DATA DRIVEN INSIGHTS BLOG

August 23, 2023

Applying Automation to Reduce the Risk and Cost of Home Equity Lending

Home equity lending is expected to be one of—if not the—fastest growing loan categories for the foreseeable future. While second mortgage liens are ...

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August 16, 2023

Blueprint 2023: What to Expect at This Year’s Conference

After attending last year’s Blueprint Conference and reporting back on the high levels of enthusiasm and innovation for proptech, we’re excited to ...

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August 15, 2023

In The Debate Over GSE Buybacks, One Thing is Certain: They Are Getting More ...

Government Sponsored Enterprise (GSE) buybacks have become a hot topic of debate within the mortgage industry. On one side mortgage companies and ...

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August 10, 2023

What We’re Watching: Your Monthly Mortgage Industry Update – Summer '23 Edition

It’s our Summer Edition. Take a few moments poolside to learn about the latest updates on Fed rate hikes, gain insights into the continued housing ...

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August 2, 2023

Minding – and Mining – the Details Can Reduce Loan Risk

Sir Isaac Newton is famously quoted for saying: for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. He wasn’t talking about the mortgage ...

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What We're Watching - Your Monthly Mortgage Industry Update

June 28, 2023

What We’re Watching: Your Monthly Mortgage Industry Update – June 2023

In this month’s update: gain insights into the latest updates on mortgage interest rates, get a quick refresher on FHA vs. Conventional loans, learn ...

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What We're Watching - Your Monthly Mortgage Industry Update

May 23, 2023

What We’re Watching: Your Monthly Mortgage Industry Update – May 2023

In this update: gain insights into rate hikes; read updates to loan-level pricing adjustments; understand what a bridge loan is and why home equity ...

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May 18, 2023

How Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Have Expedited Real Estate ...

First American Data & Analytics Chief Information Officer Calvin Powell shared his thoughts last quarter on the evolution of data extraction ...

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May 4, 2023

What We’re Watching: Your Monthly Mortgage Industry Update – April 2023

In this update: learn about the future of interest rate hikes; the introduction of the 40-year loan modification; changes to the enhanced payment ...

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HOA Data: Important Tool for Multiple Purposes

March 29, 2023

Why HOA Data is an Invaluable Tool with Multiple Benefits

More than 50% of U.S. homes are in a community with a homeowners association (HOA), so your business is likely affected by or can grow because of ...

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Ice Experience: Making the Most of 2023

March 21, 2023

Focus at ICE Experience: Make the Most of 2023 and Do More With Less

First American Data & Analytics and Docutech attended ICE Experience 2023 this year. The mood was upbeat and attendees seemed focused on getting ...

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February 2, 2023

2023 Housing Market Outlook Shows Signs of Hope, Despite Challenges Ahead

There’s much speculation about what the housing market will look like in 2023, with some predicting a positive uptick in the second half of the year ...

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January 26, 2023

Why It’s Crucial to Access Hard-to-Get HOA Contact and HOA Lien Data

Did you know that approximately 22 new Homeowners Associations (HOAs) are formed every day? This comes out to about 8,000 new HOAs every year. In ...

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January 24, 2023

2023 Challenges And Opportunities: Our Experts Share Their Points of View

As 2022 drew to a close, we brought together a group of First American Data & Analytics leading subject matter experts to share what they see as ...

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September 27, 2022

Proptech Innovation & Enthusiasm Are Still Running High

Earlier this month, we attended our first Blueprint Conference in Las Vegas, and frankly it was an eye-opening experience. If you’re not familiar ...

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