HousingWireHousingWire After over three decades of leadership, Robert Wagnon, CEO and founder of Republic State Mortgage Co., yesterday announced the sale of his controlling interest in Republic to Andrina Valdes, CEO of Temul Capital and Alta Home Lending. A press release from the Houston-based company confirmed that Paulina McGrath will…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire First American Financial Corporation has cut ties with CEO Ken DeGiorgio weeks after he was arrested for allegedly choking a man on the dance floor of a cruise ship. In a statement Tuesday, the title giant said it had appointed Mark Seaton to lead the company. In addition, Treasurer…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire In its 2025 State of eClose Adoption Report released on Tuesday, Snapdocs revealed that 90% of mortgage lending institutions now offer digital closings to customers. This year’s figure marked a 22% increase from the prior year. But despite the increase, only 14% of lenders with eClosing technology close more…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Recently, I was at the beach with my husband. As a Florida resident, this is a very regular occurrence. He turned to me and said, “You have not even scratched the surface.” I was in the midst of flipping through Town and Country, daydreaming about what being a Pilates…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire An illustration of a Zillow fighter plane flying overhead private listings. (Image created with ChaptGPT4o.) Zillow caused a stir in the real estate industry last week when it announced it would be banning certain listings. Under these new standards, if a listing is publicly marketed to any buyer it…
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