Tag Archives: Mark Fleming

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.

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.  ...

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 ...

First American Financial Corporation has released its latest iteration of their Real House Price Index (RHPI) for December 2021, which measures the price changes of single-family properties across national, state, and metropolitan areas, which are adjusted based on income, interest rates, and home-buying power. The ultimate goal of this is to provide a clearer ...

Economists have found that improvements in the economy and a rise in wage growth will continue to push mortgage rates upward and decrease consumer house-buying power as 2021 bleeds into 2022.

A new analysis of July data has found that home seekers are playing a game of cat and mouse with the limited inventory available.

A drop in rates and an uptick in household income both contributed to increased buying power in July.

A new study finds that an eager crop of homebuyers is being shunned by higher prices as a result of short supply.

Even as the spring homebuying season promises to be better for home sales than the previous few months, an expert takes a look at the factors that are likely to hamper sales from achieving their full potential.

Kushi previously served as senior economist, helping First American’s Economics team research, create and publish perspectives on the housing market.