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According to S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller home prices experienced a near 16% annual gain in July, a total that slid 2.3% month-over-month, as the Fed continues to take action to remedy the nation’s economy.

Citing recent data from First American Data & Analytics, investor purchases of residential homes as rental properties as a share of all residential home sales, have increased sharply over the course of the last year.  This number has risen from ...

A new blog post by Mark Fleming, the Chief Economist at First American Financial Corporation discusses the findings of the latest Real House Price Index (RHPI) covering June 2022 which saw a moderating of prices across the board.  Specifically, the ...

HUD and the Census Bureau reported housing starts dipping 9.6% below their revised June estimate, as erratic mortgage rates, supply chain concerns, and high prices mount to create housing affordability challenges.

Potential is defined as the latent ability for a thing to develop into something bigger in the future. Currently, the housing market is trying to find a new “post-pandemic norm” amid an environment of rising interest rates, record-high inflation, and ...

While single‐family housing starts were down in June, home buyers today are presented with more options, as new-home inventory is accounting for a bigger share of the total housing supply.

Despite housing inventory falling slightly to a 7.7 months’ supply month-over-month, the nation's supply was up 34.5% over last May, with 444,000 units available for sale.

With residential construction continuing to slow, the Fed’s rate hike of last week and its ripple effect on mortgage rates may push housing starts down for months to come.

First American Financial Corporation, a provider of title, settlement and risk solutions for real estate transactions, announced today that Marsha A. Spence has been appointed to the company’s board of directors.  Over the course of her 45-year career in title ...

With the average length of time Americans remain in their home now exceeding 10.5 years, rising mortgage rates will continue to discourage existing homeowners from selling their homes and further curb migration, according to a report.