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Will runaway inflation lead to a spike in mortgage interest rates? Are tight inventory and the lack of affordable housing the ingredients for a price correction? And after a record-setting two year run in real estate, is the party finally over? For answers, we call on WFG Founder and Executive…

If you're a real estate professional, you have two choices: You can drink the Kool-Aid and cross your fingers with friendly forecasters. Or, you can tune in to candid analysis and perspective, good, bad, or otherwise. WFG Founder & Executive Chairman Patrick Stone is famous for telling it like it…

Executives work with Monique Modica Vasek to expand WFG's Texas Title market Portland, Ore., November 18, 2021 – WFG National Title Insurance Company (WFG NTIC), a Portland-based, full-service provider of title insurance and real estate settlement services for commercial and residential transactions nationwide, has announced the addition of two top…

Annual HousingWire recognition cites Executive Chairman and Founder In October, HousingWire announced that Williston Financial Group Executive Chairman and Founder Patrick Stone is one of the 2021 Vanguard Award winners. Stone is among 50 housing executives in leadership positions of companies representing the most vital aspects of the housing industry,…

WFG MyHome® and DecisionPoint® are two solutions to boost lender performance In the wake of a market shift from refis to origination, independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks are reporting a net gain of $2,023 on each loan originated in Q2 2021, down from a reported gain…

DecisionPoint®, MyHome® and MyHome Funder Dashboard are ready to help WFG's latest report for MBA NewsLink, 'Three to Get Ready,' reintroduces a trio of higher-efficiency platforms that now stand among the top tech offerings to help lenders get their per-loan profits back up. The drop in profits was covered in…

Dan Bailey tells MBA Now what WFG's 2021 industry survey discovered Dan Bailey, SVP of both WFG Enterprise Solutions and Lender Services divisions, returned to MBA Now on October 11 to discuss the results of WFG's 2021 industry survey. As Bailey told the show's host, Rob Van Raaphorst, after the…

Building on the success of MyHome® for residential resale transaction participants, and MyHome Exchange, WFG helps simplify and accelerate loan funding and disbursement Portland, Ore., October 14, 2021 – WFG Enterprise Solutions, part of the Williston Financial Group family of companies, has announced availability of its WFG MyHome® Funder Dashboard…

Dan Bailey tells NMP's Dan Berman about WFG's Funder Dashboard, MyHome and more. Prior to the October release of WFG's Funder Dashboard, Dan Bailey, SVP of both WFG Enterprise Solutions and Lender Services divisions, told Dan Berman of National Mortgage Professional what this new product, and others introduced over the…

The two thought leaders answer pre-submitted questions from industry professionals about the state of real estate, mortgage lending, title insurance and the economy. Portland, Ore., October 5, 2021 – WFG National Title Insurance Company, a Portland-based, full-service provider of title insurance and real estate settlement services for commercial and residential…