Tag: Highland Park home insurance

Home Insurance, HOAs, and Paid Off Mortgages

I received an email over the weekend that asked an interesting question with implications for homeowners and homeowner associations. The question came from an individual who handles the association insurance policy for a community of duplexes owned by active adults over 55. Her question addressed a concern she has about several homeowners who have paid off their mortgages and, as a result, may not carry home insurance. She asked, “If one side of [a] duplex is damaged who repairs the whole roof?”

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The Four Home Insurance Claims That Impact Your Rate

I was reminded this week how much certain types of home insurance claims can impact your rate. I was working with a prospective client’s insurance quotes for a new home a couple is buying. In order to confirm which company would provide the best rate, I ran the CLUE report which shows me claims the sellers may have filed on the home being purchased, as well as the buyer’s previous claims.

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Home Insurance and Tightening Restrictions on Older Roofs

MSN posted an interesting article earlier this year noting changes home insurance companies are making. These changes tend to affect older homes in general, and homes with older roofs specifically. These changes are popping up across the US impacting home owners in the Gulf coast states, Midwest, as well as California and Colorado.

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New Home Buyers Should Avoid this Home Insurance Mistake

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.

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Home Insurance Checklist for Home Buyers

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.

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Check Home Insurance in the Option Period

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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Home Insurance and Duplexes

I have received several emails and calls over the last few weeks about home insurance for a duplex, so I thought this would be an excellent time to revisit this. Insuring a duplex can be the same as writing a home insurance policy for a single family home and it can be very different.

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Home Insurance for a Town House

There’s an old saying, “If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it’s a duck.” That isn’t always the case when it comes to a town house. From an insurance standpoint, sometimes a town house is a house and other times it’s a condo. It really depends on the homeowners association and their insurance policy.

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Home Insurance and Multiple Layer Roofs

A colleague called me a couple of weeks ago. She’d been asked to provide a home insurance quote for a prospective client whose policy was being cancelled. The reason it was being cancelled is the insurance company discovered the home has a roof with three layers of shingles when it conducted the home inspection

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