Hurricane Harvey: Stewart Associates Are #TexasStrong
Across Texas, the past 10 days have truly demonstrated the power of community, service to others and resilience. No one could have anticipated the impact of Hurricane Harvey over the Gulf Coast.
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California Leadership Updates
We recently welcomed a strong new leader to the team and promoted two of our top performers into sales leadership positions. I am excited to share the announcement with our extended Stewart community.
New Monthly Series: Future of Real Estate and Technology
Imagine a virtual closing room. The adoption of eClosing technology – including eSignature, eNotarization, online “remote” eNotarization (which takes eNotarization a step further) and eRecording technology – offers the potential for both a paperless and, in some cases, fully online closing experience.
U.S. Job Growth June 2017 — Exceeding Consensus Estimates With Upward Revisions in Past Months
The U.S. added 222,000 net new additional jobs in June 2017 — preliminary, on a seasonally adjusted annualized rate. This materially outpaced the 180,000 job gain consensus by economists. In addition, job gains for April and May 2017 were revised upwards, with April increasing from 174,000 to 207,000 and May now 152,000 from 138,000. The …Read more
Reflecting on My First Month at Stewart Title
As my first month as division president at Stewart Title is coming to a close, I wanted to pause for a minute to reflect on my experience and explain my vision for our division.
Reimagining Customer Experience: Amazon Partners with Whole Foods Market
Amazon is taking advantage of changing demographics and technology to change the customer experience and do for grocery shopping what they have done for retail.
Key Takeaways from the Market Research & Consumer Insights Exchange Conference
In May, I had the honor of participating in [tag] IQPC Exchange’s Market Research and Consumer Insights conference as a featured speaker. My presentation was titled “Insights Evolution: Redesigning Teams and Increasing Synergy to Proactively Drive Business Strategy”. This conference was a great opportunity for me to share insights from Stewart and learn from other marketing and communications leaders across the country.
Another Top-10 List — Metro Markets With the Highest Hidden Costs of Homeownership
There is more to buying a car than just the purchase price. After buying the car, the owner still faces insurance, annual taxes and licensing, fuel, tires, batteries, maintenance, and for some, tolls and parking. The same is true for housing, but with a much larger array of expenses. To ascertain the real costs of …Read more
Update on CFPB v. PHH After Oral Argument
The en banc (before the entire bench) D.C. Circuit Court heard oral arguments this week in the PHH case. While fortune telling from oral arguments is a tricky business, there are a few things of interest.
Stewart Partners With Property Brothers in Galveston
Stewart will be partnering with HGTV’s Property Brothers on the new season of Brother vs. Brother, premiering May 31. The episode was taped in Galveston, Texas, and Stewart’s West End Office performed the home closing transactions for two of the waterfront homes featured in the show.