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The Insurance Blacklist: Why 1,200 Zip Codes are Effectively Un-Mortgageable

Property insurance premiums have officially crossed the 12% 'Affordability Threshold' in over 1,000 U.S. zip codes, triggering automatic mortgage rejections.

2026-03-09T08:00:00Z

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