You’re Invited – West Seattle Open House – September 19, 4 PM

On August 21, 2018   /   Blog, WesternWA  

West Seattle Open House September 19th 4PM

Please join us for food, refreshments, and good times as we celebrate our new and improved space in West Seattle and the addition of Lora Lilly to our team!

RSVP:

Jeff Parry
206-280-1500
jeff.parry@ticortitle.com

When:

September 19th
4:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Where:

4817 California Ave SW
Seattle, WA 98116

Meet the team!

Lora Lilly, Branch Manager / LPO
Keleen Goering, Escrow Closer / LPO
Yuzo Pigott, Escrow Jr. Closer
Reid Vance, Title Officer

About Lora Lilly, AVP, LPO / West Seattle Escrow Branch Manager

Lora LillyLora brings a varied background in education and escrow. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in International Studies specializing in Business & Management form the University of Nebraska. Her 25+ years of experience in escrow began at the oldest and largest title company in Hawaii, closing developer projects. In 1995 she relocated to West Seattle, closing residential and commercial transactions.

Before coming to Ticor Title, Lora owned and operated an independent escrow company in West Seattle for over 14 years. She is excited to continue serving her neighborhood community with her depth of knowledge and the additional resources of Ticor Title.

Lora believes in providing customers with the best escrow experience, grounded in integrity.

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Strong First Half Solidifies 2018 Momentum

On August 14, 2018   /   Blog, Spokane, WesternWA  

Strong First Half
SOLIDIFIES 2018 MOMENTUM

Ticor Title is a member of the Fidelity National Financial family of companies and the nation’s largest group of title companies and title insurance underwriters – Fidelity National Title, Chicago Title, Commonwealth Land Title, Alamo Title and National Title of New York – that collectively issue more title insurance policies than any other title company in the United States.

Title Operation Performance

Our title business finished the first half of 2018 with outstanding results, as we generated second quarter adjusted pre-tax title earnings of $338 million, and an adjusted pre-tax title margin of 17.1%, the best quarterly performance in both metrics in 15 years. Our adjusted pre-tax title earnings represented a $28 million growth over the second quarter of 2017.


Download Ticor Title Mid-Year Fact Sheet

Commercial Real Estate Overview

Our commercial operations continued their solid performance with second quarter total commercial revenue of $276 million, a 6% increase over the second quarter of 2017. This was driven by a 4% increase in closed commercial orders and a 1% increase in total commercial fee per file. A 7% increase in total commercial opened orders bodes well for commercial business over the next several quarters.

Residential Real Estate Overview

Fidelity National Title Group purchase opened and closed orders increased by 3% and 2%, respectively, in the second quarter versus the same quarter of 2017. In addition, the mix of business trend towards purchase transactions in the second quarter rose sharply, with purchase business accounting for 71% of both opened and closed orders

Strong First Half Solidifies 2018 Momentum

Moving into the second half of 2018, we remain focused on executing our business plans and striving to remain the most profitable title insurance company in the nation.

Excludes Discontinued Operations. All Figures in US dollars. Source: FNF 10-Q
**”FORTUNE®” and “FORTUNE 500®” are registered trademarks of Time Inc.
Time Inc. is not affiliated with, and does not endorse the products and services of Fidelity National Financial, its subsidiaries, or affiliates.

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