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Insurance carrier exodus rattles California and Florida housing markets

Housing Wire

I do a lot with new construction and homeowners’ insurance is cheaper on new builds because they are brand new,” Williams said. One of my recent new home buyers got their final quote on a property a 30-minute drive from the coast and it had gone up 40% from a year ago.

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Opinion: why we all have a stake in closing the homeownership gap

Housing Wire

In addition, some white neighborhoods had zoning laws that legally banned non-white buyers from owning homes in those neighborhoods. Demographers estimate that by 2050, the U.S. This means that the most likely buyer for many of these new retirees will be a minority family. population will become majority-minority.

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Will Springer Realtor - Untitled Article

Will Springer Realtor

America’s shortfall is most acute with the most vulnerable, as affordable housing inventory has been shrinking for decades. Builders are trying to catch up and, according to federal officials , there are more housing units under construction today than at any time in the last 50 years. shy of the need. But for how long?

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A CALL FOR MORE ACCESSORY DWELLINGS AMID HOUSING CRUNCH

Will Springer Realtor

What’s not to like about an affordable housing option with private access, bedroom, kitchen, bath and living area? Also known as a mother-in-law or cottage, the dwellings can offer viable housing to younger buyers seeking to save for their first home or enable seniors to age within a familiar neighborhood.