Title Talks

Deb Grace, EVP at AccuTitle, shares tips for navigating the title industry's tough market, including serving as a pseudo-therapist for struggling clients. She discusses creative ways agencies are staying in the game and highlights the importance of time-saving services and title production software for efficiency and productivity. Grace encourages listeners to rely on industry friends for support during challenging times.

Today's guest is the CEO of the American Land Title Association, Diane Tomb. In this episode we talk about the biggest issues facing title agents from the economy to unregulated title insurance alternatives, to the rise in fraud and explore ways that you can get involved to protect our industry and our shared goal of protecting homeowners. For the show notes from this episode, you can head to https://www.proplogix.com/resource/podcasts/ To download the 2023 State of the Title Industry Report, you can go to https://stateoftitle.com/ For more information on time-saving services that will help your title company be it’s most efficient, head to https://www.proplogix.com/services/

Our guest today openly admits she had a rough start in the title industry, but with a combination of persistence and taking advantage of the resources and people there to help along the way she’s been able to take that knowledge and help many other agents going through the same struggles. I’m talking about Andi Bolin, a Texas-based Agency Sales Rep for Stewart Title. Andi’s experience makes her uniquely suited for her role to support agents and to provide advice on everything from getting through the tough times, leading with empathy and humility, and tips for evaluating vendors. There’s a lot packed into this one, so be sure you listen until the end. For the show notes from this episode, you can head to www.proplogix.com/resource/podcasts/ To download the 2023 State of the Title Industry Report, you can go to stateoftitle.com/ For more information on time-saving services that will help your title company be its most efficient, head to www.proplogix.com/services/

In this special episode of Title Talks, we pick the brain of Title Industry veteran Brent Scheer. He's a self-described recovering auditor and accountant who is always looking at the economy and numbers so less nerdy folks like you and me don't have to! He's the COO at Advocus National Title (new name!), and this episode is packed full of insight on when we'll see a break in rates, how to get through the tough times, and his take on AI. For the show notes from this episode, you can head to https://www.proplogix.com/resource/podcasts/ To download the 2023 State of the Title Industry Report, you can go to https://stateoftitle.com/ For more information on time-saving services that will help your title company be its most efficient, head to https://www.proplogix.com/services/

There's a growing fraud trend in the real estate and settlement world that hits on the vulnerabilities of multiple parties and scammers are literally selling properties out from under their rightful owners. Our guest is Tyler Adams, CertifID CEO and fraud expert, and he's here to teach us how to spot Seller Impersonation Fraud and how to stop it before it's too late. Check out resources in the show notes on our site: https://www.proplogix.com/podcasts/ep-51/

If you're struggling in this market, you're definitely not alone. However, if you're among the 50% of title companies with no sales or marketing support, you probably feel it even more. This episode's guest, Mitch Sullivan, SnapClose CMO and marketing consultant, shares tangible steps to improve your marketing with great ROI.

HousingWire's title industry reporter, Brooklee Han, joins us in this episode to share the title and real estate industry news headlines you need to follow because they could have big impacts on your business. For more details and links, check out our show notes: https://www.proplogix.com/podcasts/ep-49/

After we hosted a record-setting webinar about the Basics of Land Surveys with survey expert, Akkad Bakhsh, we had a lot of questions from title professionals that we didn't have time to answer live. We invited Akkad back for this episode to answer more of your burning land survey questions. Access the show notes for this episode here: https://www.proplogix.com/podcasts/ep-48/

In a world where you can watch the delivery driver turning on to your street with your Pad Thai order, pay for your coffee without ever pulling your wallet out, or get almost anything you could need delivered within two hours - it’s no surprise that our expectations are sky high for fast services and convenience. The title and settlement industry, by contrast, still suffers from slow processes, poor communication, and a lack of transparency. The gap between how consumers are used to getting what they need when they need it, and the often opaque transaction process is huge. CloseSimple co-founders Paul Stine and Bill Svoboda join me to talk about how you can begin closing that gap by evaluating and improving your customer experience with more transparency and better communication. Check out the show notes: https://www.proplogix.com/podcasts/ep-47

You've probably heard a lot about unregulated alternatives to title insurance, but are you familiar with the Fannie Mae pilot program that would allow a waiver for title insurance in special circumstances? In this episode, we share our webinar with special guest Chris Morton, the SVP of Public Affairs and Chief Advocacy Officer at the American Land Title Association. We talk about what the program is and the potential impacts it would have on buyers, lenders, and the title industry. To learn more, visit the show notes for this episode at https://www.proplogix.com/resource/podcasts/