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Will Home Renovations Cost Builders in 2024-25?

The “problem” began in 2020. As the pandemic kept people indoors, things started to feel a bit claustrophobic. Renters and existing homeowners alike felt the ...
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Talk Warranty to Me: 4 Reasons Insurance Agents Should Discuss Home Warranties with Clients 

As an insurance agent, you’re always on the lookout for ways to better serve clients while growing your business. Are home warranties part of your ...
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Preparing Your Home for Extreme Weather: A Homeowner’s Guide 

When it comes to homes, Mother Nature is testing them like never before. According to the Insurance Information Institute (III):  From hurricanes to blizzards, tornadoes ...
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Insourcing Vs. Outsourcing: 7 Questions to Decide What’s Best for Your Business

In the build-to-rent world, certain subjects will always be a hot topic: renter trends, capital investment, and market growth projections. But another subject is also ...
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Adding Value in a Hard Market: Five Essential Marketing Strategies for Insurance Agents

There are hard insurance markets and then there is this market. With 25 consecutive quarters of premium increases (and counting), things can’t get much tougher. ...
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PWSC Launches HomePRO for Homeowners, the Company’s First Direct-to-Consumer System and Appliance Warranty 

[CHANTILLY, VA, AUGUST 22, 2024] – PWSC is expanding its risk mitigation services to existing homeowners with its latest iteration of the HomePRO System and ...
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Surviving A/C Breakdown Season: A Homeowner’s Guide

In the words of rapper Nelly, “It’s getting hot in here.” Every year rising temperatures usher in a dreaded time for homeowners: A/C Breakdown Season. ...
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The Affordability Effect: How Builders Can Make Homeownership More Accessible

“Homes ‘Unaffordable’ in 99% of Nation for Average American”… This is a CBS News headline for a topic that has everyone—from politicians to property developers—highly ...
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The One Home Buyer Incentive You’re Probably Overlooking (and Undervaluing)

While we’re far from the housing market heyday of 2021 and 2022, things are looking up so far in 2024. Mortgage rates are starting to ...
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Building a Winning Sales Team in a Challenging Housing Market

Sales is a tough job. But for those working in today’s housing market, with 30-year mortgage rates north of 7.5% and the median home price ...
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eBook cover for Five Residential Construction Trends for 2024

Five Residential Construction Trends for 2024

A look at what’s changing, what is not, and how to prepare for both.