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October 19, 2026
Six compliance horrors that can haunt your AMC and destroy enterprise value. An expired registration, a late appraiser payment, an address change nobody followed up on. None seems like a big deal, but each can come back to haunt you.
Read the article→September 10, 2026
The title industry is not simply somewhere in the middle of the familiar volume roller coaster. What is happening now looks more like a sea change in the competitive landscape.
Read the article→February 11, 2026
Why do some teams make it to the Super Bowl and others do not? After all, every NFL team has smart people working for…
Read the article→January 22, 2026
One Buyer Is Not a Strategy How Title Agency Owners Leave Money on the Table When They Skip the Market A couple was…
Read the article→November 7, 2025
November 11, 2025 Giving Thanks for the Quiet Risk‑Takers: A Thanksgiving tribute to independent title agents,…
Read the article→September 23, 2025
Independent Mortgage Banks IMBs are the engine of the US mortgage market. They play an essential and critical role in…
Read the article→September 3, 2025
Appraisal Management Companies AMCs are under pressure from every direction. At Turk & Co., we’ve advised on multiple…
Read the article→July 28, 2025
When Fannie Mae announced its title waiver program, most of the attention focused on what was being removed—namely,…
Read the article→July 21, 2025
“The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” — Proverb Fannie Mae’s decision to add Westcor to their title waiver…
Read the article→May 12, 2025
There’s a particular kind of anticipation that comes with knowing something good is on the horizon—a blend of hope,…
Read the article→March 17, 2025
Running a title company or AMC involves navigating all sorts of legal complexities – there’s no way around it. While…
Read the article→February 3, 2025
“Should I stay or should I go now? If I go there will be trouble And if I stay it will be double So come on and let me…
Read the article→November 18, 2024
“I own a profitable title company. Nothing can go wrong.”― Delusional Title Company Owner The title industry is…
Read the article→October 14, 2024
Complacency is the enemy of innovation. Remember Blackberry? Blockbuster? Kodak? It’s so easy to maintain the status…
Read the article→October 2, 2024
AMCs are navigating considerable headwinds these days. With fast changing technology, rising client expectations,…
Read the article→September 19, 2024
Dear Industry Colleagues, The title industry is changing fast. Many of you have felt the turbulent impact of new…
Read the article→June 17, 2024
Dear Industry Colleagues, Because Turk & Co represents many buyers and sellers of title companies, we gain unique…
Read the article→May 8, 2024
In response to the challenges facing the title industry today, we are initiating a series of blogs written with the…
Read the article→April 30, 2024
WARNING: This article contains radical candor not customary in business By Howard Turk As if the high interest…
Read the article→January 24, 2024
Title Agency Mergers and Acquisitions By Howard Turk A title agency mergers and acquisitions ‘roll up’ can mean many…
Read the article→October 17, 2023
The Independent Title Agent Survival Guide: Sales Rep Edition Part 1 Why? Why is a powerful word. A lifetime of…
Read the article→August 9, 2023
I’ve been told I tend to oversimplify things. Perhaps, but experience has taught me that underneath all that complexity…
Read the article→June 20, 2023
By Howard Turk This is a scary time to be in the title business. Talk about market volatility No matter how hard we…
Read the article→April 4, 2023
“Mechanics can make up anything; nobody knows Why, well you need a new Johnson rod in here. Oh, a Johnson rod. Yeah,…
Read the article→November 4, 2022
There is a saying in the Boxing world that when your opponent hits you, you have two choices. The first is to collapse…
Read the article→September 6, 2022
“Yesterday’s gone Now all I want is a smile…..” -Neil Diamond WARNING: This article contains language which may be…
Read the article→December 13, 2021
How Do Title Agencies Decide Whether It’s Worth Entering the M&A Market? Download this…
Read the article→November 9, 2021
I often wonder what people who drive slow in the fast lane are thinking. Do they not realize that others are simply…
Read the article→October 6, 2021
“Listen Do you want to know a secret? Do you promise not to tell? Whoa oh, oh Closer Let me whisper in your ear Say the…
Read the article→June 28, 2021
Forrest Gump is my hero. I vividly recall the scene in Forrest Gump where he and Captain Dan are having lunch on the…
Read the article→May 18, 2021
Dear optimist, pessimist, and realist, While you guys were busy arguing about the glass of water, I drank it …
