First American Financial Corporation - FAF STOCK NEWS

Robert Karraa, President of First American Data & Analytics, has been named a 2024 Inman Best of Proptech award winner. The award recognizes leaders driving innovation in real estate technology. Under Karraa's leadership since inception, the company has developed industry-leading solutions leveraging the largest property and ownership dataset, containing over 8 billion document images.

The company's key innovations include Procision™, an advanced automated valuation suite, FraudGuard®, a fraud detection tool, and DataTree®, a comprehensive platform providing data on more than 150 million U.S. properties. First American Data & Analytics, a division of First American Financial (NYSE: FAF), continues to deliver solutions that enable smarter decision-making in real estate transactions.

First American Financial 's Chief Innovation Officer Paul Hurst has been named a 2024 Inman Best of Proptech award winner in the venture capital category for the second consecutive year. The award recognizes leaders driving proptech innovation in real estate.

As managing director of First American's venture capital arm Parker89, Hurst has led investments in over 20 high-growth proptech companies. He has also advanced internal technologies including Endpoint, a digital title and settlement solution, and Sequoia, an automated underwriting pilot for purchase transactions.

Hurst's previous accolades include recognition as a gold winner in the Innovator of the Year category at the 2022 Best in Biz Awards. First American CEO Ken DeGiorgio praised Hurst's leadership in leveraging data assets and technologies to enhance customer experience.

First American Financial (NYSE: FAF), a leader in title, settlement, and real estate transaction risk solutions, has announced its participation in the KBW Virtual Title Insurance Day conference. CEO Ken DeGiorgio and CFO Mark Seaton will engage in a fireside chat scheduled for 11 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. The event will be accessible through a live webcast on the company's investor website, with replay availability for 90 days after the event.

First American Data & Analytics released its October 2024 Home Price Index (HPI) report, revealing a stabilization in national house prices after nine months of slowdown. The report shows a -0.05% month-over-month change and a +3.8% year-over-year increase in house prices. House prices are now 54.2% higher compared to pre-pandemic levels.

Among metropolitan areas, Anaheim, California led with a 7.0% year-over-year increase, followed by Cambridge, Massachusetts (5.7%), and Washington (5.6%). Notable decreases were observed in Tampa (-1.5%), Oakland (-1.2%), and Orlando (-0.5%). In the starter home tier, Nassau County, NY showed the strongest growth at +8.9%.

Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale home prices showed a 0.6% increase year-over-year in October, with a slight -0.3% month-over-month decline. The national Home Price Index recorded a 3.8% year-over-year increase, ending a nine-month deceleration trend.

In the LA metro area, all price tiers showed similar growth: starter homes at 1.2%, mid-tier at 1.3%, and luxury homes at 1.2%. Among major markets, Anaheim led with 7.0% growth, while Tampa showed the largest decline at -1.5%. Chief Economist Mark Fleming notes that house price growth is stabilizing at a balanced pace, though higher mortgage rates may dampen buying activity through 2024.

Dallas-Plano-Irving home prices increased 1.9% year-over-year in October 2024, with a monthly gain of 0.4%. The market showed varying growth across price tiers, with luxury homes rising 3.0%, starter homes up 2.7%, and mid-tier properties increasing 1.2%.

Nationally, house prices stabilized after nine months of deceleration, showing a 3.8% year-over-year increase despite a slight monthly decline of 0.05%. Among major markets, Anaheim, California led with a 7.0% annual increase, while Tampa, Florida experienced the largest decline at -1.5%.

First American Data & Analytics reports that home prices in the New York-Jersey City-White Plains market increased by 4.4% year-over-year in October 2024, despite a -0.4% month-over-month decline. The national Home Price Index showed a 3.8% annual increase, with a slight -0.05% monthly decrease.

Price growth varied across market segments, with starter homes in the region seeing a 7.7% increase, mid-tier properties rising 7.2%, and luxury homes growing by 1.8%. Among major markets, Nassau County, N.Y. led starter-tier growth at 8.9%, while Tampa, Florida showed the largest decline at -1.5%.

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land home prices increased by 2.4% year-over-year in October 2024, with a month-over-month growth of 0.5%. The national Home Price Index showed a 3.8% year-over-year increase, while experiencing a slight decline of -0.05% month-over-month.

In the Houston metro area, price growth varied across segments: starter homes rose by 1.5%, mid-tier properties by 3.5%, and luxury homes by 3.7%. Chief Economist Mark Fleming notes that national house price appreciation has stabilized, ending a nine-month deceleration streak. Despite mortgage rates rebounding in October, house price growth appears headed toward a balanced pace for the remainder of 2024.

First American Financial (NYSE: FAF), a leader in title, settlement and risk solutions for real estate transactions, has announced its participation in the Stephens Annual Investment Conference. The company will engage in a fireside chat session in Nashville, Tennessee on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, at 9 a.m. EST. Interested parties can access a live webcast of the discussion through First American's investor website, with replay availability for 90 days after the event.