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WFG Founder and Executive Chairman Patrick Stone and Economist Bill Conerly open hour-long Q1 webinar with individual predictions on the economy, the title industry and real estate Now expanded to an hour, WFG's Q1 "Quarterly Economic Outlook” webinar on February 23rd gave Patrick F. Stone, Founder and Executive Chairman of…

Patrick Stone discusses expanding the WFG Webinar Series he co-hosts with Bill Conerly When the pandemic forced him off the road in 2020, and his 12 to 15 personal appearances to answer questions and provide insight directly to live industry audiences had to move online, WFG Founder and Executive Chairman…

With inflation pegging the meter at rates not seen since the 1980s, the Fed will be forced to raise rates. The questions are how much, how quickly, and what the impact will be on longer-term mortgage interest rates and the red-hot housing market. In this episode, WFG Founder & Executive…

Sean Pyle, the President of Valutrust Solutions, WFG's appraisal management company and property valuation service provider, is WFG Insights' latest interview.  Valutrust Solutions, he says, continues to "bring a marriage of technology and service-mindedness to evaluation services," while expanding its role into an evaluation services partner. "A lot of our…

The increasingly popular and influential online forum of opinions and insights will now feature analysis from each industry leader prior to the Q&A session. Portland, Ore., January 26, 2022 – The"WFG Quarterly Economic Outlook," a popular and increasingly influential webinar featuring Williston Financial Group Founder and Executive Chairman Patrick F. Stone…

To kick off the new year with informed perspective, WFG Insights, Williston Financial Group's episodic podcast for title, mortgage and real estate professionals, turned to WFG Founder and Executive Chairman Patrick Stone. Host Brian Bushlach was anxious to get Stone's assessment of where we might be headed with interest rates,…

Within the flurry of forecasts for the title, mortgage and real estate industries in 2022, the most measured and informed may be those provided by WFG National Title Founder and Executive Chairman Patrick Stone and Economist Bill Conerly. In their 4th Quarter “Economic Outlook & Title Insurance Webinar,” as they…

Another of WFG's six programs available for Title Agents to use, and pay for, as needed A new article in The Title Report describes how a unique program created by WFG National Title Insurance Company offers its agents the same services the national title insurer uses for its direct operations.…

Progress in Lending surveys industry leaders for a steady glimpse into the new year To help usher in a new year, Progress in Lending sought out industry predictions and economic forecasts from more than a dozen thought leaders, including WFG Founder and Executive Chairman Patrick Stone. After an acknowledgment that…

WFG National Title's EVP of Agency Operations offers sound advice for Title Reps "It’s been a wild and exciting two years in the real estate and title industry," Baron C. Buss, EVP of Agency Operations for WFG National Title Insurance, reminds us in this new article from The Title Report.…