Penny Gusner is a senior insurance writer and analyst at Forbes Advisor. For more than 20 years, she has been helping consumers learn how insurance laws, data, trends, and coverages affect them. Penny ...

According to the International Residential Code, a tiny house is a standalone unit of 400 square feet or less, excluding loft space. Most insurers require tiny homes to meet set construction and ...

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, ...

Les Masterson is a deputy editor and insurance analyst at Forbes Advisor. He has been a journalist, reporter, editor and content creator for more than 25 years. He has covered insurance for a decade, ...

Home warranty vs. home insurance, what's the difference? One covers normal wear and tear and the other liability and ...

To get adequate homeowners insurance coverage, know which questions to ask. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising partners of NerdWallet, but this does not influence ...

Home insurance premiums in storm-battered Florida are at crisis proportions — with seniors growing increasingly anxious about whether they can hang onto their homes. Real estate agents and mortgage ...

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LOS ANGELES — Last year, Francis Bischetti said he learned that the annual cost of the homeowners policy he buys from Farmers Insurance for his Pacific Palisades home was going to soar from $4,500 to ...

Contractors install a roof in Mobile County, Ala., designed to better withstand hurricanes. Other states are adopting similar programs, offering insurance discounts to encourage disaster preparation. ...