{"id":148,"date":"2026-10-29T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mbcrealtors.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/29\/termite-damage-usually-isnt-covered-strategically-priced-expertly-marketed-under-agreement-in-less-than-two-days\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T12:00:00","slug":"termite-damage-usually-isnt-covered-strategically-priced-expertly-marketed-under-agreement-in-less-than-two-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mbcrealtors.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/29\/termite-damage-usually-isnt-covered-strategically-priced-expertly-marketed-under-agreement-in-less-than-two-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Termite Damage Usually Isn\u2019t Covered | Strategically priced. Expertly marketed. Under agreement in less than two days."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/maher-khatib\/homeowners-insurance-termite-remotion-videos-e14a\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Most homeowners policies exclude termite damage because infestations are viewed as preventable maintenance issues, not sudden accidental losses insurance is built to cover.<br \/>\nCoverage may apply when termites trigger a separate covered peril, such as a sudden collapse or fire caused by damaged wiring within walls.<br \/>\nRepair bills can span from minor fixes to major structural work, and severe infestations may push costs into the $10Ks for homeowners.<br \/>\nYearly inspections, quick treatment, less wood near foundations, trimmed greenery, good drainage, ventilation, and sealed gaps can all help reduce termite risk.<br \/>\nIf termites lead to a covered fire and the home becomes unlivable, standard loss-of-use coverage may help fund temporary housing during repairs.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most homeowners policies exclude termite damage because infestations are viewed as preventable maintenance issues, not sudden accidental losses insurance is built to cover. Coverage may apply when termites trigger a separate covered peril, such as a sudden collapse or fire caused by damaged wiring within walls. Repair bills can span from minor fixes to major [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":257,"featured_media":149,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mbcrealtors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mbcrealtors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mbcrealtors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbcrealtors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/257"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbcrealtors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbcrealtors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbcrealtors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mbcrealtors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbcrealtors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mbcrealtors.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}