11/04/2026
Your commission is the movie ticket. Title is the popcorn. 🍿
That’s how Scott Oakley, our Executive Vice President of Sales, explains it on the latest episode of Lykken on Lending with David Lykken.
Movie theaters don’t make their money on tickets. They make it at the concession stand. Real estate and mortgage work the same way: the commission or the basis points bring the customer in, but much of the value lives in the services around the transaction, like title and insurance.
In the episode, Scott and David cover:
✔️ Why industry consolidation is pushing brokerages and lenders to capture more of every transaction
✔️ The difference between a joint venture and owning 100% of your title agency
✔️ How TitleEase works as a “title company in a box,” with licensing, compliance, and the heavy lifting on every file handled for you
✔️ How to tell whether your volume is ready for title ownership
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