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With $3B IPO, title insurance startup Doma targets new business lines
By going public in a $3 billion SPAC deal, title insurance startup Doma plans to pursue home appraisals, warranties...
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States Title, now Doma, going public in $3B SPAC deal
Title insurance startup States Title is going public in a $3 billion deal with a blank-check firm, the latest...
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Compass acquires DC-area title firm
Compass is taking title. Ahead of its much-anticipated IPO, the residential firm has inked a deal to buy KVS Title, a title insurance and settlement services firm in Washington, D.C., the company said Thursday....
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Title insurers launch new closing tools as homebuying rises
As Americans look to take advantage of the historically low interest rates and buy new homes, more companies are...
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Title giant First American pumps $40M into digital closing startup
One of the country’s biggest title insurers is doubling down on digital closings. First American Financial Corp. said it’s...
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OneTitle set out to change the title industry. Now it’s out of business
In 2014, OneTitle launched with an audacious goal: eliminate agents and offer title insurance for much less. Six years...
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Compass expands into title and escrow with Modus deal
Compass is getting into the title and escrow business — two ancillary service lines that could boost its earnings...
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Title insurance is broken. Here’s how this $623M startup hopes to rebuild it
As a child, Max Simkoff would venture out for fishing trips, mostly along Oregon’s Deschutes River. On a couple...
The REInterview: States Title’s Max Simkoff on reforming the murkiest corner of real estate
If real estate is seen as a dinosaur when it comes to adopting technology, title insurance may be the industry’s Argentinosaurus. The residential closing...
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Title insurance startup Spruce raises $29M in Series B
As the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the inefficiencies of traditional pen-and-paper closings, another startup has secured funding in its...