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With would-be sellers too spooked to list their homes and would-be buyers held up due to social distancing orders, home price appreciation accelerated in April. And it could continue into the summer.
June 2 -
Less competition in the marketplace meant customers were less apt to fudge the truth on a loan application.
May 4 -
Pre-pandemic, home-buying power was high, but few are likely to buy a home today given a host of uncertainties regarding coronavirus, First American said.
April 27 -
Low mortgage rates increased new orders, but fallout from the pandemic hurt investment income.
April 23 -
From the crossroads of America down to the bayou, here's a look at 12 housing markets where it's the most financially prudent to buy a home rather than rent, according to First American.
April 16 -
While the housing market will suffer from the COVID-19 crisis, it's stronger than it was in during its last crash in 2008, according to First American Financial.
March 31 -
Title underwriters won’t be hit as hard by the coronavirus as other insurers, but related economic changes will challenge them, Fitch Ratings said, in assigning a negative outlook to the sector.
March 26 -
Investors' purchases of 10-year Treasurys after the Fed's 50 basis point short-term rate cut drove the yield below 1% for a period of time.
March 3 -
Mortgage loan application defect risk is at the lowest point since First American started tracking this data, strictly as a function of the shift to a refinance market.
February 28 -
First American Financial, a title insurance underwriter and settlement services provider, is acquiring mortgage document firm Docutech for $350 million in cash.
February 13