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 ...

Insurance rates for multi-family brownstones continue to climb year after year. So here’s a three-step process to help you get the right insurance — at the right price. Check your options: Will your ...

As premiums rise, developers can’t afford property coverage due to rent caps. “It’s absolutely becoming unsustainable,” an owner says. It took three years and $13 million to rebuild an apartment ...

Decatur’s Building Department and Construction Industries Board are working on a proposed switch from the 2009 to the 2018 version of a uniform international building code in a move that could ...

A profound shift in the U.S. property development sector has emerged in recent years, and it’s shaking the very foundation upon which buildings are constructed. The changing attitude of insurance ...

Hawaiʻi hasn’t taken a direct hit from a major hurricane since Iniki devastated Kauaʻi and damaged homes along Oʻahu’s Leeward Coast 31 years ago. Nonetheless, mortgage lenders require Hawaiʻi ...

Homeowners insurance rates have risen dramatically, from an average of $2,656 annually in 2021 to $3,303 in 2024. That's a 24% increase, more than twice as fast as the rate of inflation in the same ...

As California business owners grapple with rising operational costs, predatory labor codes, and the highest unemployment rate in the nation, there’s yet another challenge squeezing their budgets: ...

After Rich Engels’ mother died earlier this year, Engels decided to sell her condo unit in Sunrise Lakes Phase 4. He lined up a buyer, but he said the deal fell apart after the lender learned that the ...