With a background in journalism and counseling, Penny Min blends analytical research with real-world insight to help readers make informed financial decisions. At Forbes Marketplace, she specializes ...

Bankrate's home insurance affordability ranking: Extreme weather and poor credit are affordability barriers The national average cost of home insurance is $2,470 per year, or $206 per month. Highest ...

Home insurance rates have skyrocketed nearly 70% in the past five years, according to ICE Mortgage Technology. For single-family households with a mortgage, premiums are averaging around $2,370 per ...

When a fire, storm, or burst pipe takes out your house, the number that matters most is not what your home would sell for, but what it costs to rebuild it from the ground up. The gap between those two ...