US mortgage and real estate service firm Radian has integrated R3’s Corda enterprise blockchain with its Titlegenius offering. The workflow system for real estate title transfers uses DLT for document storage and data transfer. Rather than a black box, it provides transparency around the title transfer process and claims to cut closing costs by an average of 25%.
Radian has a market capitalization of more than $5 billion, although mortgage insurance is its primary revenue source rather than title services.
Title transfer services typically check the history of the property to ensure there are no surprises. They are not just verifying that the seller is the true title holder, but that there are no longer mortgage or other liens against the property. They frequently provide title insurance just in case they missed something.
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