It's been an active year for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the settlement services space, to the surprise of nearly no one. 2020 was a record year for title order volume, leaving many firms flush with cash. Last year was a year of opportunity in...
2021 has been a very busy year in the title industry, and not just because of the amazing order volume. As recent headlines will confirm, M&A activity continues to remain hot as the weather cools down, and will likely continue deep into 2022. Our own...
There aren’t a lot of business execs, owners or decision-makers out there who haven’t heard of the prestigious Harvard Business School’s Owner/President Management (OPM) Program. And there aren’t a lot of people…um….anywhere, who aren’t aware that Harvard Business School is one of the very...
NTS’s own Andrea Somers (our operations manager) was recently honored by the Florida Land Title Association for her work as the Chairperson of the FLTA Cyber Security Committee and the committee’s success. FLTA’s president, in presenting the award, complimented the work of Andrea and the...
If you weren’t able to get to ALTA ONE this fall, or even if you did, but missed the session, now’s your chance to see our own Aaron Davis and a distinguished panel of experts (FNF’s Chuck Cain, alanna.ai’s Hoyt Mann, Premier One’s Kevin Nincehelser,...
A few of us recently attended the ALTA ONE convention in New Orleans. In fact, our CEO, Aaron Davis, was part of a great panel presentation which discussed how to best integrate new offices after a title merger or acquisition. Although we’ve been to a...
How a Realtor Lost $257,000 of Their Clients' Money Realtor Kevin got an email from a prospective buyer who was ready to make an offer with their loan pre-approval attached. Kevin clicked the attachment to view the buyer’s documents, but there wasn’t anything there....
Automation has come a long way in the settlement process, but new artificial intelligence (AI) approaches may finally tackle some of the oldest and most stubborn chokepoints plaguing agents, underwriters, real estate agents and homebuyers. Listen to this webinar recording to learn how to use...
Our own Aaron Davis was approached recently by National Mortgage News for his thoughts about business disruption plans—a very timely topic. (Subscription required). It’s a great read, and you should check it out if you can. It’s a great reminder that business disasters can come...
Conference season is one of our favorite times of year. Even the virtual conferences of 2020, although they didn’t have nearly the same appeal, were worth attending. But as we see society re-open for business slowly but surely, there’s no doubt we’re ready to hit...
