HomeHome Insurance

Home Insurance

How Can I Lower Climate Risks When Buying a House?

A question we get from readers more and more is some version of this: How should the growing risks from climate change affect my decision to buy a house? Or, if I buy a house, where should I buy, and what should I...

Homebuyers are getting the largest discount in 2 years as sellers accept offers below asking price

Extreme weather events have caused home insurance costs to soar, along with HOA fees and property taxes. Sellers are more enticed to accept an ... Source link

$1.5 trillion in home values is on course to being wiped out by 2055. We can do something about it.

Have you suffered sticker shock from your most recent property insurance premiums? If not, it’s only a matter of time because all of us are helping to pay for climate-related billion-dollar disasters across the country. In addition to raising premiums to stay solvent,...

California legislators discuss wildfires, home insurance and homelessness

The Public Policy Institute of California facilitated the conversation amongst Republican representatives on California’s most pressing issues   By RORY CONLON — city@theaggie.org    The Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) hosted a discussion with James Gallagher, the California State Assembly Republican leader, and Brian Jones, the...

Maine leads country in home insurance rate stability

Maine’s home insurance rates have escaped a year of consecutive multi-million dollar natural disasters virtually unscathed, according to a recent report from online insurance comparison company Insurify.While the rest of the country experienced an average premium increase of 9 percent, Maine saw...