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Hi, I’m Cheryl, your guide to the Title Underground. Each week, I curate the most important news, insights, and resources—so you don’t have to. Just scan the headlines and dive into what matters most to you!
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📜Title Archive: Educational Resources
🕵️♂️Underworld Intel: Must-Read Articles & Resources
📖 Book of the Week
⚖️Regulatory & Policy Updates
📢Tips
🤖AI, Automations other Tech for Title Insurance
👀Cyber Security & Fraud
🪄Magically Thriving Business💸: Resources to help you run and grow your business.
📅Events
🐐A Wicked Sense of Humor: Sunday Funnies
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📜Title Archive: Educational Resources
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🌍 Foreign Tax CPA: ⚖️ FIRPTA Withholding: IRS Rules for Unequal Foreign Ownership
📄What Does a Municipal Lien Search in Florida Actually Cover? Here’s What You Need to Know
📄Understanding Municipal Liens and Unrecorded Debt on Real Property
🎥Common Considerations for Easements and Declarations (On Demand Webinar - CLE)
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🕵️♂️Underworld Intel: Must-Read Articles & Resources
The title insurance industry generated $16.2 billion in title insurance premiums during 2024, a 7% increase compared to 2023.
Top 5 States in Premiums in 2024:
Texas
Florida
California
New York
Pennsylvania
In 2024, the industry paid more than $676 million in claims. This is up from $638 million in claims paid in 2023.
📄The Secret to Making Money as a Notary Public? There Really Isn’t One.
📄Beyond Ownership: Delivering the Integrated Real Estate Experience
📄Qualia acquires Old Republic Title’s RamQuest and E-Closing platforms and announces
First American Title co-president, Kevin Wall, abruptly departs
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📖 Book of the Week
Real Estate Investing Vocabulary of Terms: The Language of the Deal
⚖️ Regulatory & Policy Updates
Federal Agencies
Policy Changes and Impacts on Real Estate
Fed expected to resist pressure from Trump for July rate cut
Pulte: Let Fannie and Freddie count homebuyers' crypto assets
State Regulatory Changes
📰Revised Policies and Endorsements: Stewart: Georgia - effective July 7, 2025
📰Philadelphia also increasing Recording Fees, effective July 1st, 2025
📢TIP:
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👀Cyber Security & Fraud
📄Deepfakes and Real Estate Fraud: A Growing Threat To the Industry
📄Former credit union employee sentenced for bank fraud conspiracy
🪄Magically Thriving Business💸
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