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Title Tech Traps: 5 Costly Mistakes to Avoid When Choosing a Platform
Choosing the right Title Management Platform (TMP) is a critical decision for your business. Especially with so many options available, it’s important to invest in a transparent, efficient, and customer-focused solution.
Simplifying 1099-S Reporting for Title Agencies In 2025
With potential fines of up to $270 per inaccurate or late form, the pressure of 1099-S season is real. The good news? With the right plan, tools, and partners, 1099-S reporting can be a streamlined, stress-free process. Let’s explore best practices, key updates, and...
AccuTitle’s Data: What Trends Do We Expect for 2024?
AccuTitle’s Data: What Trends Do We Expect for 2024 Navigating high interest rates, soaring prices, and dwindling inventory, the real estate market faces formidable challenges. Let’s look at how these factors, and others, are impacting market trends. Unlike other...
Customer Testimonial: TitleFusion’s Closing System Success
We achieve success when our customers shine, and the proof is in the closing Calling all title professionals! Do you want to prepare for a closing with basic lender instructions in FOUR minutes? TitleFusion’s contemporary Closing System is easy-to-use and saves time....
What’s New This Year for 1099-S Reporting
We say it every year: Where did the time go? It seems one day it's the Fourth of July, then suddenly, its 1099 season. We realize 1099 reporting is a thankless burden for all title agencies as most are required to report 1099 information to the IRS as well as...
Drive Business by Covering These Basic Marketing Strategies
Summer brings the homebuying heat! Ready to take on the competition this season but don’t know how to maximize your marketing efforts or track your key performance indicators? Rest assured, AccuTitle is here to assist!
AccuTitle’s Data: Where Are We Headed in Q3 2023?
The real estate market in the first half of 2023 was steady but not exciting. We experienced a less challenging market than Q3 or Q4 of 2022 but not the booming purchase and refinance market we experienced in the 2 years prior.
CONCRETE WAYS TO USE AI CHATBOTS FOR MARKETING
From new content creation to step-by-step how-to’s 📝 CREATE CONTENT. Think of product and service offerings on your website, newsletters, emails, blog posts, and ad copy. If you don’t like the first version, you can review other drafts (Bard). Hours saved. 🎉...
AVOID THESE PITFALLS WHEN USING AI CHATBOTS
As well as some ideas on how to save time and money using AI! Now that we have the basics let’s review why you shouldn’t use AI Chatbots as subject matter experts. 📝 DRAFTING CONTRACTS. Let’s start with the glass-half-full approach. A Chatbot can quickly spin up a...
SIMPLE WAYS TO USE AI CHATBOTS TO MAKE YOUR WORK LIFE EASIER
…and maybe your personal life too! Looking to jump on the bandwagon and start using chatbots like ChatGPT and Bard to help get things done? First, if you don’t know the basics about the Artificial Intelligence landscape today, start with this blog. Now, let’s get...
TOO BUSY TO LEARN ABOUT HAPPENINGS WITH AI?
🐝 What is all the buzz about? Within the last five months, we have seen the release of two artificially intelligent chatbots trained to use natural language processing.
AccuTitle’s Data: Where Is the Industry Trending? 📈
With Q2 2023 just around the corner, we are seeing a promising uptick in business! This is a welcome sign after the rough second half of 2022. We are projecting a 12% increase in initiated purchase transactions in Q1 2023, compared to Q4 2022. This comes on the...
Avoid the Annual 1099 Headache
Title agencies often start the new year with a headache. Not because of their New Year’s Eve celebrations but because it is 1099-S season. As I am sure you already know, title agencies1 are required to furnish all eligible sellers (“payees”) with a copy of the 1099-S...
A Look Back at the Pandemic and What we can Expect for Real Estate in 2022
Only a few months into the year 2020, we were faced with an unprecedented event that shook the lives of those around the globe. COVID-19 has been said to be the worst pandemic in US history in the last 100 years. While so many industries were fighting to survive the...
The Importance of Strong, Secure Passwords
One of the most common ways that hackers break into computers is by guessing passwords. Simple and commonly used passwords enable intruders to easily gain access and control. Unauthorized access can be a major problem for any computer or smartphone user and the...
Enhance Your Online Presence with Minimal Effort: Start Collecting Reviews Now!
Online reviews are often the first thing potential clients see about your business, so start collecting reviews! Here is how to boost your brand's online reputation with minimal effort. Why You Should Be Collecting Reviews Now: The time to collect reviews is now...
AccuTitle Tech Tip: SPAM and Phishing – What to look for
At AccuTitle, we want our customers, partners, and friends in the industry to be confident when receiving communications. With SPAM and Phishing Scams on the rise, what may seem like an email sent by a trusted source, could be a disguised attempt to collect sensitive...
Great Customer Support Requires Great Customer Service! What You Need in a Title Management Platform
These days, it is especially important to make sure you are always receiving outstanding customer service from any company. This is especially true when working in a fast paced environment such as the Title Industry. The closing process is already complicated enough,...
Are Virtual Conferences the Future of Networking?
While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to sweep across the globe, the title and real estate industry has made significant adjustments to keep business running as usual. Changes to normal operations, like working from home, digital closings, and Remote Online...
Taking Care of Business with Bill Bartzak, CEO of AccuTitle
The M&A game has changed for both buyers and sellers. Is your company prepared to be a part of this transformation? Bill Bartzak, CEO of AccuTitle, and Glen Stout, NATIC State Agency Manager for NJ and PA, discuss the current M&A environment and buying and...
Tips From A Remote Company – How To Work From Home Effectively
As we patiently wait to see the light at the end of the Quarantine Tunnel, Title and Closing agencies have made major adjustments to work remotely in efforts to keep employees safe and business running as usual. State and Federal officials have also adjusted regulations surrounding remote and digital closings to ensure the industry can continue to operate at full speed.
Escrow Accuracy and Title: Stay ALTA Compliant with your Escrow Accounts
We all know the importance of maintaining accurate and compliant data within the title industry. But regarding escrow accounts, how can you as an Agent, ensure the process is moving as it should? When buying and selling a home, the average consumer tends to use the...
Stay ALTA Compliant in 2020 with TitleFusion’s Multifactor Authentication Feature!
We’ve discussed in a previous TitleFusion Blog, Security is The Priority: What You Need in a Title Management Platform, the importance of maintaining an enhanced method for cybersecurity and wire fraud prevention. As the title industry continues to move in a more...
Digital Closings are Changing the Way You Do Business
The digital age is upon us and it is rapidly changing the way the title industry operates. According to a recent American Land Title Association survey, eighty percent of title companies are interested in conducting digital closings, if they have not closed in an...
FAQ – Why We Changed Our Product Names
We are excited to announce that the AccuTitle products TitleDesktop and MagramOnline will be changing to TitleFusion and MagramFusion. Below are Frequently Asked Questions regarding this change:Why Change the Name? At AccuTitle, our product is and has been a...
Security is The Priority: What You Need in a Title Management Platform
The need for advanced cybersecurity is continuously growing within the Title Industry. With wire fraud on the rise, and massive amounts of private data being stored, using a secure system is a top priority for everyone involved in the closing process. What should you...