Houston-based real estate services co. acquires Kansas City-based appraisal firm

Houston-based Stewart Information Services Corp. (NYSE: STC), the parent company of Stewart Title, has acquired a Kansas-based appraisal company as part of a move to bolster its digital real estate services.

The acquisition of United States Appraisals will enhance Stewart’s existing title insurance, settlement services, appraisal/valuation and other real estate services, the Houston-based firm said in a press release. United States Appraisals is based in Overland Park, Kansas, a suburb of Kansas…