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Rising home sales, prices help title insurers post record profits

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Rising home sales and prices helped title insurers post their best second quarter earnings ever, thanks to lower claims and a surge in premiums. Continue reading →

The Inman Handbook on existing-home sales

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Three leading economists share what existing-home sales reveal about the market and how to properly use statistics to make client decisions. Continue reading →

Home affordability drops for first time in more than 2 years

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National home prices were up 14.8 percent from a year ago, “wiping out any affordability boost” from rising household income and low mortgage rates, said First American Chief Economist Mark Fleming. Continue reading →

As aging urban cores get more expensive, a source of affordable housing diminishes

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Sam Khater, chief economist at Freddie Mac, believes we’re starting to see American metros becoming more like European cities, where low- and middle-income individuals live in the suburbs, rather than dense urban cores. Continue reading →

First American acquires Docutech

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The move furthers First American’s goal of providing a digital, end-to-end closing platform. Continue reading →

WATCH: Compass likely to avoid WeWork’s fate: Venture capitalists

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Compass and WeWork both took massive amounts of cash from SoftBank, but experts say the two companies are actually quite different. Continue reading →