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How Long Does It Take to Buy a House?
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What Do Home Inspectors Look For?
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What Do You Need to Know Before Buying a House?
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When Should I Get Homeowners Insurance?
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What Are Some Questions I Should Ask When Viewing a House?
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Does Home Insurance Cover Water Damage?
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Which Methods Can Help Secure Home Windows?

Installing window locks and alarms can help secure windows in your home. Read more about how to secure windows from Farmers®.
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What Does Personal Liability Insurance Cover?

Personal liability coverage helps pay for medical bill and legal costs, up to the limit of your coverage, if an accident occurs in or out of your home.
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Why Do I Need Homeowners Insurance Coverage?
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Home Warranty vs. Home Insurance Difference
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How Can I Help Prevent Pipes From Freezing?
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How Should I Prepare to Buy My First Home?
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What Does an HOA Do?
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Fall Home Maintenance Tips : Farmers Insurance®
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This Couple Closed on Their First Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Are you planning to buy a home during the COVID-19 pandemic? Get tips from a couple that bought a house during the coronavirus lockdown.

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Homeowner’s Guide to Summer Home Maintenance

Fixing, cleaning and maintaining a home while it’s warm and dry is like shopping for winter holidays in July. It pays to get it done early — before bad weather can cause emergencies.

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Own a Home Built Before 1980? Your Electrical System Might Need Some Attention
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When it’s Time to Remodel, Some Home Renovations Pay For Themselves. These Upgrades Might Not.

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Take It From a Climatologist: When You Live in the Rainy, Windy Northwest U.S., Home Maintenance Issues Are Sneaky
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How Can Insurance Help Me Prepare For a Tornado Disaster?
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Homeowner's Guide to Spring Home Maintenance
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How Can Insurance Help Me Prepare for an Earthquake Disaster?
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Moving? Take a Few Packing Tips From These Serial Movers

When you've moved 85 times, you're officially a packing expert. Here, super movers share how they saved thousands on fees, and a near-perfect box labeling technique. (You'll thank us when you unpack.)
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High Winds Can Cause More Havoc Than You Think. Is Your House Ready?

Experts offer steps to protect your home from potential damage caused by tornadoes, hailstorms and other strong-wind disasters.
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If I Love It, Should I List It? How Do I Take a Home Inventory?
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How Can Insurance Help Me Prepare for a Flood Disaster?
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Does Anything in My Home Warrant a Separate Insurance Policy or Coverage?
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Is Property in My Car Covered for Theft by My Home Insurance Policy?
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How Do I Calculate the Replacement Cost of Belongings in My Home?
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How Much Homeowners Liability Coverage Should I Consider?
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Does Home Insurance Cover Plumbing?

Most home insurance policies don't cover plumbing problems, but they usually cover sudden, accidental events, like bursting from frozen pipes. Learn more.
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Nine Steps to Help Get Hurricane Ready

You may think you know what do in a disaster, but are you prepared? Here are nine manageable steps to help you get ready before the next extreme storm.