Insurance & Tax Guides
The tax credits and insurance costs that move a homeowner's yearly number, with sourced figures you're free to cite.
2 published guides
Home Energy Tax Credits in 2026: What Ended, What Survives
The 30% solar credit (§25D) and the efficiency credit for heat pumps, insulation and windows (§25C) both terminated after Dec 31, 2025. The EV charger credit (§30C) runs to June 30, 2026. What each change means for your project.
Home Insurance Cost by State, 2026
Average annual homeowners premium in all 50 states and DC, with year-over-year change, cumulative change since 2021, and how each state compares to the national average. Sortable, sourced, and free to cite.
Other guide categories
Home Buying
20What buying a home actually costs and how the process runs, start to finish — down payments, loan types, closing costs, contingencies, and the cash you need on the day you sign.
Selling a Home
3What it costs to sell, what commission really runs after the NAR settlement, and how to decide between selling and renting your place out.
Mortgages & Refinancing
3Loan-term and refinance decisions worked with real numbers — break-even math, total interest, and how to borrow against equity without repricing your whole balance.
Renovation & Repair
4What projects cost in 2026, where the money goes line by line, how to read and compare contractor bids, and when repairing beats replacing.
Home Systems & Energy
2HVAC, furnaces and winterization — replacement costs by system type, efficiency payback, and the repair-or-replace call.