Homeowners insurance is the best way to protect your house, your belongings and your peace of mind. If you have a mortgage, it's probably mandatory. But it's easy to get confused trying to figure out ...

With homeowners insurance costs now outpacing both inflation and auto insurance rate increases, more people than ever are shopping for new policies. In fact, according to J.D. Power's 2024 U.S. Home ...

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Buying your first home is a major milestone. However, it comes with major financial responsibilities, including protecting your home with homeowners insurance. While many first-time buyers focus on ...

With a budget of around $400,000, you're square in the middle of the market across the U.S. — the median home sale price in 2025 is just over $410,000 according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank ...

With extreme weather events increasing in recent years, homeowners insurance companies have raised premiums or stopped offering coverage completely. Many of the policyholders hit with nonrenewal or ...

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Laura Morris’s house in Greenville, S.C., survived the punishing winds and rain of Hurricane Helene in September 2024. While her neighbors had trees fall on their houses or in their yards, her house ...

Wildfires impact millions of Americans every year. Insurance in high-risk wildfire states is getting more expensive and harder to qualify for as insurance companies leave states, increase nonrenewals ...

Climate change shapes where and how we live. That's why NPR is dedicating a week to stories about solutions for building and living on a hotter planet. The roof on Ron Watson's house in Spanish Fort, ...

The horrific wildfires in Southern California highlight the need for homeowners insurance to cover damage from these severe weather events. Insurance does typically cover this kind of emergency, but ...