First American’s proprietary Real House Price Index (RHPI) looks at September 2016 data and includes analysis from First American Chief Economist Mark Fleming that includes comments on last week’s conforming loan limit increase. Read More ›

First American Chief Economist Mark Fleming is interviewed on Bloomberg Radio to explain why housing is more affordable today than many people believe. Read More ›

First American’s proprietary Real House Price Index (RHPI) looks at August 2016 data and includes analysis from First American Chief Economist Mark Fleming that explains that counter to conventional wisdom, affordability for home buyers in many markets is increasing due to low interest rates and increasing wages. Read More ›

It has been a full year since our proprietary Real Estate Sentiment Index (RESI) first shared title agents’ predictions for price growth and other key metrics across property types for the year ahead. So, with a full year of data, the time is right to ask the question: how accurate is the wisdom of the crowd? In a post late last year, we discussed ... Read More ›

First American’s proprietary Real House Price Index (RHPI) looks at July 2016 data and includes analysis from First American Chief Economist Mark Fleming the explains how rising incomes and low interest rates are contributing to increased affordability in most major U.S. markets. Read More ›

Business Insider interviewed First American Chief Economist Mark Fleming on affordability and used First American’s Real House Price Index to develop a list of the top 13 markets where affordability is declining. Read More ›