Climate change is making insuring homes more risky - and more expensive. And in neighborhoods where that risk is the greatest, higher insurance costs are starting to eat into property values as well.

Homeowners insurance is set to get more expensive again in 2026, and the jump will not be random. Insurers are recalculating what it really costs to rebuild your house, how likely it is to be damaged, ...

Homeowners insurance has traditionally been a background cost of owning a home, but in many markets, it is becoming a defining factor in housing affordability. Recent industry research and real estate ...

In a market already strained by rates and prices, homeowners insurance costs are creating a new divide. In 2024, homeowners in Colorado, Nebraska, Texas, and Florida paid the highest insurance costs ...

As buyers fan out across tight housing markets, a quieter expense is tripping up ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Terri Williams is a journalist covering housing trends. Purchasing a home is probably the largest expense for most people - and it ...

In a market already strained by rates and prices, homeowners insurance costs are creating a new divide. The data backs up recent findings from the Realtor.com® Housing and Climate Risk Report, which ...