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First American Data & Analytics released its August 2024 Home Price Index (HPI) report, showing annual house price growth slowing for the eighth consecutive month, approaching pre-pandemic norms. Key findings include:

- National house prices are 54.5% higher than pre-pandemic levels
- August 2023-August 2024 year-over-year increase: 4.5%
- July-August 2024 month-over-month increase: 0.1%

Chief Economist Mark Fleming notes that sluggish demand and increasing supply are cooling price appreciation. Despite affordability challenges, first-time buyer demand remains resilient, with positive annual price growth in the starter home tier in 25 of 30 top markets. Anaheim, Cambridge, Seattle, Miami, and Warren saw the highest year-over-year HPI increases, while Oakland and Tampa experienced decreases.

First American Data & Analytics released its August 2024 Home Price Index (HPI) report, revealing that Dallas-Plano-Irving home prices increased by 2.3% year-over-year. The national HPI showed a 4.5% annual increase, with price appreciation slowing for the eighth consecutive month. Chief Economist Mark Fleming noted that annual house price growth is approaching pre-pandemic norms of about 3.5%.

Key findings for Dallas-Plano-Irving:

• Month-over-month HPI change (July-August 2024): +0.6%
• Year-over-year HPI change (August 2023-August 2024): +2.3%
• Luxury tier homes saw the highest price growth at 4.5%

Fleming highlighted that while mortgage rates may trend downward, the impact on buyer demand remains uncertain due to rate lock-in effects.

First American Financial (NYSE: FAF) has been recognized as one of the Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance™ by Great Place to Work® and Fortune for the eighth consecutive year. This achievement highlights the company's strong culture of innovation, dedication, and teamwork.

The ranking is based on analysis of survey responses from over 194,000 employees in the financial services and insurance industry. First American has also received several other workplace recognitions, including:

• One of the 100 Best Companies to Work For for nine consecutive years
• One of the 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators for two straight years
• Best Workplaces for Women™ for eight years in a row
• Top score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index for LGBTQ+ workplace equality

First American Financial (NYSE: FAF), a leading provider of title, settlement, and risk solutions for real estate transactions, has announced a 2% increase in its quarterly cash dividend. The board of directors has declared a new dividend of 54 cents per common share, up from the previous 53 cents. This increase reflects the company's confidence in its business outlook and commitment to shareholder returns. The dividend will be payable on September 27, 2024, to shareholders of record as of September 20, 2024. CEO Ken DeGiorgio emphasized the company's ongoing dedication to returning capital to shareholders through this dividend hike.

First American Financial (NYSE: FAF) has appointed Deborah L. Wahl to its board of directors. Wahl, an innovative global chief marketing officer (CMO), brings a wealth of experience in developing transformational corporate strategies. Her impressive career includes serving as CMO for major brands like General Motors, Cadillac, McDonald's, and PulteGroup. Recognized as a leader among CMOs, Wahl has been inducted into the Forbes CMO Hall of Fame and the CMO Club Hall of Fame.

Dennis J. Gilmore, chairman of First American Financial , expressed excitement about Wahl's addition to the board, highlighting her extensive experience in global marketing strategy and driving growth for influential brands. Wahl's expertise is expected to be valuable as the company leads the digital transformation of the title and settlement industry.

First American Financial (NYSE: FAF) has been named to Fast Company's 2024 Best Workplaces for Innovators list for the second consecutive year. This recognition highlights the company's commitment to fostering innovation at all levels. First American remains the only title and settlement services provider to achieve this honor.

The company's focus on innovation is evident through its investments in digital tools and platforms such as Endpoint®, Jot™, FirstAm IgniteRE™, and ClarityFirst®. These solutions aim to enhance efficiency and streamline real estate transactions. First American's revolutionary map-based underwriting tool, Galileo™, is transforming title underwriting in the industry.

With an industry-leading patent portfolio of over 30 patents, First American is pioneering the use of AI and machine learning in property data extraction. This technology contributes to building the industry's largest property and ownership dataset, fueling automated title production.

Sally French Tyler, co-president of First American Title Insurance Company, has been named a winner of HousingWire's 2024 Vanguard Award. This prestigious recognition honors C-level industry leaders in housing and mortgage finance for their vital contributions and dynamic influence. Tyler's leadership has delivered exceptional business results, driven key innovations, and advanced women in the industry.

Under Tyler's guidance, First American's National Commercial Services division doubled operating revenue from 2006 to 2021. She spearheaded the VisionQuest program, fostering innovation and leading to the development of ClarityFirst®, a digital solution for commercial real estate transactions. Tyler also co-founded the company's Women in Leadership initiative, which has seen over 100 graduates with a 45% promotion rate.

First American Data & Analytics released its July 2024 Home Price Index (HPI) report, revealing that New York-Jersey City-White Plains home prices increased by 0.9% year-over-year. The national HPI showed a 5.3% year-over-year increase, marking the seventh consecutive month of slowing annualized house price appreciation.

Chief Economist Mark Fleming noted that elevated mortgage rates have driven affordability to near-record lows, freezing home buying and selling. However, potential Federal Reserve interest rate cuts this fall may spur market activity.

The report also highlighted significant variations in local markets. While some areas like Anaheim, Calif. (+9.9%) and Pittsburgh (+6.9%) saw strong price growth, others like Austin, Texas (-1.0%) and Oakland, Calif. (-0.9%) experienced price declines.

First American Data & Analytics released its July 2024 Home Price Index (HPI) report, revealing that Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land home prices increased by 3.3% year-over-year. The national HPI showed a 5.3% year-over-year increase, marking the seventh consecutive month of slowing annualized house price appreciation.

Chief Economist Mark Fleming noted that elevated mortgage rates have driven affordability to near-record lows, contributing to a cooling but still positive pace of appreciation. The report segments home price changes into three tiers: starter, mid-tier, and luxury. In the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land metro area, the luxury tier saw the highest increase at 4.5%, followed by the starter tier at 3.8%, and the mid-tier at 2.4%.

Among other markets, Pittsburgh showed the highest increase in the starter tier HPI at 13.5%, while Anaheim, Calif. led overall with a 9.9% increase. Conversely, Austin, Texas experienced a 1% decrease in HPI.