Real Estate News: Real Estate Investing Podcast

Listen, download, subscribe

Apple Podcasts

Spotify

Insurance Costs Soar, HELOCs Surge & Refi Opportunities Return

Property insurance costs are now the fastest-growing housing expense, up 70% in just five years and nearly 10% of the average mortgage payment. In this episode, Kathy Fettke breaks down the latest ICE Mortgage Monitor, including why insurance is outpacing mortgage and tax costs, how home prices and foreclosures are shifting, and what falling HELOC and refinance rates mean for homeowners and investors navigating today's affordability crunch. JOIN US AT OUR RealWealth® EVENT:  www.realwealth.com/1031  FOLLOW OUR PODCASTS Real Wealth Show: Real Estate Investing Podcast https://link.chtbl.com/RWS SOURCE: https://mortgagetech.ice.com/resources/data-reports/september-2025-mortgage-monitor 

• 

  Inflation vs Home Prices: The Truth Behind the Latest Case-Shiller Numbers

• 

  Construction Starts Jumped 21%: Megaprojects Surge as Multifamily Falls

• 

  Refi Wave Returns as Mortgage Prepayments Surge and Foreclosures Increase

• 

  September PPI, Retail Sales, Inflation & Delayed Government Data: What It …

• 

  America's Hidden Growth Markets: Why Rural America Is Booming

• 

  Will an AI Stock Crash Hit the Housing Market?

• 

  October Jobs Report Canceled as BLS Postpones November Data

• 

  What Home Depot & Lowe's Profit Forecast Cuts Reveal About the Housing Mar…

• 

  Trump Administration Weighs Portable Mortgages: Could You Take Your Rate W…

• 

  Inside the K-Shaped Economy: How Housing Became America's New Divide

• 

  First-Time Homebuyer Age Hits 40 for the First Time: NAR Report

• 

  Emerging Real Estate Trends for 2026: Top Markets and Sectors to Watch

• 

  Will 50-Year Mortgages Make Homes Affordable Again?

• 

  The "Mamdani Effect": Why South Florida Expects More Real Estate Buyers

• 

  AI Tools Fuel Surge in Rental Application Fraud

• 

  $84 Trillion Wealth Transfer Could Fuel a 25-Year Housing Boom