Affording a home is one thing. Affording to keep it running is another. The average homeowner spends $21,084 per year on non-mortgage expenses, including insurance, property taxes, and other costs, ...

As premiums rise sharply, financial planners say homeowners still have levers they can pull – but only if they treat ...

When Tom Bhramayana built his house in Denham Springs, La., just five years ago, his annual home insurance premium was $1,575. Today, it’s $5,000—and rising. “It’s a new house,” he says. “The roof’s ...

It’s no longer just mortgage rates or property taxes pushing homeowners to the brink; skyrocketing insurance premiums have become a deal breaker of their own. In states where hurricane, wildfire, and ...

Overall, median annual home insurance costs paid by property owners in the North Bay and the two counties to the north significantly exceeded the statewide rates and have grown at a quicker pace. The ...

Florida is also the most expensive state for home insurance, with an average annual cost of $8,491, due in part to the state’s high risk of extreme weather. This is based on the state’s average ...