Like many people, I often find myself in a reflective mood at the start of the new year. The days are getting longer, and the prospect of renewal is in the air. One area that I naturally like to focus on during this period is cybersecurity. As someone who has been in this field for a long time, I know …
We鈥檙e honoring agents who played a critical role in safeguarding buyers and sellers throughout 2024. It is famously said that 鈥渃rime doesn鈥檛 pay.鈥� Unfortunately, in the digital age, the opposite is often true. Fraud is a major problem in our industry, and a sad reality that many title agencies have to deal with. Yet a lot can be done to …
Many find it difficult to remember what led to important phases of their careers. Tracy Pace doesn鈥檛 have that problem. Her journey to the title industry began during a national tragedy that forever imprinted itself in our collective memory. 鈥淚 had been working as an executive at a New York-based cosmetics company,鈥� she said. 鈥淎fter September 11th, our business declined, …
From eager beavers to phantom fraudsters, here are the tricks you need to watch out for. The world of title insurance is full of highs and lows. On the positive side, title agents often get to help aspiring buyers achieve their dream of home ownership. On the other hand, doing this work, and doing it well, means having to stay …
For over 15 years, multi-factor authentication (MFA) has played a critical role in how businesses operate securely online. The rise of cloud computing, social media, and mobile apps has made MFA essential for many companies鈥攑articularly in regulated industries. However, despite its importance, many users find MFA cumbersome due to its reliance on SMS text or authentication apps. The good news …
This is the marketing guide you鈥檝e been waiting for. Marketing your title agency can sometimes feel like a beast. And if you鈥檙e trying to market while also managing your day-to-day operations, that beast can become a full-on monster鈥攍ike the legendary Hydra. If you remember your Greek mythology, the hero Hercules struggled greatly when fighting that creature. Every time he cut …
The buzz is in the air with more questions than answers. FinCEN published its Final Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers on August 28, 2024 (鈥淔inal Rule鈥�), throwing the entire real estate industry into a state of high anxiety. What does it all mean? How do we meet its requirements? Will the expense of compliance be a financial …
暗网吃瓜 is聽joining forces聽with Dream Finders Homes, one of the fastest-growing homebuilders in the country. This is an exciting announcement, and it was only possible because of the support of our agents. I鈥檇 like to take this moment to share what this means for our agents, and why we can all look forward to this new chapter together.聽First and foremost, …
Use this year鈥檚 spooky season to assess your strategies and ward off the specter of cybercrime. For many people, October is associated with ghosts, goblins, tricks and treats. But for those involved in IT, it represents something equally scary: the unpredictable cybersecurity landscape facing businesses today. You see, October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and it鈥檚 the perfect time for title …
In our last marketing blog, we walked through how to put together an effective strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) analysis for your agency. SWOTs are a valuable tool for building greater visibility into your agency, but that鈥檚 not all. They can also inform other initiatives beneficial to your short- and long-term business goals. Take a strategic messaging framework as just …