Homeowners in Black, Hispanic Neighborhoods Pay Significantly More for Home Insurance: Consumer Report

Homeowners living in predominantly Black and Hispanic neighborhoods are paying hundreds—even thousands—more per year for the same homeowners insurance coverage as homeowners in white neighborhoods, according to a new research report from the Consumer Federation of America (CFA). The nonprofit resear

COURT REPORT: Compass Targets Zillow With Ethics Complaints; Mega-Landlord Accused of Fair Housing Violations

Compass targets Zillow with consumer ethics complaints in dozens of states Compass filed state-level ethics complaints on July 14 through 30 Realtor® associations, at least 50 MLSs and multiple real estate regulators across 26 states, targeting Zillow and focusing on allegedly misleading property de

How high can mortgage rates go with Iran conflict 2.0? 

It’s Monday and the Iran conflict looks like it will hit its 10th day straight of renewed missile and drone attacks. Oil prices are up a smidge today and the question now is: how much higher can mortgage rates go with so much already priced into the markets?  10-year yield and mortgage rates In the

Same House, Higher Bill: Why Some Homeowners Pay More for Insurance Than Others

Imagine two houses on the same street—same size, same age, same everything. But one homeowner will pay $1,200 a year to insure theirs, while another will pay $2,100.  It might sound like a pricing error, but it isn’t. A recent Urban Institute analysis of mortgage and insurance data found this kind o