Housing Market Trends

From the First American Economic Center

The First American Economic Center has you covered with in-depth analysis and expert insights on the latest data and trends in the industry.

U.S. News & World Report - Are We Headed for Another Housing Crisis?

By FirstAm Editor on May 12, 2016
First American Chief Economist Mark Fleming is quoted in an article in U.S. News & World Report examining why we’re not headed for another housing crisis. Read More

In The News

A Tale of Two Economies – Investing in U.S. Commercial Real Estate

By Mark Fleming on May 12, 2016
We typically, actually almost exclusively, focus on residential real estate in the Economics Center. But, today it’s time to broaden our horizons. Focusing on residential real estate misses all the shops, restaurants, warehouses, hospitals and offices like the one I am sitting in right now writing this. In short, focusing on residential real ... Read More

Millennials

Relationship Between Educational Attainment and Homeownership Becoming More Important

By FirstAm Editor on May 5, 2016
We’ve posted the annual First American Homeownership Progress Index (HPRI), which measures the level of homeownership and the underlying demographic and economic factors that influence the probability of homeownership over time and geography based on IPUMS Census Data. The HPRI declined 1.8 percent year-over-year, and is down 7.6 percent from the ... Read More

Education Homeownership Progress Index

Loan Defect and Fraud Risk Emerging in Southern States

By FirstAm Editor on April 28, 2016
We’ve posted the March First American Loan Application Defect Index, which estimates the frequency of defects, fraudulence and misrepresentation in the information submitted in mortgage loan applications. The Defect Index increased 1.3 percent in March as compared with February and decreased by 2.6 percent as compared with March 2015. The Defect ... Read More

Loan Application Defect Index

Discussing the duality dilemma keeping home sales below potential - TheStreet.com interview

By FirstAm Editor on April 21, 2016
Rhonda Schaffler at TheStreet.com interviews First American Chief Economist Mark Fleming regarding the duality dilemma keeping home sales below potential. The interview offers additional insight into the findings in this month’s Potential Home Sales model. You can watch TheStreet.com interview here. Read More

Housing In The News Interest Rates

Existing-Home Sales Falling Short of Potential

By Mark Fleming on April 14, 2016
For the month of March, First American’s proprietary Potential Home Sales model showed that the market for existing-home sales is underperforming its potential by 11.5 percent or an estimated 664,000 seasonally adjusted, annualized rate (SAAR) of sales. The Potential Home Sales model provides a gauge on whether existing-home sales are under or ... Read More

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