As the March 14 debt ceiling deadline and potential government shutdown looms, Republican Sen. John Kennedy is introducing a bill to reauthorize the NFIP under its current form until Sept. 30. Continue reading
With the average homeowner spending $442 a month on property taxes and insurance, real estate agents and mortgage lenders are urged to help clients shop for better deals. Continue reading
With new clients including USA Mortgage and New American Funding, Matic says it’s doing business with more 100 mortgage lenders and servicers that together process 20 percent of U.S. home loans. Continue reading
Seventy percent of Florida homeowners — or the area in which they live — have been impacted by changes to cost or coverage of home insurance in the last year, according to a report issued Wednesday by Redfin. Continue reading
The National Flood Insurance Program is up against another deadline for renewal while a lawsuit from 10 states takes aim at its proposed pricing change. Continue reading
Insurance as a hot-button issue is likely not going away anytime soon. Unfortunately, as long as Mother Nature is in control, agents, buyers and sellers need to be more proactive than ever, broker Cara Ameer writes. Continue reading
The clean up and repair work that remains in Hurricane Ida’s aftermath is overwhelming for many, and investors who have rental properties that have been impacted will want to ensure their renters are treated with care. Continue reading
Miami Agent Nick Quay argued Thursday that real estate professionals can thrive by helping their clients understand how climate change will impact them. Continue reading
Real estate experts see massive amounts of change — some exciting and some challenging — coming to the industry in the decades ahead. Continue reading
New research shows that real estate markets in flood-prone areas rebound fairly quickly after being run over by rising water. Continue reading