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October Research Chief Knowledge Officer and Keys to Real Estate podcast host Mary Schuster discussed why engagement between industry professionals and their regulators is so important while speaking with a pair of incredibly personable leaders of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, which regulates the title insurance industry. Read on »

Brian Carter, speaker and owner of Optymedia, will be a featured speaker at the National Settlement Services Summit (NS3) June 16-18 in Pittsburgh. Carter will discuss artificial intelligence (AI) in housing and leadership, and NS3 attendees will leave the presentation with concrete steps to implement AI solutions that deliver measurable results. Read on »

Dr. Jessica Lautz, deputy chief economist and vice president of research at the National Association of Realtors, will counter the existing narratives of housing market distress with the actual data driving consumer behavior at her presentation at the National Settlement Services Summit (NS3). Read on »

Could you spot a fake ID? Many seasoned real estate professionals know skill is useful to more than club bouncers or police officers. Jaime Kosofsky, executive vice president of business development and compliance at Brady and Kosofsky, can attest to this fact, as he noted on a recent episode of the Keys to Real Estate podcast. Read on »

If you have ever wondered how artificial intelligence stuff works, you are not alone. Listen and learn as author and futurist Brian Carter discusses one of the biggest tech revolutions in decades on the Keys to Real Estate podcast and why he believes it is more than just hype. Be sure to catch his presentation at the 2025 National Settlement Services Summit in Pittsburgh. Read on »

Recruiting and retaining top talent is critical to the success of any business. The title industry is particularly unique in ways that make for some interesting challenges and opportunities. In our third episode of Season 2 of the Keys to Real Estate podcast, October Research Chief Knowledge Officer Mary Schuster spoke with two industry veterans with plenty of insight on the topic - Mary Anne Harris, founder of Real Estate Closing Path, and Donna Anderson, vice president and agency development manager at CATIC. Read on »

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Boston division issued a warning to real estate professionals and borrowers about increasing reports of fraud targeting transactions across the Northeast. Read on »

A joint initiative launched by more than a dozen industry trade groups and institutions is seeking to expand its network created to develop solutions to help reduce racial disparities in homeownership. Dubbed the CONVERGENCE Collaborative, the partnership was established in 2019 to create data-driven tools and strategies for industry stakeholders committed to better serving aspiring minority homeowners. Read on »

By dropping the federal funds rate by a half point, the Federal Reserve may have not only encouraged professionals in the real estate finance industry, but also may have signaled the go-ahead to consumers who have been waiting for the right time to start house-shopping. While the rate cut could have a positive psychological effect on some potential homebuyers, the full impact is not likely to be seen until early next year, according to experts consulted by Dodd Frank Update. Read on »

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued a request for information (RFI) on mortgage closing costs, seeking input on how closing costs "may be inflated and constraining" the mortgage lending market. Richard Horn of Garris Horn LLP and Mike G. Silver of Husch Blackwell, both former senior counsels at the bureau, shared their initial reactions with Dodd Frank Update, as did multiple trade groups. Read on »