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  • The Changing Real Estate Market: What You Need to Know

    by Mark Sprague, Independence Title’s Director of Information Capital The real estate market is changing. For the last 10+ years, lending rates have been artificially low. That, in turn, with […]

    July 8, 2024
    The Changing Real Estate Market: What You Need to Know
  • Economic Update

    by Mark Sprague, Independence Title’s Director of Information Capital DATELINE: May 3, 2024 The Federal Reserve will likely maintain higher interest rates for an extended period due to firmer-than-expected inflation […]

    May 3, 2024
    Economic Update
  • Asking the Right Questions About the National Press on Austin

    Per the Wall Street Journal: “Once America’s Hottest Housing Market, Austin is Running in Reverse” Rebuttal from Mark Sprague, Director of Information Capital, Independence Title The proposition by the media: […]

    March 21, 2024
    Asking the Right Questions About the National Press on Austin
  • The Long-Awaited Slowdown In the Pace of Economic Activity Nationally is Here, or Is It?

    By Mark Sprague, State Director of Information Capital Jobs nationally and locally continue to be created at a robust pace. (Job openings are twice the number of people out of work nationally and […]

    July 19, 2022
    The Long-Awaited Slowdown In the Pace of Economic Activity Nationally is Here, or Is It?
  • Tax Time in Texas – Homestead Exemption Q&A with Roland Love

    By Roland Love, Vice President, Business Alliances & Field Operations Our recent note regarding the legislative change generally allowing a person to claim a homestead exemption anytime during the year […]

    January 18, 2022
    Tax Time in Texas – Homestead Exemption Q&A with Roland Love
  • 2022 and Beyond! A Market Update from Mark Sprague

    By Mark Sprague, State Director of Information Capital As many of you look to 2022 and beyond, we all know it’s really anybody’s guess as to what the future holds. However, many of […]

    December 21, 2021
    2022 and Beyond! A Market Update from Mark Sprague
  • New PID Notice Requirements Q&A

    By Kaema Roberson, VP – Director of Education If you haven’t already heard, beginning September 1, 2021, sellers will be required to provide notice to buyers when selling property located […]

    August 25, 2021
    New PID Notice Requirements Q&A
  • Dawn Stich — Escrow Officer

    Dawn Stich is a native Central Texan who spent her first 10 years in Lockhart before her family moved to Austin. Her very first job out of school was with […]

    August 4, 2020
    Dawn Stich — Escrow Officer
  • Market Musings (Greater Austin Area)

    Mark Sprague, State Director of Information Capital Here’s an update on some recent questions I’ve been considering, with input and feedback from much wiser analysts/economists whose seminars I have been […]

    April 16, 2020
    Market Musings (Greater Austin Area)
  • Meet Ruby Cortez, Escrow Officer

    For Ruby Cortez and her team, every transaction is the “most important” transaction. “Whether it’s a small lot purchase, or a million-dollar sale, that deal is very important to somebody. […]

    November 1, 2019
    Meet Ruby Cortez, Escrow Officer

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