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First American Corp. (FAF)

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Comments on FAF

  • Pending Home Sales Pop [View article]
    the most absurd assumption is that "companies like Ethan Allen" will be helped....the majority of purchases at such retail... More »
    Comment by LCM
    Oct 12 14:16 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Pending Home Sales Pop [View article]
    I don't understand why Zacks would write this article. I mean, this is a head fake recovery. And those who buy now may be buying at... More »
    Comment by Gary A
    Oct 1 20:51 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • Pending Home Sales Pop [View article]
    The author: "Still, this is an indication that existing home sales will probably be fairly robust in September and October. The big... More »
    Comment by Tony Petroski
    Oct 1 17:47 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Pending Home Sales Pop [View article]
    The Government as always is just increasing the problem at the expense of the taxpayer. Poor leadership, poor decisions based on bandaid... More »
    Comment by conceptwizard
    Oct 1 15:31 pm |
    Rating: +1 -1
  • Pending Home Sales Pop [View article]
    The government's response to the housing crisis reminds me of the fellow who treated his headache with a hammer. When his headache... More »
    Comment by The Geoffster
    Oct 1 14:44 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Pending Home Sales Pop [View article]
    We have certainly turned "a" corner or "a" page in the housing downturn saga, but it remains to be seen whether "the" corner has been... More »
    Comment by Russ Wetherill
    Oct 1 14:25 pm |
    Rating: +3 0
  • First American Beats Estimates - Its Former Weakness Seems Silly [View article]
    I bought this one (and FNF) quite a while ago - I think mid winter. The thesis was the housing market would turn from dead to a rash of... More »
    Comment by TraderMark
    Jul 31 12:36 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • First American Beats Estimates - Its Former Weakness Seems Silly [View article]
    Trader Mark- You see as well as I see that our government is doing everything to "keep people in their homes". Even if they turn... More »
    Comment by John Galt
    Jul 31 08:41 am |
    Rating: +2 0
  • First American Beats Estimates - Its Former Weakness Seems Silly [View article]
    "there appears little value to these things we call fundamentals, but I'll still type about them for entertainment purposes." Please... More »
    Comment by Roger Knights
    Jul 30 19:53 pm |
    Rating: +2 0
  • A Look at a Few Long Positions [View article]
    does the thesis for FAF still hold? I love the transactional angle, but title insurance looks like it may be in for some "governemental... More »
    Comment by david levy_
    Jul 24 09:15 am |
    Rating: 0 0
  • A Very Strange Divergence in Title Insurance [View article]
    Stan, Kass is shorting both - in fact I believe all 3 (the 3rd one starts with S, don't have it in my memory off hand - that is the tiny... More »
    Comment by TraderMark
    Jun 19 16:11 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • A Very Strange Divergence in Title Insurance [View article]
    I am long FNF and don't know why it has done so badly compared to FAF except to say that about 6 weeks ago it was reported that Doug... More »
    Comment by Stan Sutfin
    Jun 19 13:39 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • A Very Strange Divergence in Title Insurance [View article]
    How about the estimates for FAF are up from 90 days ago whereas they are down for FNF?
    Comment by igggy
    Jun 19 13:29 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Fidelity National: Underlying Metrics Are the Real Story [View article]
    Sounds like you drank the kool aid on this one. Take a hard look at those financials, particularly the assets and liabilities. The... More »
    Comment by OTB
    May 5 18:35 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • First American Beats by a Mile [View article]
    Ok, TraderMark is right on the money with the fundamentals here however the charts for FAF right now are a mess. FAF is a borderline... More »
    Comment by InvestBaboo
    May 2 02:55 am |
    Rating: 0 -1