From The Real Deal – Title insurance startup Spruce raises $15.6M
From Long Island Business News – Court strikes down restrictions on title agency entertaining
From RESPA News – ABA reflects on TRID, RESPA lessons
From 24/7 Wall St – Mortgage Fraud Risk Rises for Seventh Straight Quarter
From Forbes – How Will The New Tax Law Shake Up The Housing Market?
From The Real Deal – Title industry asks judge to throw out state’s new regulations
From Law 360 – FTC Wants More Info On $1.2B Title Insurance Deal
From National Mortgage News – Bill granting TRID relief to charities clears House committee
From Mortgage Orb – 31 More Counties Now Using Simplifile’s E-Recording Platform
From Coin Telegraph – Netherlands’ Land Registry to Test Blockchain Solution for Real Estate
From Inman – The essential guide: blockchain, cryptocurrency and real estate
From RESPA News – Black Hole lessons found inside, outside the rule
From MarketWatch – Pending home sales lurch lower as supply crunch chokes housing market
From JD Supra – Florida Adopts Provisions Regarding Title Insurance Rebates and Inducements
From Property Week – Appeal decision is crucial in the fight against property fraud
From ARLNow – Boring Title: 6 Surprising Reasons a Title Company & Title Insurance is Important
From New Haven Register - 8 Real Estate Documents to Keep—and What Happens If You Don’t
From RESPA News – CFPB updates TRID guides
From PRNewsWire – NextAce® Expands Industry Partnerships And Delivers “Title Reports In Minutes”
From Salt Lake Tribune – Kirby: Downsizing is a blessing, but today’s housing market is a curse
From Forbes – Tech Disruption In Title Insurance Is A New Frontier — Or Is It?
From Mortgage Orb – John Vong: TRID 2.0 Will Require Significant Revisions to Existing Software
From Inman – Real estate blockchain and cryptocurrency explained
From Dayton Daily News – New county scam alert keeps ‘an eye on your property when you can’t’
From CNBC – How interest rates affect the housing market
From Forbes – The Blockchain For Real Estate, Explained
From Forbes – Tech Disruption In Title Insurance Is A New Frontier — Or Is It?
From Reed Smith – Proposed TRID Title Insurance Clarification: Senator Warren Cries Wolf
From The Digital Courier – Register of Deeds begins electronic recording
From Financial Times – Housing market woes trigger tough start to 2018 for Countrywide
From Forbes - Nine Things To Keep In Mind About Blockchain In Real Estate
From JD Supra – Proposed TRID Title Insurance Clarification: Senator Warren Cries Wolf
From The Mortgage Reports – Title insurance companies: What is title insurance, and is it required?
From The Advertiser – Two men ‘defraud’ $8 million worth of commercial properties in Adelaide
From USA Today – Pricey mortgages: Homeownership is getting tougher this spring as rates keep rising
From RESPA News – Paper fulfillment rising, two years after TRID
From The Washington Post – Mortgage rates recommence their upward trajectory
From The American Surveyor – Oregon Achieves 100 Percent Engagement in eRecording
From Click Orlando – Orange County fraud warning counters property records thieves
From Sun Sentinel – Ask a real estate pro: Do I really need an owner’s title insurance policy?
From The Real Deal – NY Senate budget offers title insurance companies a lifeline
From RESPA News – Senate passes TRID changes; bill goes to House
From Mortgage Finance Gazette – Remedies for property title fraud
From Marketplace – As the housing market heats up, so does competition among realtors