Why Homeowners Insurance Costs Are Rising and How to Shop Smarter

In this episode of the Real Estate Update Podcast, host Paul Centopani speaks with Travis Hodges, Managing Director at VIU by HUB, about why homeowners insurance has become a growing part of housing affordability. Travis explains how climate-related losses, inflation, rising home values, supply-chain pressures, and higher rebuilding costs have made insurance risk more difficult to predict and premiums more expensive for many homeowners and buyers.