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Watte" }], "tags": ["Insurance Analysis"] }, { "id": "https://resaleprofitguide.com/articles/cat-bond-insurance-explained/", "url": "https://resaleprofitguide.com/articles/cat-bond-insurance-explained/", "title": "CAT Bonds: How Wall Street Makes Your Home Insurance More Expensive", "summary": "Catastrophe bonds shift hurricane and disaster risk to Wall Street investors — and the costs get passed to your home insurance premiums. Here is how.", "date_published": "2026-04-16T00:00:00Z", "authors": [{ "name": "J.A. Watte" }], "tags": ["Insurance Analysis"] }, { "id": "https://resaleprofitguide.com/articles/new-build-warranty-coverage/", "url": "https://resaleprofitguide.com/articles/new-build-warranty-coverage/", "title": "New Construction Warranties: What's Actually Covered (And What's Not)", "summary": "New homes come with 1-2 year builder warranty plus 10-year structural. 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