The pandemic turned housing markets on their end in 2020, but while housing prices continue to increase amid ultra-low interest rates and low inventory, second houses continue to remain a hot commodity. According to a report from Pacaso, a real estate platform that helps people buy second homes, 49 of the top 50 vacation home markets saw double digit growth last season. “Across the …
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Does the cost of homeowners insurance affect the price of a home? In some markets, the answer is increasingly yes. In recent years, insurance companies
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