Mother Lode Holding Co., a California-based provider of title insurance, underwriting and escrow services for residential and commercial real estate transactions and a subsidiary of First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF), has acquired Wisconsin Title Service...
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati (FHLB) and Homeport, a Columbus, Ohio-based nonprofit housing development, are launching the Rise Up program for qualifying homeowners in Ohio’s Franklin County. According to the organizations, the Rise Up program is funded by...
Zillow Home Loans is rolling out BuyAbility, a tool designed to addresses what homebuyers can afford. According to the company, BuyAbility can provide buyers with a personalized, real-time estimate of the home price and monthly payment that fits within their budget,...
The 40-story Burnett Plaza, the tallest building in Fort Worth, was sold in a foreclosure auction for $12.3 million. The Dallas Business Journal reported the 1 million-square-foot office building was purchased at about $12 per square foot, which was less than 1% of...
WFG National Title Insurance Company (WFG), a Portland-based provider of title insurance and settlement services for commercial and residential real estate transactions, has appointed Dan Hassen as senior vice president and Southwest regional manager for the company’s...
A hospital chain’s financial illness, an uncommonly generous charitable donation and Sweden ignoring Jerome Powell’s lead. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are the Hits and Misses for the week of May 6-10. Miss: Is There a Doctor in the...