BuildFax has released its September 2018 BuildFax Housing Health Report (BHHR). Each month, BuildFax releases data on the health of the housing market just ahead of the U.S. Census Housing Report. The report delivers a macro view of the U.S. housing market, which looks at three key economic indicators: single-family housing authorizations, existing housing maintenance …
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Daily Mail General Trust (DMGT) has donated $3,000 to a charity of BuildFax’s choice, Habitat for Humanity, in honor of BuildFax winning the DMGT Community Champion Awards. Habitat for Humanity is an international nonprofit organization that supports affordable housing. Donation funds will go directly to Habitat’s home construction and renovation efforts. The award, which recognizes …
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Insured losses from U.S. catastrophes surpassed $134 billion last year and marked the costliest year on record for weather disasters. While 2018 has been a milder year for catastrophes – though already passing $20 billion in insured losses – it’s clear 2017 losses are still on the minds of U.S. carriers as they move into …
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Each month, BuildFax releases its Housing Health Report, which leverages U.S. property condition and history data to deliver macroeconomic as well as more granular trends affecting the U.S. housing market. Key highlights from the October report include: New construction is slowing but reinvestment into existing housing stock is trending. Florida maintenance activity is down year …
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BuildFax has released its August 2018 BuildFax Housing Health Report (BHHR). Each month, BuildFax releases data on the health of the housing market just ahead of the U.S. Census Housing Report. The report delivers a macro view of the U.S. housing market, which looks at three key economic indicators: single-family housing authorizations, existing housing maintenance …
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Entrepreneur, a globally renowned media group that covers entrepreneurship and business, has recognized BuildFax for its exceptional company culture. The publication highlights high-performing company cultures across the U.S. on an annual basis and evaluates them based on a number of factors, including effectiveness, connection, management, engagement and leadership. BuildFax is honored to be celebrated among …
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Advanced data services enable carriers to assess the true risk on their books Following the costliest year on record for weather disasters, with U.S. catastrophe insured losses alone surpassing $134 billion, reinsurers are reevaluating premium pricing for Florida-impacted carriers. How are carriers validating the risk on their books to capture all recent remodeling activity ahead …
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Responding to the inpouring of Irma claims with BuildFax’s data-driven solutions The influx of claims from Hurricane Irma brought to light the importance of having timely property history and condition data on hand. With BuildFax’s data-driven solutions, American Integrity Insurance Group established a scalable process for verifying claims – saving valuable time and resources – …
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Jefferies hosted its Investor Relations Summit in Chicago last week, where our very own COO Jonathan Kanarek spoke about how investors are utilizing advanced data to make investment decisions. The event drew a crowd of investors and corporate executives from public and private companies to collaborate on investment strategy and share ideas. When leveraged effectively, …
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BuildFax has leveraged its proprietary database of property condition and history data to present three major economic indicators for the housing market: single-family housing authorizations, existing housing maintenance and existing housing remodeling. BuildFax research revealed an increase in the annual rate of single-family housing authorizations from August to September. The annual rate of maintenance volume …
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