On September 18, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a Notice of Violation of the Clean Air Act to Volkswagen for its deception with software designed to trick emissions tests on vehicles equipped with its TDI engine. Affected models include VW’s Passat Jetta, Golf, Beetle, and the Audi A3. There are about 500,000 of these vehicles in the US and up to 11 million worldwide.
If you are a new home buyer, congratulations! You understand exactly what it took to get into your new home; saving up for the down payment, reviewing your credit scores and cleaning up any inaccuracies, pre-qualifying for the loan, shopping for home insurance, and finding that perfect home. I have one piece of advice for you that will help you save hundreds, potentially thousands, of dollars in the coming years on the cost of your home insurance.
We are sometimes harshly judged by what is deemed as our “credit worthiness”. An individual’s personal credit profile is very influential and has become more important than ever before. It can be used as a large decision-making component in many areas of our life including, financing and the interest rates we pay, our ability to rent an apartment or house, and the insurance rates we are charged…
I’ve been thinking a lot about creating a check list of home insurance related items for home buyers after last week’s post on why home buyers should check insurance on the new home during the option period. Here are three items home buyers should check that may help them save money on their insurance, as well as avoiding some unpleasant surprises.
There are several changes coming to Texas health insurance in the coming months. The Dallas Morning News has reported several in the works in two recent articles; one involves the loss of an individual plan option and the other addresses requested rate increases. The changes will impact people with individual policies the most.
I dealt with an interesting situation this past week I believe is important to share with anyone buying a home. It reminded me why it’s so important for home buyers to review home insurance during the option period, not after it’s expired.
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