The second quarter of 2025 was a bit of a mixed bag for the title insurance industry’s four largest players, which the “Big Four” attributed to a variety of factors including slower housing market conditions, legal expenses and weaker performances from their non-title segments. Stewart posts strong financial results The smallest of the Big Four, […]
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A growing number of U.S. homeowners are finding their only property insurance option is their state’s last-resort program, according to a new report from the National Resources Defense Council (NDRC). Data shows extreme weather driving private insurers from high-risk areas and forcing premiums higher for everyone else. Last resort programs — known as Fair Access
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The fix-and-flip market is showing signs of weakening, according to a Q2 2025 Fix-and-Flip market survey from Kiavi and John Burns Research & Consulting, released on August 7. The Burns and Kiavi Fix and Flip Market Index (FFMI) is based on a quarterly survey of about 400 fix-and-flippers nationwide. The index scale ranges from 0
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