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12 Ways to Save Money on Your Homeowners Insurance
12 Ways to Save Money on Your Homeowners Insurance
The price you pay for your homeowners insurance can vary by hundreds of dollars depending on a number of factors, including ...
A Guide to Single-Family Home Mortgage Insurance
A Guide to Single-Family Home Mortgage Insurance
This guide, created by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, explains mortgage options, fees, payments, ...
A Vacation Condo as a Second Home
A Vacation Condo as a Second Home
A condominium may be a smart purchase for a vacation home, since amenities like security, pools and community rooms are all ...
Avoiding Flood Damage: A Checklist for Homeowners
Avoiding Flood Damage: A Checklist for Homeowners
Are you looking for ways to protect your home from flooding? There are many things you can do, depending on the flood hazard ...
Checklist for a Safe and Insurable Home
Checklist for a Safe and Insurable Home
Following some simple guidelines can safeguard your property, keep your family protected and lower your insurance premiums. ...
Checklist for Safe, Insurable Exterior Property
Checklist for Safe, Insurable Exterior Property
Use this checklist as a starting point to ensure that your liabilities are limited and your home is prepared for perils.
Contractor Insurance
Contractor Insurance
Be sure your contractor has the required personal liability, property damage and worker's compensation insurance for his/her ...
Disaster Damage
Disaster Damage
Homeowners should contact their insurance carrier as soon as possible to begin the claims process; however standard homeowner ...
Flood Damage Cleanup
Flood Damage Cleanup
When you are preparing to clean after a flood, start with safety. Here are tips to ridding your home of moisture safely.
Flood Insurance Facts
Flood Insurance Facts
Flooding causes more than 90 percent of all disaster-related property damage in the United States but most homeowner policies ...
Flood Plain
Flood Plain
If you live in a flood plain, the lender will require that you have flood insurance before lending any money to you. But if ...
Green Insurance: A New Shade of Coverage
Green Insurance: A New Shade of Coverage
As consumers react to climate change by modifying their behaviors and their homes with more eco-friendly options, a new shade ...
Green Occupations: Educating Builders and Brokers
Green Occupations: Educating Builders and Brokers
The movement to create "green" residential properties is changing the way homes are built, bought and sold. New industries ...
Home Warranties
Home Warranties
Home warranties offer you protection for a specific period of time (e.g., one year) against potentially costly problems, like ...
Home Warranties and Service Plans
Home Warranties and Service Plans
It's after the warranties run out that problems start to hit for home systems and appliances. With home service plans you can ...
Homeowners Insurance
Homeowners Insurance
A standard homeowners policy protects against fire, lightning, wind, storms, hail, explosions, riots, aircraft wrecks, vehicle ...
Homeowner’s Insurance
Homeowner’s Insurance
Here's another great tip from BobVila.com. Homeowner’s insurance is probably the single most important tool you have for ...
House Failures in Hurricanes
House Failures in Hurricanes
Bob is joined by Wayne Sallade, the emergency manager for Charlotte County, Florida. They stand before a residential property ...
How to Find the Right Insurance for Your Home
How to Find the Right Insurance for Your Home
Your home is your most valuable asset, but a broken pipe, downed tree, or neighbor falling on the stairs could result in a ...
How to Purchase Flood Insurance
How to Purchase Flood Insurance
Flooding causes more than 90 percent of all disaster-related property damage in the United States but most homeowner policies ...
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