A drop in new home sales, an increase in political trash talking, and a tribute to a multifamily sector leader. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of March 16-20. Miss: Off to a Bad Start. This week, the US Census...
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has issued an announcement claiming that “American homebuyers are about to get a break” thanks to updates to home insurance rules that are designed to “fix expensive, stupid Biden-era requirements with simple, common-sense...
The national average that Americans pay for home insurance is $2,543, according to The State of Home Insurance 2026 report published by Insurance.com. The report found 49% of people received rate increases last year, with 43% stating they did not intend to renew their...
Allstate has been approved for the largest rate increase in California of any major insurer in the past three years. California’s Department of Insurance has approved Allstate’s request to jack up its home insurance rates by an average of 34.1% for its approximately...
The homeownership and real estate platform Finaya is now offering access to a network of home insurance providers. Consumers using Finaya can select from a marketplace of insurance providers offering standalone or bundled insurance offerings. The platform provides the...
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
