Upgrading to new title technology is often essential for title companies to keep up with the competition. However, there’s always a sense of hesitancy to make such a big change because you never know how it will be accepted among staff members. While your staff likely isn’t part of the decision-making process, they are ultimately […]
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Data Accuracy There are few industries that rely on data accuracy more than the title insurance industry. The legal and insurance implications of inaccurate information are legion in the industry. And title agency owners know how much of their staff time and energy goes into inputting data as well as investigating discrepancies and correcting records
Managing documents is a major challenge for every title company. Some companies email forms to clients and ask them to print, sign, and scan them. Others do the printing for clients, which then requires either the customer to come to the office to pick them up or the title company to mail them to their
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Change The mortgage (and title) industry’s pivot to a predominantly purchase market is bringing change to many. That includes staffing challenges, workflow rearrangements and, to address the increased need for client service, new technologies. These changes will probably continue for quite some time. If you are making a change, you probably have given it a
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Growth Dr. Carol Dweck, a Stanford University psychologist, engaged in decades of research on achievement and discovered that it wasn’t just native intelligence and skills that predicted a person’s ability to achieve, but their mindset. She coined the terms “fixed mindset” and “growth mindset” to distinguish between two very different approaches to learning. A person
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Having a smooth closing and providing superior customer service go hand-in-hand. Usually you can’t have one without the other, but it’s often easier said than done. When you’re juggling multiple clients and trying to squeeze as many closings in as possible any given month, the level of customer service you provide might naturally drop. The
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There’s collaboration involved in all real estate closings. It never fails that when you need to call someone, it goes to their voicemail. And when they call you back, you’re on the phone or doing another task where you can’t answer. Voicemail tag is no fun for anyone, especially when it leads to a black
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Title companies often share the same joys and frustrations about their daily duties. The ultimate goal is to ensure closing day remains on schedule, but there are a lot of moving parts that have to happen seamlessly first. There are plenty of obstacles and challenges to overcome along the way, which makes the jobs of
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Every title company employee knows there are a lot of moving parts that have to happen nearly perfectly to have a successful on-time closing (OTC). You likely have a method you’ve used for many years, but chances are some of your processes might be outdated if you haven’t upgraded your title tech in a while.
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Title Agents Need to Automate Our friends at ALTA recently posted a fascinating article reviewing the results of two title-related surveys, somewhat akin to the MBA’s Lender Sentiment Surveys. (Membership required) The article featured the results of separate surveys from PropLogix, which questioned 400 title and settlement professionals, and Williston Financial Group (WFG), which surveyed
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