» MORE: The best homeowners insurance What’s new with California homeowners insurance? California’s insurance commissioner has introduced new regulations designed to make it easier for homeowners to find coverage. Starting in 2025, insurance companies will need to write more policies in wildfire-...
Homeowners insurance covers your physical home structure. In the event your home is damaged or destroyed by a natural disaster, homeowners insurance provides funds to rebuild and may also cover a percentage of damage to secondary property structures, like garages. It’s important to note that most...
When you purchase a type of property in a planned development such as a leased land property or a gated community, you are obligated to join that community's homeowners' association (HOA), pay monthly or annual HOA fees for the upkeep of common areas, insurances and the building repairs. ...
“There are some pretty good rental bargains around Orange County, and values are not escalating like they were in the 1980s,” said Larry Webb, president of Irvine-based Laing Homes. However, he said the housing market is starting a gradual recovery that could last about four years. He sa...
COME HELL AND HIGH WATER: CAN THE TAX CODE SOLVE THE POST-KATRINA INSURANCE CRISIS? As Americans struggle to appreciate the full extent of the damage and destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina, a terrifying question resonates with a shell-shocked nation: what is the next major disaster? Foreca...