While job losses mount and home sales plummet due to COVID-19, lenders are tightening mortgage requirements, making it more difficult to purchase a home. In addition to stricter mortgage requirements, the virus may change how Americans buy and sell homes in the future. As the pandemic continues, it could end up transforming how real estate […]
Homeowners across the country are suffering as unemployment climbs across all industries, making it difficult for many homeowners to cover all of their bills. The Federal government, as well as some private mortgage companies are offering a bit of help by allowing some homeowners to apply for mortgage relief. While this sounds great, there can […]
A beautiful view of the Islamorada coastline. Also known by Florida homeowners as the highest homeowners insurance rates in the country. According to a recent Insurance.com rate analysis, the highest homeowner insurance rates in the country are in zip code 33070 which encompasses Islamorada Village of Islands, on Plantation Key in Florida. Second place in this dubious honor […]
A California wildfire seen from the hills of Hollywood, this fire ignited on November 8, 2018 and burned 96,949 acres of land. The fire destroyed 1,643 structures. The number of homeowners who have lost their California homeowners insurance due to wildfire threats keeps growing as insurers pull out of fire prone areas. Those homeowners will […]
Climate change has made weather events more frequent and severe over the last decade and that has made homeowner claims more common and expensive. Insurers have had to absorb the cost of these additional claims and end up passing those costs onto their customers via higher premiums. Unfortunately, many homeowners are finding themselves unprepared for […]
Climate change has increased the number of natural disasters in the last decade and that is impacting homeowners insurance rates according to a new report by QuoteWizard. Data from the Insurance Information Institute shows that there were 850 natural catastrophes across the world in 2018, which is a big jump from the 740 in 2017. In […]
Recently released data in California shows that insurance companies have declined to renew almost 35,000 homeowner insurance policies in wildfire prone areas since the state started collecting this data in 2015. The data did not specify how many of these homeowners managed to find another policy elsewhere or how much of an increase they had […]
There is no doubt that climate change will impact everyone’s future but as sea levels rise, temperatures climb and more hurricanes, tornados and forest fires hit the United States, it will impact some states harder than others. Recently, ValuePenguin used data from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and found that three states, Louisiana, New […]
California has seen a number of earthquakes recently and while none of them have done significant damage, many experts predict the “big one” may be on its way. We thought it might be a good idea to do a general review on earthquake insurance and why it is a great coverage to carry if you […]
Even if you live outside of a high-risk flood zone you should consider flood coverage. According to government statistics, over 20 percent of flood claims come from properties outside of high-risk flood zones. Spring is here which brings flood danger to many parts of the country. If you live in an area where flooding is […]