About Sam Williamson

As senior economist for First American Financial Corporation, a premier provider of title, settlement and risk solutions for real estate transactions and the leader in the digital transformation of its industry, Sam Williamson prepares analysis, commentary, and forecasts on trends in the residential real estate and mortgage markets.

Williamson conducts research around the economic factors that shape residential real estate markets, including demographic trends, housing affordability, and the dynamics of housing supply and demand. He specializes in applied econometric modeling, particularly spatial modeling techniques for analyzing land use dynamics for real estate markets. He monitors, analyzes and reports on economic data and surveys related to residential real estate, and develops models and forecasts to illuminate the underlying forces influencing residential real estate trends.

Prior to joining First American, Williamson served as an economist at the United States Department of Agriculture, where he helped safeguard the nation’s food supply and natural resources through rigorous regulatory and economic analysis. He holds a Master of Science degree in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of Maryland, specializing in land economics and agri-environmental policy, and is currently completing his Ph.D. in the same department. He also earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a specialization in economics from the University of Arkansas. Originally from Arkansas, he now lives and works in the Washington, D.C. area.