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For the last two years, our industry has experienced breakneck activity. 2022 brought with it a challenging rate environment, decreasing affordability, limited inventory, inflation and the Ukrainian conflict. During marketdownturns like this one, it’s imperative that title agents control expenses, focus on profitability, and play the long game. According to WFG…

With the recent mortgage market downturn, it’s more important than ever for lenders to optimize profitability by finding ways to take time and cost out of the origination process. According to WFG Enterprise Solutions Senior Vice President Dan Bailey, it’s easy to get hung up on re-engineering and perfecting the…

With mortgage origination volumes and profit margins both significantly down, it’s more important than ever for lenders to optimize profitability by finding ways to take time and cost out of the origination process. While it’s easy to get hung up on re-engineering and perfecting the entire loan origination process, it’s…

Inflation is raging, rates are on a rollercoaster and a recession is looming, or may have already arrived. But that's not necessarily bad news for the real estate market, as consumers and the industry welcomes an uptick in inventory while adjusting to higher rates. In this episode, WFG Founder &…

After two years of unprecedented volume, a combination of rapidly rising interest rates, decreasing affordability, and limited inventory have brought refinance originations to a screeching halt. In the wake of such a precipitous drop, it’s now more important than ever for lenders to optimize profitability by finding ways to take…

According to Black Knight, in May 2022 an average-priced home had increased in value by 42 percent since the start of the pandemic. In the first quarter of 2022 alone, tappable equity rose by $1.2 trillion, the largest quarterly gain ever recorded, skyrocketing to $11 trillion in total tappable equity…

Mortgage servicing and default management professionals, foreclosure attorneys and trustees can now order comprehensive, low-cost foreclosure information reports nationally from WFG’s top-rated Default Title Services group Portland, Ore., June 21, 2022 – WFG National Title Insurance Company’s Default Title Services division has expanded its default management offerings to include Foreclosure…

During the recent Q2 WFG Insights: Quarterly Economic Outlook webinar, WFG National Title Insurance Company Founder and Executive Chairman and co-host Patrick F. Stone addressed current market conditions, sharing his thoughts on the economy, housing supply and demand, property appreciation, rising interest rates, and the likelihood of another housing bubble.…

WFG NTIC’s expansion extends the company’s agency footprint to include Colorado, Utah, Montana and Wyoming Portland, OR, June 14, 2022 – WFG National Title Insurance Company, a division of Portland-based Williston Financial Group (WFG), and a full-service provider of title insurance and real estate settlement services for commercial and residential…

Many "experts" are calling current conditions a housing bubble and predicting a significant reset in the real estate market. But while inflation rages, rates rise and segments of the economy slow, WFG Founder and Executive Chairman Patrick Stone shares why real estate prices will remain elevated. While that doesn't mean…