Housing Wire
APRIL 3, 2025
homeowners saw their insurance rates increase in 2024, according to a recent survey by ValuePenguin. Amid escalating costs , many policyholders worry their homes could become uninsurable in the future, while some have already received nonrenewal notices from their insurers. Two-thirds of U.S.
Appraisal Buzz
APRIL 2, 2025
consumers , two in three home insurance policyholders said their rates rose in 2024. The survey found that, in just a year, the rate of home insurance policyholders who worry their homes will become uninsurable nearly doubled, with 50% of policyholders fearing this will happen, up from 26% in 2024.
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Housing Wire
JANUARY 28, 2025
We transfer ownership by private contract between parties; no advance government approval is required. By contrast, many European countries have a centralized, government-managed land registration system, which requires government review before property transfers are effective. Among the many benefits of the U.S.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 20, 2024
House of Representatives proposes to relieve Federal Housing Administration (FHA) borrowers of mortgage insurance premiums (MIPs) once they reach a certain level of home equity , aligning FHA policies with those of conventional loans. Mortgage insurance exists as protection from foreclosure on low equity loans. Introduced by Reps.
Housing Wire
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
The combined cost of mortgages, taxes and insurance now takes up a larger share of household income than it has since the early 1980s, according to an affordability index from John Burns Research & Consulting. Strickland said that 75% of the loans she closed last year were government loans, adding that all of them were purchase money.
Appraisal Buzz
JANUARY 22, 2025
Its not just home prices that are expensive, as they hover at historically high levels; rising insurance premiums are contributing to the growing costs of homeownership and property management. Home, rental, and property-related insurance products are ubiquitous and foundational to the health of the U.S. housing market.
Housing Wire
MARCH 11, 2025
New York may soon allow title insurance for state land purchases, a shift that could streamline conservation efforts and resolve longstanding property disputes. Proposed changes New York is currently the only state that does not accept title insurance for government land purchases. The change, which was included in Gov.
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