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The State of Government Loan Servicing

The 13th Annual Five Star Government Forum will be held in our nation’s capital in April, bringing together mortgage servicing leadership and government agency reps to discuss the industry’s most pressing issues and work toward solutions.

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Housing Market Potential Drops 17% YoY

“The steep annual decline in market potential was largely a result of higher mortgage rates, which prevent both buyers and sellers from jumping into the market,” said Mark Fleming, Chief Economist for First American Financial Corporation.

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Home Sales Increase Amid Market Cooldown

According to First American’s Potential Home Sales Model for November 2022, potential existing-home sales increased to a 5.24 million seasonally adjusted annualized rate, representing a 2.5% month-over-month increase.

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Home Price Index Up 60% Annually

“But real estate is local, and there are markets where annual price growth isn’t just slowing, but prices are falling from recent peaks,” said Mark Fleming, Chief Economist at First American Financial Corporation.

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Is the ‘Great House Price Moderation’ Here?

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 ...

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Is a Housing Market Normalization Upon Us?

First American Financial Corporation has released the latest Potential Home Sales Model for the month of July 2022, which uses proprietary data to measure what the healthy market level of home sales should be based on economic, demographic, and housing ...

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More Homeowners Are Staying Put Longer

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.

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Potential Home Sales Decrease on Monthly, Yearly Basis

First American Financial Corporation has released their latest iteration of the proprietary Potential Home Sales Model (PHSM) for April 2022 and found that potential existing-home sales decreased to a 5.74 million seasonally adjusted annualized rate (SAAR), a 3.0% month-over-month decrease.  ...

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Homes Are Statistically More Affordable Than They Were in 2006

First American Financial Corporation has released its latest iteration of their Real House Price Index (RHPI) for January 2022, which measures the price changes of single-family properties across national, state, and metropolitan areas, which are adjusted based on income, interest ...

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