Title insurance premiums rise to $4.5B in Q2
Through the first half of 2025, title premium volume is up 13.2% year-over-year. Insurers have paid $336 million in claims this year.
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First American launches monthly rent automated valuation model
The tool provides rental estimates, value ranges and confidence scores for use by real estate professionals and investors.
Tech Pulse: ICE posts strong earnings; bill pushes unconverted crypto in mortgage
A new Senate bill would require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to factor in unconverted cryptocurrency when underwriting mortgages.
First American: Home sales are weaker than they seem
First American’s Mark Fleming said the slowdown is tied to the mortgage rate lock-in effect and older homeowners who choose to age in place.
Federal Reserve stands pat, but still sees rate cuts ahead
The decision was almost universally expected by market observers as the Federal Reserve weighs data that could be pushing the U.S. toward a recession.
Another Fed rate cut is expected Wednesday, but mortgage rates aren’t likely to tumble
Mortgage rates haven’t moved in tandem with recent Fed rate cuts. Don’t expect that pattern to change much after policymakers meet Wednesday.
The election is over, but mortgage rates have yet to change course
The trend line for mortgage rates has been the same for several weeks, even as some of the uncertainty tied to the election is fading.