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Home > Blog > Can You Save on Home Insurance if Your Property is Low-Value?
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2022

Can You Save on Home Insurance if Your Property is Low-Value?

In many areas, homes become more valuable as they age. This is common because real estate is scarce is some areas and home prices in most cities grow over time. Yet, some homes fall in value. This can happen for many reasons, such as the home becoming older or poorly maintained.  
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When your home's value is no longer as high as it used to be, what can you do to reduce your home insurance costs? The fact is, it is critical to take steps to reduce those costs now so you do not overpay. Yet it’s still important to maintain the appropriate amount and type of home insurance. 

How Much Will it Cost to Rebuild Your Home? 
To learn how much home insurance you should have for your home, determine how much it will cost to rebuild the home if something happened to it. For example, if a fire ignited in your home and it had to be rebuilt, what would it cost to hire contractors and architects and to build the property from the ground up? This is very different from the market value of the home. 

The market value of a home is the price that it will fetch if the home was listed on the open market for sale. This is what someone would pay to buy the home. This number may be significantly lower than the cost of rebuilding it. 

Get a Specialized Home Insurance Policy 
Some insurance companies offer specialized home insurance policies designed to meet the needs of older homes or those with falling home values. If you have a low-value home, talk to your agent about the amount of coverage you have, as well as the amount of coverage you should have. Home insurance policies may offer lower coverage limits, less liability insurance and less overall comprehensive coverage. But if the risks are lower, this can help you save substantially. 

Older and lower value homes need home insurance, but they may not need as much as they have right now. If your home's value is falling, it may be time to get a new insurance policy designed to minimize your costs. 

Make sure you understand the details of your coverage. Call Jamison at 1-800-526-4766 for more information on Cranford home insurance. 

Posted 2:45 PM

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