September 21, 2022
Accelerating Home Equity Marketing: Let the Data Do the Decisioning
As home equity lending gains momentum among both traditional and non-bank lenders, so too does the competition to gain market share. In Part I of ...
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August 30, 2022
Reduce Risk & Decrease Cost for More Efficient and Profitable HELOC ...
Are HELOCs the new cash-out refis? Given the steep rise in interest rates and the sharp decline in refinance volume, HELOCs and other home equity ...
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August 23, 2022
AVMS: Taking a Giant Leap Forward ... Just in Time for the HELOC Wave
Automated Valuation Models (AVMs) have come a long way since they were introduced almost three decades ago. Initially developed as a tool ...
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August 3, 2022
Choosing the Right AVM to Get the Job Done
Automated Valuation Models (AVMs) have come a long way from the rudimentary tools of the mid-1990s to where the industry is today. More extensive and ...
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July 20, 2022
Let it Snow! Snowflake Summit 2022 Highlights and Takeaways
Last month I attended our first Snowflake Summit since First American Data & Analytics joined the Snowflake Data Marketplace last March. It was ...
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July 13, 2022
Goodbye Refi…Hello Home Equity
It’s surprising how quickly times can change. In 2021, the mortgage industry set a new record for refinance volume: $2.3 trillion. But six months and ...
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July 7, 2022
The Conditions are Ripe for Fraud to Return, But is the Industry Ready to Catch ...
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” George Santa
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May 24, 2022
Higher Prices, Climbing Rates & LLPAs Increase Risk of Occupancy Fraud
Buying and financing a 2nd home or an investment property is getting more expensive, and historically when this has occurred it has increased the ...
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April 12, 2022
4 Key Considerations for Prospect List Generation and Management
The race to capture more business is on, and one of the ways to win is by identifying the types of customers you want. If you are contemplating ...
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March 18, 2022
Named one of HousingWire Tech100 Real Estate Winners for a 2nd Year
First American Data & Analytics is thrilled to announce that we have been recognized by HousingWire Magazine as a 2022 HW Tech100™ Real Estate ...
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February 2, 2022
2022 Housing Market Outlook with Odeta Kushi, Deputy Chief Economist
Coming off several years of unexpected and historically significant activity in the housing market, what can we expect in 2022? First American Data ...
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January 21, 2022
It’s Time to Step Up the Loss Lead Analysis Game
Which one of your competitors is stealing your business? With a continued reduction in refis and anticipated rate increases looming over 2022, ...
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December 1, 2021
Jennifer Menard Named One of HousingWire Tech Trendsetter 2021 Winners
We are thrilled to share that Senior Director of Product Management, Mortgage Analytics, Jennifer Menard, has been chosen as a winner of this year’s ...
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November 9, 2021
3D Imagery Will Change How We View Real Estate
There’s an old adage that says “a picture is worth a thousand words.” And for most of human history, that picture was a two-dimensional depiction ...
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October 26, 2021
Taking Time, Errors and Angst Out of the Tax Information Process
“…In this world nothing is certain except Death and Taxes.” - Benjamin Franklin While the quote might be a little gloomy, the prospect of procuring ...
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