sunday, April 18, 2004
Fitch Ratings, Demotech, Inc. and Raymond James give expert advice on key topics such as relevant trends in the settlement services industry, operational differences and uniqueness, consolidation, and the market strengths of the independent agent.
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The Title Report - Presidents Edition
Posted Date: Sunday, February 22, 2004
We've interviewed leaders from cross segments of the industry, including national title underwriter presidents, T. Chandler (LandAmerica), S. Morris, Jr. (Stewart Title) and R. Quirk (Fidelity National Finance).
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