Tag: housing market

California Insurance Crisis Fuels Unprecedented Rent Hikes for Tenants

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Unprecedented Rent Hikes for Tenants

Navigating the Soaring Rents in California: The Role of Rising Renters Insurance and Landlord Costs In recent months, California has witnessed an unprecedented surge in rental prices, leaving both tenants and landlords holding the financial ball. The confluence of rising renters insurance and landlords’ increasing expenses is exacerbating the situation, creating a complex web of economic strain across the state’s rental market landscape. Surging Rental Prices in California Rental prices in California have reached record highs, with cities such as San Francisco and Los Angeles topping the charts for the…

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From Floods to Fires: How Climate Change is Transforming the Real Estate Landscape

Ester Adams
flooding, hurricanes, and wildfires and how its effecting insurance

The Ripple Effect of Climate Change on the Real Estate Market Climate change, once a distant concern, is now an imminent reality affecting various sectors of the economy, with the real estate market feeling its profound impact. From surging insurance rates to potential market crashes, the cascading effects of extreme weather events are reshaping how we buy and sell homes. Record-Breaking Weather Events In the previous year, the United States witnessed 28 confirmed billion-dollar weather events, marking the highest number since records began in 1980. These events, fueled by climate…

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How Climate Change Affects the Housing Market

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One look at the housing market these days will tell you almost all you need to know about it. Prices are on the rise, interest rates are low, and although hundreds of thousands of people are looking for homes to buy, it’s a seller’s market and pickings are slim. There are plenty of factors that can contribute to this trend from natural economic swings to the COVID-19 pandemic rush to get out of the cities.  Something that many people don’t necessarily consider as a factor that impacts the housing market…

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Luxury home mortgage insurance is being offered by fewer players

G. Turner
Luxury home mortgage insurance

The CMHC has announced that it will no longer be offering coverage for these high end properties. Among the recent cuts that the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp has been making, and that have been toping insurance news headlines in the country, is one of the latest that includes the elimination of luxury home mortgage insurance products. The properties that will no longer be covered will be those that cost $1 million or more. The CMHC has stated that as of July 31, it will no longer be providing luxury…

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Mortgage insurance to be underwritten less often by CMHC

G. Turner
mortgage insurance canada

This federal housing agency in Canada has made the announcements as added restrictions are made. Canada’s federal housing authority has now officially announced that it will be underwriting a smaller amount of mortgage insurance, as of this year, as the government has increased the restrictions that apply to the type of coverage that is available. This move is designed to help to maintain the current healthy level of the Canadian housing market. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) first made this announcement on Monday. As was already reported by…

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