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Gulf Coast residents grapple with home insurers as climate disasters worsen

(NEW YORK) — When Harry and Jen Appel lost their home in Big Pine Key, Florida, to Hurricane Irma in 2017, they thought their insurance policies would cover the cost to repair and they’d rebuild in the same location.The couple showed ABC News’...

The true cost of living in Miami 2023

Florida is known for sandy beaches, diverse culture and low taxes, and the palm trees and bright lights of Miami traditionally come to mind when you think of the Sunshine State. But the housing market in Florida has significant financial challenges, so if...

Best Cities to Buy A Home If You Make $70,000 Per Year

Takeaways To qualify for a home on $70,000 per year, we estimate that the full payment including principal, interest, taxes, insurance, and HOA dues should be $2,100 or lessOf the 327 cities analyzed, 61 offered an affordable total monthly home cost assuming a $70,000...

Chris Minns vows to scrap NSW emergency services levy to reduce insurance premiums | New South Wales

The New South Wales emergency services levy will be cut from home insurance premiums as part of a reform plan announced by the premier, Chris Minns, to fix the “unsustainable” scheme.The change would lower the cost of insurance premiums which the government hopes...

Fundraiser quickly grows for family of three kids who died in fire

Within hours of a devastating Webster County house fire that claimed the lives of three children, support for the surviving parents had arrived in droves.Daniel and Carissa Smythe's home caught fire early Monday morning, nine miles northwest of Marshfield, a blaze that claimed...