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Spruce Partners with Munich Re to Offer New Consumer Pricing Fueled By Automation

We’re proud to announce our partnership with Munich Re, one of the world’s leading insurance companies, to lower title insurance costs in some states up to 20% via automation.

News

September 29, 2020

Spruce CEO Patrick Burns on “DealMakers” with Alejandro Cremades

Spruce CEO Patrick Burns recently sat down with Alejandro Cremades from the “DealMakers” podcast to discuss entrepreneurship and raising money in a crisis.

News

October 19, 2020

Refinancing? Ask for the Reissue Rate on Title Insurance

Although refinancing can lower your monthly payment, it comes with upfront costs––including title insurance. Learn how to save money with the reissue rate here.

Education

October 12, 2020

Spruce Named to the 2020 CB Insights Fintech 250

We’re proud to be named to the CB Insights Fintech 250 list for the second year in a row! Get more info on the award and the full list here.

News

September 23, 2020

Can I Refinance a Property that’s Held in a Living Trust?

Many investors and individual owners hold property in trusts rather than their personal name. We break down the pros and cons, including refinancing here.

Education

September 15, 2020

Should I Transfer the Title on My Rental Property to an LLC?

Spruce CEO Talks Mortgage Tech Adoption on “Clear to Close”

How Does a 1031 Exchange Work for Real Estate Investors?

Spotlight: Rich Shapiro, RealEZRealty

How Do Title Binders or Hold Open Policies Work for Investors?

Spruce VP of Product Named HousingWire Rising Star

Spruce CEO Talks Title on “The Remote Real Estate Investor”

Spruce Raises $29M to Power Online Real Estate Transactions

Spruce Launches New Dashboard for Mortgage Brokers

COVID-19 Update: Actions We're Taking at Spruce

How Does eClosing with Remote Online Notarization Work?

Spruce Featured in Redfin Article for First-Time Homebuyers

Spruce Receives HousingWire Tech100 2020 Award

Spruce VP of Engineering on “Building Your Product” Series

What Is a Title Insurance Company Responsible For?

Spruce Expands Into California and Opens Sacramento Office

How Much Will My Title Insurance Policy Cost?

Spruce Year in Review 2019

What Does Title Insurance Cover and Protect Against?

Happy Thanksgiving Message from Spruce CEO Patrick Burns

How Spruce’s Title & Closing Services Work for Local Realtors

Spruce CEO Patrick Burns on the “Future of Home Transactions"

Are Owner’s and Lender’s Title Insurance Policies Required?

Northpointe Bank Gains Competitive Advantage with Spruce

Spruce Director of Design Featured in Built in NYC's 'Women in Tech'

Two Terrifying Title (Insurance) Tales

Spruce Featured in "NYC Real Estate Startups Worth Knowing"

Spruce EVP of Real Estate Operations Named HousingWire Woman of Influence 2019

Spruce CEO & Co-Founder Shares Insights on the Future of Closings at Inman Connect Las Vegas

What is the Right of Rescission?

Spruce CEO & Co-Founder Named 2019 HousingWire Rising Star

How Diversity Drives Better Products at Spruce

Spruce CEO & Co-Founder to Speak on Panel at Florida MBA Conference

Spruce Named to HousingWire Tech100 2019

Women of Spruce

Spotlight: Jennifer Tierney

How the New Tax Law Will Impact Homeowners this Year

Why We Write Micro-Services in Kotlin

Looking to Refinance in New York? You Might Save Money with a CEMA

Spruce Attends the NEXT Mortgage Conference

Spruce Named in Built in NYC's 50 Startups to Watch in 2019

Spotlight: Cindy Scholz, Compass

Power of Attorney Forms Used in Real Estate Transactions

How Spruce Works for Lenders

Spruce Holiday Wrap Up

Timber Rights

5 Things Every NYC Homebuyer Should Know

Home Buyer's Guide: What Documents to Expect at Closing

Spruce in the News

Spruce Welcomes 30 Year Veteran Lisa Robertson as New Operations Executive

Spruce Named to the 2018 CB Insights Fintech 250

Why Does My Spouse Need to Sign Closing Documents if They Aren’t on the Deed?

Lender's Guide to Superior Customer Experiences

What is Title Insurance?

Spotlight: MetaProp

Spruce Raises $15.6M in Series A-1 Financing

How Millennials Tap into Home Equity

How Much Do High End Home Buyers Pay for Anonymity?

Spotlight: Morty

Equity Gains + New Tax Law = Cash-Out Refinance?

Giving You Control of Your Loan Closing

Spotlight: Divvy Homes

Home Equity Loans Still Tax Deductible, Despite New Law

Property Taxes: Small Mistakes Can Cost You Thousands or Even Your Coveted City Parking Spot.

Fed Interest Rates on the Rise. Will Borrowers See Their Rates Rise Too?

How Tax Reform will Affect your Mortgage

Another Practical Reason To Buy An Owner’s Policy

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Disclaimer
Title agency and escrow services are provided by licensed entities in the applicable jurisdiction. Those entities include Spruce Land Services, Spruce Land Services Southwest, and Spruce Land Services West. For more information on applicable jurisdictions and license numbers select "Legal" above. The applicable Spruce entities are authorized agents to write title insurance underwritten by a licensed title insurance underwriter.

* The numbers/figures used in the product imagery are for illustrative purposes only.

1. Except in Colorado and Florida