First American sees mortgage rates remaining elevated

The company says: “Looking into 2025, we are planning for mortgage rates to remain elevated, however, we expect modest improvement in both the residential purchase and refinance businesses. We expect our commercial business will have a good year with continued revenue growth weighted to the first half of the year, given the 33% increase experienced in the second half of last year. This will be another year of earnings improvement in what looks to be the early stages of the next real estate cycle.”