January new home sales fall 17.6%, weather and rates in focus

January new home sales fall 17.6%, weather and rates in focus

After seeing an uptick in sales last year, the nationwide new home market experienced a sharp drop in new home sales activity in January, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s New Residential... Read more »
Housing inventory and new listings show impact of winter weather

Housing inventory and new listings show impact of winter weather

Weekly housing inventory data Inventory fell week over week, which isn’t a total surprise for last week, but the magnitude of the decline was notable, and I attribute it to the snowstorm,... Read more »
How ‘loss of use coverage’ can help with costs after a natural disaster

How ‘loss of use coverage’ can help with costs after a natural disaster

Mobile homes surrounded by flood water after Hurricane Milton made landfall, in St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. October 10, 2024. Octavio Jones | Reuters If your home is temporarily uninhabitable after a natural... Read more »
Most Americans say weather events are increasing the risk to their homes

Most Americans say weather events are increasing the risk to their homes

Slightly more than half of Americans say that weather events are becoming an increasing risk factor for their homes, while nearly one in five report difficulties in accessing homeowners insurance. This is... Read more »