Buying your first home is a major milestone. However, it comes with major financial responsibilities, including protecting ...

Thousands of Californians who lost their homes in the Los Angeles fires last month are now grappling with insurance claims. And with research showing that extreme weather today poses a threat to ...

With extreme weather events increasing in recent years, homeowners insurance companies have raised premiums or stopped offering coverage completely. Many of the policyholders hit with nonrenewal or ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Danielle Seurkamp is CEO of Well Spent Wealth Planning in Cincinnati. With all the resources we put into our homes, it’s almost ...

While Los Angeles County continues to battle devastating wildfires, you may be wondering about the safety of your own home. More specifically, how are you covered when the unthinkable happens?

Your kitchen might be hiding a secret that could cost you everything. It's not the granite countertops you installed last ...

Penny Gusner is a senior insurance writer and analyst at Forbes Advisor. For more than 20 years, she has been helping consumers learn how insurance laws, data, trends, and coverages affect them. Penny ...

Homeowners and renters are urged to review their insurance policies, as standard policies often exclude flood damage, requiring separate flood insurance. Flood insurance can be purchased through ...

With a budget of around $400,000, you're square in the middle of the market across the U.S. — the median home sale price in 2025 is just over $410,000 according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank ...