The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was signed into law on December 22, 2017 and rewrites large portions of the tax code for both businesses and homeowners. We thought we would take a look at how these changes will impact homeowners. This article is an overview of the coming changes and is in no way […]
It’s possible that the recent tax cut bill passed by Congress could end up lowering your insurance rates as well. Two separate consumer groups are calling for a premium cut for consumers and businesses across the nation. They are asking for an average 5% premium decrease because the new tax bill has slashed the corporate […]
As the new year takes off, insurance companies do not seem confident that Florida lawmakers will be able to pass legislation that will help fight insurance fraud, which is currently the insurance industry’s most important issue. So far a solution to the problem has eluded Florida lawmakers mainly because insurance companies and trial lawyer groups […]
Residents of the Sunshine state who use the state created insurance company Citizen Property Insurance to insure their property will be seeing on average a 6.6 percent increase in their multi-peril coverage next year. In some areas, the increase could be much higher. The rate increase has been pushed back three months to May 1st […]
There are plenty of ads on TV touting the benefits of a reverse mortgage, you can access the equity in your home while still living in it, allowing you to have a more financially exciting life. The ads claim the money can be used for travel, upgrades to your home or to simply supplement your […]
If you are considering putting your home on the market one thing you may be worried about is its condition. If it’s been a few years (or decades) since you have shown it some love and updated the interior or exterior you may be concerned that your house will show poorly and sit on the […]
It turns out that filing an insurance claim in Florida related to Irma is the easy part for many homeowners. Getting an adjuster to sign off on the final costs and locating a contractor to make the actual repairs is much harder. According to a recent article in the Sun Sentinel, one homeowner in Miami […]
The state of Florida will receive $615.9 million in assistance from the federal government to help the areas that were hit hard by Hurricane Irma recover. The money has been earmarked to assist residents with housing, business losses as well as damaged or destroyed infrastructure such as bridges, sidewalks and roads. However, these federal funds […]
A 15-year mortgage is a great way to pay off your mortgage in half the time while also saving yourself tens of thousands of dollars in interest payments. The downside to the shorter mortgage is the fact that your mortgage payment will most likely be close to 50 percent higher than a 30-year mortgage. Roughly […]
Hurricane Irma did some major damage to the Sunshine State. According to the most recent estimates, the total for both insured and uninsured loss could be as high as $42 to $65 billion. This figure includes both residential and commercial property losses. If you were unlucky enough to experience damage to your home, you probably […]