First American Ranked Among the Best Workplaces in Financial Services & Insurance by Fortune

First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF), a leading global provider of title insurance, settlement services and risk solutions for real estate transactions, announced that Fortune® and Great Place to Work® have recognized First American as one of the Best Workplaces in Financial Services & InsuranceTM for the fifth year in a row. The ranking is based on analysis of confidential survey responses from more than 840,000 employees at Great Place to Work-Certified™ organizations across the country. “The

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ATTOM Data Solutions Ranks Best Counties for Buying Single-Family Rentals in 2021

Highest Potential SFR Returns in Schuylkill, Bibb, Baltimore, LaSalle, Chautauqua Counties; Best Returns Concentrated in Midwest, Worst in West; Rental Returns Decrease from a Year Ago in 87 Percent of Counties Analyzed ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s premier property database, released its Q1 2021 Single Family Rental Market report, which ranks the best U.S. markets for buying single-family rental properties in 2021. The report analyzed single family rental returns in

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Signs of Recovery for Multifamily Industry, According to Yardi Matrix

National rent average increased by $3 month-over-month in February, just one positive indicator Year-over-year national average rents were negative in February by 0.1%, but the latest Yardi Matrix National Multifamily Report says they may soon trend into positive territory. “While national rent growth was negative this month, year-over-year rents have steadily shifted closer to positive since October. If this trend continues, February could be the last month where we see a national

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ALI HARALSON PROMOTED TO PRESIDENT OF AUCTION.COM

Haralson will oversee sales and operations as company’s first woman president Intensifies company’s focus on “get to sold” with innovative solutions that yield better outcomes for servicers, buyers, homeowners, and communities Sets stage for efficient scaling as distressed disposition volumes rise Auction.com, the nation’s leading distressed real estate marketplace, announced that Ali Haralson has been promoted to president, a new position in the company that will oversee both sales and

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NRHC Creates Rental Assistance Guide for Rental Home Providers

The National Rental Home Council (NRHC) announced the release of The Property Owners Guide to Rental Assistance, a concise, step-by-step resource to help rental home providers – especially small, individual owners – navigate the process of applying for funding through the federal government’s emergency rental assistance program. “NRHC has been advocating for rental assistance since the beginning of the COVID crisis in early 2020. Now that assistance is finally available,

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Home Prices Post 17% Annual Gain, Largest in at Least 5 Years

The median home sale price increased 17% year over year to $330,250—an all-time high—according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. This is the largest increase on record in this data set, which goes back through 2016. Below are other key housing market takeaways for more than 400 U.S. metro areas during the 4-week period ending March 14.  Asking prices of newly listed homes hit a new all-time

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