See how much home prices have exceeded paychecks where you live: NPR

Millions of Americans are already excluded from buying a home, and the cost of buying one continues to rise. In decades past, it was common to find a home costing roughly three times a buyer’s annual income. But that ratio has been skewed significantly since the COVID-19 pandemic, with home prices up 47% since the … Read more

State-backed Florida home insurance to raise rates 14%

Florida’s government-backed home insurance company is planning to raise rates by 14% — another blow to more than a million residents of the hurricane-ravaged state that is saddled with some of the highest premiums in the country. Citizens Property Insurance Corp.’s board of governors voted unanimously Wednesday to raise rates for next year — despite … Read more