– Cotton recognized for her 30+ year career as an innovator in real estate data & analytics technology and contributions to building market-leading suites of essential data assets –

DataTrace announced today that Annette Cotton, vice president of data and client solutions, was selected as the recipient of the 2022 October Research Innovation award. 

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– As the “big shift” in real estate lending continues with the purchase market taking center stage, new challenges arise for title companies and lenders to grow market share –

The “big shift” in real estate lending is on. As rising mortgage rates spur further declines in refinance transactions and historically low housing inventory limits existing-home sales, title companies and lenders face a challenging time to maintain and grow market share.

In this increasingly competitive environment, companies can leverage operational efficiency tools and market-specific intelligence to enhance customer service and increase the effectiveness of their marketing efforts, which can drive business that, in turn, helps protect margins.

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– In 2022, forward-looking clients are investing in automation and workflow enhancements to work faster, smarter and more cost effectively –

What will 2022 look like for the title industry? The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) expects origination volume to reach $2.6 trillion this year, which would rank as the fourth best year for origination volume in the last 15, but not quite the frenzy experienced in 2021.

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- Tax Services are a Natural Starting Point for Title Companies’ Digital Transformation -

Recently MortgageOrb spoke with Alan Martin, VP, Product Management, DataTrace to discuss the importance of digitizing and automating property tax information. Check out the featured article:

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– Massive geographic expansion nearly triples DataTrace’s total number of title plants to more than 1,600, spanning 80% of U.S. population –

DataTrace announced today the addition of over 1,000 new geographic title plants across the United States, increasing the company’s total number of title plants to more than 1,600, covering 80% of the U.S. population. The new title plants leverage the latest artificial intelligence and automation technology. As title companies more widely automate title production, the demand for state-of-the-art title plants across the country is expected to increase.

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