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Atlanta may be heading toward fall, but the weather certainly hasn’t gotten the message. On September 5, Atlanta reached 97 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. That was 11 degrees above normal for the date. Just days earlier, Northwest Georgia was under a heat advisory with heat index values expected to reach as high as 107 degrees. Most homeowners know what extreme heat does to people. We stay inside, turn up the air conditioning and try to avoid spending too

Buying a new home used to be one of the obvious next steps when a family needed more space, wanted an updated kitchen, or simply felt ready for a change. In 2026, that decision has become much more complicated. High mortgage rates, affordability concerns, and uncertainty about the economy are keeping many Americans on the sidelines. In July, sales of newly built single-family homes fell 10.5% from June, reaching their lowest annualized pace since January. But homeowners aren'

When most homeowners picture a major weather disaster, they probably imagine a hurricane approaching the coast. But some of the most expensive weather events affecting American homes aren't hurricanes at all. They're thunderstorms. Or you can also say severe storm damage. Hail. Straight-line winds. Tornadoes. Falling trees. Heavy rain. Together, they're often categorized by the insurance industry as severe convective storms, and they've become an enormous source of property l

When economic news comes out of China, most American homeowners probably don’t immediately think about their kitchen cabinets, flooring, appliances, drywall, or the cost of repairing their home after water or fire damage. But the connection may be closer than you think. New economic data released on August 17 shows that China’s economy lost momentum in July. Industrial production increased 4.5% compared with a year earlier, down from 5.3% in June. Retail sales grew just 0.6%,