Residential Briefs

First American Financial Corp., Santa Ana, Calif., acquired Title Security Agency LLC, a brand within the Arizona real estate community. First American had been a minority owner for five years.

Residential Briefs

First American Financial Corp., Santa Ana, Calif., acquired Title Security Agency LLC, a brand within the Arizona real estate community. First American had been a minority owner for five years.

Home Prices, Values Up; Inventories Down; Credit Scores Improve

Zillow, Seattle, said despite slowing home price growth, home buyers are still feeling the pinch because of low housing inventories and rising rents. In a separate report, Redfin, Seattle, said home price value continued to accelerate, reaching their highest levels since July 2018.

Housing Market Update

Reports from ATTOM Data Solutions, Redfin, Zillow, RE/MAX and Ellie Mae.

Redfin: Bidding Wars at 10-Year Low in November

Redfin, Seattle said 10 percent of offers written by Redfin agents on behalf of their homebuying customers saw a bidding war in November, down from 29% a year earlier and hovering at the 10-year low for the fifth consecutive month.

Housing Market: ‘Silver Tsunami,’ or More Bidding Wars?

Seattle-based housing giants Zillow and Redfin take different approaches to market’s future, with Zillow predicting a “silver tsunami” as Baby Boomers get set to leave their homes, while Redfin sees constricted inventories presaging a return to bidding wars in many key markets.

Home Reports: Prices Up, Inventories Down

Home sales, which lagged during the first part of 2019, continued their recent rebound with another strong month in October, said RE/MAX, Denver.

Redfin 3Q New Home Sales Up 5.6%

fin, Seattle, said a drop in new home sales prices sparked an uptick in new home sales in the third quarter, the second consecutive quarterly increase.