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Economy

Potential Home Sales Model
Economy Market Research New This Week Newsletter 

Housing Market Entering ‘The Great Normalization’

08/17/2022 Hanna 0 Comments

First American Financial Corporation released their proprietary Potential Home Sales Model for the month of July 2022. According to Business

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affordability
Economy New This Week Newsletter 

Housing Affordability Continues to Plummet

08/15/2022 yvonne 0 Comments

Housing affordability remains a challenge regardless of home price growth decelerating. According to Mortgage Professional America, less than half (42.8%) of

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2022 real estate
Economy Market Data New This Week Newsletter 

The Great Real Estate Tumble Of 2022

08/11/2022 Hanna 0 Comments

With housing just having delivered the worst two month hit since 2008, a 1970’s housing market is very much a

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housing economy
Economy In this issue New This Week Newsletter 

Housing in an Uncertain Economic Environment

08/10/202208/10/2022 yvonne 0 Comments

Housing is likely to remain resilient in the face of near term economic headwinds By Thomas P. LaSalvia Inflation remains

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builders
Economy In this issue New This Week Newsletter 

Rising Trends to Help Builders Navigate a Downturn

08/04/2022 yvonne 0 Comments

46 million people moved during the pandemic, creating both challenges and opportunities for builders By Patrick Duffy In the 12

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federal reserve
Economy New This Week Newsletter 

Fed Lifts Rates by 0.75% Again to Fight Inflation but Housing Already in a Recession

07/28/2022 Hanna

The Federal Reserve raised federal funds by 75 points, targeting their 2.5% goal, thus making business and consumer costs higher.

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housing
Economy In this issue New This Week Newsletter 

High Mortgages Dampen Demand

07/27/2022 yvonne

A housing crash is not a foregone conclusion By Alex Barron At the beginning of 2022, the outlook for the

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consumers
Economy In this issue New This Week Newsletter 

A Tale of Two Consumers is Emerging

07/27/202207/27/2022 yvonne

M&A Update: a bifurcation in buying trends, as a tale of two consumers is emerging By Margaret Whelan The long-awaited

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builders
Economy In this issue Market Research New This Week 

Rising Trends to Help Builders Navigate a Downturn

07/25/2022 Camille Manaloto

46 million people moved during the pandemic, creating both challenges and opportunities for builders By Patrick Duffy In the 12

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economy
Economy In this issue New This Week Newsletter 

Economy Continues Struggle to Find Balance

07/21/2022 yvonne

Recent history creates a useful guide for economy and housing market By Patrick Duffy These days it’s hard to fault

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recession
Economy In this issue 

Aggressive Monetary Policy to Bring on Recession

07/15/2022 yvonne

Possible Recession – Housing Downturn Underway By Robert Dietz The risk to the U.S. economic outlook has increased significantly in

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construction jobs report
Economy Market Research New This Week Newsletter 

Strong Jobs Report Brings Warning Signs for Housing Market

07/11/2022 Hanna

A strong job report, defying recession odds is filled with warning signs for the housing market. According to The Real

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migration
Economy In this issue New This Week Newsletter 

The Dynamic (or Disruptive?) Duo: Migration and Investors

06/30/2022 yvonne

The demand of the housing market led by two major factors: migration and investors By Lesley Deutch  The US housing

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housing affordability
Economy New This Week Newsletter 

Affordability Declines to Lowest Level Since 2007

06/29/202206/29/2022 Hanna

First American Financial Corporation, a premier provider of title, settlement and risk solutions for real estate transactions and the leader in

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federal
Economy In this issue New This Week Newsletter 

Headwinds Ahead

06/22/202206/22/2022 yvonne

The Federal Reserve is tightening financial conditions By Robert Dietz Despite warnings from sectors like construction regarding supply-chain challenges, rising

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first american
Economy New This Week Newsletter 

Two Trends Slowing Housing Market Normalization

06/21/202206/21/2022 Hanna

SANTA ANA, Calif., June 20, 2022 – First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF), a premier provider of title, settlement and risk solutions for

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sharp increase
Economy New This Week Newsletter 

Another Sharp Increase in Mortgage Rates

06/09/2022 yvonne

Buyers continue to be priced out of the housing market by another sharp increase in mortgage rates. According to US

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mid-year update
Economy In this issue New This Week Newsletter 

Mid-Year Update: 2022’s Economic Ups and Downs

06/08/2022 Hanna

It will take time to contain inflationary pressures even if interest rates rise quickly By Patrick Duffy Lately, keeping up

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fannie mae
Economy New This Week Newsletter 

Fannie Mae Chief Economist Predicts Housing Market Downturn

05/25/2022 yvonne

“A sharper downturn in residential investment is now underway,” said Fannie Mae chief economist Doug Duncan. “The new home sales

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new home sales
Economy New This Week Newsletter 

New Home Sales Dropped Significantly in April

05/25/2022 yvonne

New home sales fell to the lowest rate in previous years due to rising mortgage rates. According to Jerry Konter,

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recession
Economy New This Week Newsletter 

Economists are Lowering Growth Forecasts — and That’s Good News

05/23/2022 Hanna

Being exactly what the U.S. economy needs, economic growth is on track to slow way down in the next couple

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housing market
Economy New This Week Newsletter 

Normalcy Slowly Returning to the Housing Market, According to First American Potential Home Sales Model

05/19/202205/19/2022 yvonne

The frenzy of the pandemic-era housing market appears to be the historical exception, not the rule. The housing market is

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economists
Economy 

Three Economists Predict When Housing Market will Shift

05/16/2022 yvonne

Economists are predicting the competition in the housing market will cool off in the near future. According to Lawrence Yun,

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year
Economy In this issue Market Research New This Week 

The Future May Still Be Bright

05/05/202205/09/2022 Camille Manaloto

Another year of high risks and higher rewards By Christine Rombouts Home builders in Orange County recently had the opportunity

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inflation
Economy In this issue New This Week 

With Inflation Now a Global Issue, a Soft Landing May be Challenging

05/05/2022 Camille Manaloto

The Federal Reserve plans to prevent recession by decreasing purchase of Treasury and mortgage bonds while hiking Federal Funds rate

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wealth
Economy New This Week Newsletter 

The Extraordinary Wealth Created by the Pandemic Housing Market

05/04/2022 Hanna

American home owners have gained more than $6 trillion in housing wealth in the past two years. According to The

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inflation
Economy In this issue New This Week Newsletter 

Inflation and How Far It Will Go

05/04/2022 Hanna

It will get worse before it gets better. By Christopher Thornberg Consumer price inflation came in at an 8.5% growth

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us mortgage rates
Economy New This Week Newsletter 

US Mortgage Rates Highest Since 2010

04/28/2022 yvonne

US mortgage rates have hit the highest rates in over a decade. According to BNN Bloomberg, the U.S. housing market,

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recession
Economy New This Week Newsletter 

Looming ‘Housing Recession’ Has Builders Appeal to Biden Administration

04/27/2022 Hanna

The National Association of Home Builders sent a letter to the Biden administration regarding the threat that the housing market

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recession
Economy New This Week Newsletter 

Hot Housing Market Will Cushion Recession in 2023

04/25/202204/25/2022 yvonne

With inflation rates increasing with no signs of slowing down, it is likely that a recession in 2023 is inevitable.

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Economy New This Week Newsletter 

A Recession Might Be Coming, But The Housing Bubble Won’t Burst

04/21/2022 Hanna

With rising interest rates, inflation and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine comes risk of recession, increasingly so within the next 24

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