Read the article→January 11, 2021
For title agency owners, 2021’s most asked question is ‘how long will this last’? Some are concerned about staffing…
Read the article→November 20, 2020
Some believe there is more than enough for everyone, whereas others believe there will never be enough. I think we get…
Read the article→October 16, 2020
I’ve been alive ever since I was born…I’m going to live forever Flawed logic can only take one so far. My team and I…
Read the article→August 3, 2020
Do your title sales reps think a CD is something that plays music? Or that a PSA is a ‘Public Service…
Read the article→June 25, 2020
Private Equity Firms have amassed a $1.6 Trillion yes, you read that right -Trillion war chest of what they call ‘dry…
Read the article→May 15, 2020
Panic, pandemic, pandemonium, doom and gloom…how is it that the FACTS we see in the title industry portray positivity…
Read the article→April 20, 2020
It’s so interesting how different companies react or respond there is a difference to COVID-19. This is a challenging…
Read the article→March 24, 2020
Are we like Dionysiushttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DamoclesSwordofDamocles, hanging on by a thread? Everything is fine…
Read the article→March 22, 2020
We believe in small business and the value independent title agencies and underwriters bring to our communities and our…
Read the article→February 4, 2020
FSBO the creepy title clown Everyone knows the pitfalls of a FSBO deal in a residential buy-sell. Studies show that…
Read the article→December 21, 2019
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas When all through the Agency The printers were whirring While sellers sat…
Read the article→November 4, 2019
Even though it means losing out on fees, we routinely turn clients away if we feel they are not ready to sell. Selling…
Read the article→October 10, 2019
echnology has enabled a DIY approach in many industries just ask a travel agent What about selling your agency?…
Read the article→September 11, 2019
Timing is everything. When to sell is an issue many business owners struggle with. While no one wants to sell too…
Read the article→July 30, 2019
“Mergers and Acquisitions” sure sounds like a fancy phrase. That’s ironic, since what we do is very straightforward and…
Read the article→June 18, 2019
Selling your title agency can be complicated. There are many ways to proceed. Determining the best way to go about…
Read the article→May 1, 2019
No one wants to pay more taxes than they have to, yet everyone wants to maximize the value of their business. Business…
Read the article→March 25, 2019
By Will Morey, Senior Benefit Consultant, Benefit Commerce Group A recent Harris poll showed that 4 out of 5 American…
Read the article→March 4, 2019
Title agencies trade for many reasons. Some sell to create efficiencies and better cope with rising costs of…
Read the article→July 19, 2018
An open note to our clients and followers, I have been ASTONISHED at how much attention our recent blog article on…
Read the article→February 13, 2018
Prosperitas Forward targets margins of 22% for all of our clients as a baseline. We increase that number where our…
Read the article→August 23, 2017
Title 123 is a training program for Title Sales Professionals broken up into 3 actionable and easy to learn modules.…
Read the article→August 4, 2017
The only thing worse than being a fraud victim is finding out afterwards that your “cyber” coverage actually does not…
Read the article→July 5, 2017
This is a guest article written by Matt Johnston, President of JobTrackshttp://www.jobtracks.com/. JobTracks is an…
Read the article→June 5, 2017
We all know the feeling: hunched over our computer and frantically typing away as we desperately attempt to complete…
Read the article→April 17, 2017
From the inception of ALTA Best Practices, Title Agents have looked for a crystal ball to find answers about what a…
Read the article→April 4, 2017
There are many ways to manage the ups and downs of the market. One option to consider is to create a variable cost…
Read the article→March 13, 2017
Howard Turk, renowned title agency executive and best-selling…
Read the article→February 21, 2017
“Should You Hire a Consultant to Help Your Title Agency?” was written by ProsperitasForward President Howard Turk…
Read the article→September 9, 2016
ALTA Best Practice 3 – Privacy and Information Security Written Policy requires that title companies conduct Background…
Read the article→August 9, 2016
‘Published in The Title Report’ A new title centric consulting firm is offering title agents a unique service with the…
Read the article→February 3, 2001
“The most important thing to remember is: to protect your quarterback – ME” -Paul Crewe The Longest Yard Businesses…
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