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 ...

Homeowners insurance pays to repair or rebuild your home and replace its contents if they’re damaged by specific perils like fire, theft or weather events such as wind or lightning. What to know about ...

Homeowners insurance may cover water damage that's sudden and accidental, and that comes from within your home. For example, ...

Home insurance premiums are rising sharply, mainly due to increased climate-related disasters and location risk. Experts advise proactive management: insure replacement cost, avoid small claims, and ...

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Winter storms can cause costly home damage, with frozen pipes, roof issues, fires, and personal injury liability among the ...

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, ...

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. Weeks after wildfires burned more than 16,000 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Insurify projects home insurance premiums will climb in every state by the end of 2025. The typical homeowner will see their home ...

In a year when affordability has become the watchword, homeowners are facing another growing pressure point: sharply rising insurance costs. Home insurance premiums are expected to increase by an ...