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Want a house by Frank Lloyd Wright? There’s a support group for that.

Laurence Frank was enjoying a quiet dinner at his brother’s home in San Mateo, California, one summer evening in 2022 when he got a call: His...

Car insurance: Which? warns over hefty renewal price rises | Car insurance

It is a familiar scene: you open the renewal letter from your insurer, and the quote is much higher than last year, even though nothing has changed. So you phone up and complain, and maybe suggest you will take your business elsewhere. Suddenly...

Home Affordability Worsens Amid Price and Rate Hikes

By Charlene Crowell (Trice Edney Wire) – For the first time in 30 years, rising home prices and interest rates have translated into a drop in existing home sales and worsening affordability challenges for middle class  families. Among the nation’s 46 million renter households, only...

Staying protected: Local homeowners navigate flood insurance options

Despite living in high-risk flood zones, less than 25% of homeowners in Harris County carry flood insurance, leaving many exposed to costly damage. In cities such as Bellaire and West University Place, officials are working to close that gap by investing in flood...

North Carolina’s Unique Insurance Market: It’s Time for Change

Insurance markets differ in important ways from state to state, and North Carolina’s stands out for two reasons. First, insurers responded to an exceptionally catastrophic storm in 2024—Hurricane Helene. The Tar Heel State bore $60 billion of the hurricane’s $80 billion in damages. Second,...

In Vulnerable Areas, Climate Risk Drives Home Insurance Non-Renewals, Not Just Rate Hikes

The 10 states where non-renewal rates are increasing the fastestClimate change is shifting and increasing financial risk for homeowners and insurers, leaving some underinsured or even uninsured for certain disasters. Reducing home insurance coverage is risky, but some homeowners may find it hard...