Homeowner news
What changed today — and what it means for your house. Updated daily.
Home & Safety
The Autumn Safety Audit: Recalled Brushes and Tax Scams
A massive grill brush recall and a surge in clever property tax scams make this the perfect week to audit your backyard and your inbox.
Market & Mortgage
The New Rules of Mortgage Math
Borrowing costs just hit a new high for the year, but a quiet war on credit reporting monopolies could soon save buyers money at the closing table.
Money & Bills
Florida's Insurance Fever Finally Breaks
Florida's broken insurance market is finally cooling off as lawsuits plummet. But vacation home buyers and California wildfire survivors face a whole new set of headaches.
Home Projects
The High Cost of Staying Put
Between a spike in global shipping costs and surprise bills for aging roofs, the price tag for simply maintaining your property is quietly surging.
Energy & Solar
Your House, the Power Plant
You don't need a massive roof overhaul to make your own energy anymore. New laws are making plug-in solar and smart batteries easier than ever.
Market & Mortgage
A Tale of Two Housing Markets: AI Cash Meets 7% Rates
Most of the country is frozen by climbing mortgage rates. Meanwhile, a wave of new tech money is sparking wild bidding wars in unexpected places.
Money & Bills
The Hidden Costs of Keeping Your Home
Insurers are fighting to deny claims. Scammers are draining neighborhood repair funds. The real cost of keeping your home safe has turned into a full-blown legal battle.
Home Projects
The New Math of Home Improvement: Tariffs, Tech, and Timelines
A new border tax threatens to spike the cost of lumber. But smarter technology and remote inspections might save you enough on labor to make up the difference.
Home & Safety
The Home Safety Audit: Driveways and Drinking Water
A massive car seat recall and an escalating legal battle over tap water contamination show that home safety takes constant upkeep.
Energy & Solar
The AI Power Struggle in Your Backyard
AI data centers are creating a bizarre tug-of-war for homeowners. In some towns, they lower property taxes. In others, they drive up utility bills.
Market & Mortgage
The Mortgage Rate Reality Check: Why Relief is on Hold
Hoping for a sudden drop in borrowing costs this fall? The central bank just delivered a harsh reality check.
Home & Safety
When the Storms Pass and the Ground Gives Way
Late summer in the Midwest brings severe derechos from above and sudden street collapses from below.
Money & Bills
The Homeowner Pushback: Taxes, HOAs, and the 2026 Revolt
Between skyrocketing property taxes and zombie HOAs, the cost of just staying in your house is testing everyone's patience. Now, homeowners are fighting back.
Home Projects
The High Cost of Breaking Down
Air conditioning repairs are wiping out emergency funds this summer. Now, homeowners are paying up for heavy-duty upgrades and dodging predatory contractors along the way.
Energy & Solar
The Great Utility Reshuffle
Mandatory water bans in Denver. Rising bills for lead pipe replacements in Ohio. The basic math of running a home is changing, and you're the one paying for it.
Market & Mortgage
The New Mortgage Math
If you've been holding out for a sudden drop in borrowing costs, you can probably exhale. Here's how buyers are handling the new math.
Money & Bills
The Home Insurance Market's Quiet Eviction Notice
Home insurance is getting expensive. Worse, it's getting harder to keep. Here is why companies are dropping policies and how local governments are fighting back.
Home Projects
The Looming Lumber Tax
You have the equity to renovate. But a brewing border dispute over building materials is about to make major home projects a lot more expensive.
Home & Safety
The Summer Utility and Water Audit
Electricity rates are spiking and municipalities are cracking down on water usage. Here's what you need to know to protect your budget and your lawn this season.
Energy & Solar
The Data Center Next Door
Tech companies are spending billions to build massive AI data centers, and the fight over power, water, and property values is coming to a neighborhood near you.