Hurricane Damage Is Costly—and Your HOA Could Demand Thousands Extra When a hurricane like Isaias strikes, affected homeowners may face thousands of dollars in repair costs and out-of-pocket expenses. According to Angi, these could range from $3,000 to $25,000, depending on the extent of the damage. And if your home is located in an HOARead …
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Escalation Clause Can Win Your Dream Home—but at a Cost Homebuyers in competitive markets are sometimes advised to write an escalation clause into their offers. The terms may vary, but in essence, the buyer agrees to beat any offer above theirs by a certain amount, often up to a certain limit. This can, for exampleRead …
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Jacksonville Budget Proposes $4.9 Million for Affordable Housing and Downpayment Help Jacksonville homebuyers struggling to scrape together a down payment—and developers trying to finance affordable projects—could soon get a significant boost from City Hall. City Council member Michael Carlucci filed a floor amendment to the city’s fiscal year 2026–2027 budget that would redirect $4,900,000 fromRead …
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Social Security Benefits Will Rise 3.6% in 2027—but Some Key Costs Are Rising Faster The Social Security Administration announced Wednesday that Social Security benefits will get a 3.6% boost in 2027, after a year of hotter-than-expected inflation. It’s a sharp increase from the 2.8% adjustment beneficiaries received for 2026 and the largest bump since 2023Read …
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Inflation Jumps to 3.7% in Troubling Sign for Mortgage Rates Inflation rose last month, driven by surging gas prices as the war with Iran continues to impact oil prices, according to the latest Consumer Price Index report. Overall prices rose 3.7% for the 12 months through September, up from a 3.4% annual increase in AugustRead …
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State Farm Increases Insurance Rates by 8% for Illinois Customers Homeowners in Illinois will see steep insurance rate increases throughout the fall as State Farm announced an average 8% increase for customers in the state. The new rates took effect on Oct. 1 for new customers. Existing customers will see the increases on Dec. 1.Read …
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You sit down to review your monthly business expenses and start adding them up: your website, digital ads, lead generation platforms, social media tools, photography, email marketing, and maybe a few subscriptions you barely think about anymore. Each expense made sense when you signed up, but looking at them all together raises a bigger question:Read …
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America’s Favorite Countertop Could Be on Its Way Out. What Could Replace Quartz? America’s most popular countertop is now at the center of a deadly worker health crisis, as the people who cut and shape engineered quartz develop severe lung disease at an alarming—and rapidly accelerating—pace. Homeowners who already have quartz countertops are not believedRead …
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Key Takeaways: – The national starter home share fell from 38.1% of active inventory in August 2019 to 36.2% in August 2026, even as starter home prices rose 30.8%, from roughly $260,000 to $340,000. – Metro trends point to distinct regional patterns: – Southeast and Sunbelt metros have seen the steepest starter-home losses, led byRead …
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Mortgage Rates Hit New 3-Year High as Fed Official Says More Hikes Are Needed Mortgage rates climbed to a fresh three-year peak this week, propelled upward by a toxic blend of inflation fears, a global bond selloff, and rising concerns about government deficits. The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans reached 7.40% for theRead …
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