When housing affordability deteriorates, most people expect the cause to be obvious.
Home prices must be rising.
That seems logical. If houses become more expensive while...
For years, homebuyers have been taught to begin their search with a few familiar numbers.
The purchase price.
The down payment.
The mortgage rate.
And the estimated monthly...
The U.S. housing market is becoming more buyer friendly in several important ways.
There are more homes available than there were a year ago. Properties...
Government backed insurance was never meant to be the main stage. It was designed as a backstop, a temporary solution when private markets couldn’t...
Insurance rarely disappears overnight. It retreats quietly.
Premiums rise first. Coverage narrows. Deductibles climb. Then underwriting rules tighten, certain risks are excluded, and eventually whole...
Underinsurance rarely makes headlines. There is no single moment when coverage disappears, no dramatic cancellation notice that forces a decision.
Instead, protection erodes quietly.
Across the...
For years, rising home prices dominated the housing affordability conversation. Then mortgage rates took center stage. Now, a quieter but potentially more destabilizing force...
For decades, insurance in the United States followed a familiar division of labor. Private insurers dominated the market, setting prices and coverage terms based...
