FEMA flood insurance program faces dual existential threats
The National Flood Insurance Program is up against another deadline for renewal while a lawsuit from 10 states takes aim at its proposed pricing change
by Ben Verde Sep 21
federal flood insurance lapse
Study led by economists at the Environmental Defense Fund identifies some surprising regions, such as Appalachia and northern New England, as overvaluation hotspots
by Matt Carter Feb 16
Realtor.com first to add wildfire risk data to listings, helping consumers
Homes and communities will now include a fire factor rating joining the flood risk information, another free feature that is the second-most clicked datapoint on Realtor.com’s listings
by Ben Verde May 16
ATTOM assessing climate change risk for every US property
Consumers and other real estate stakeholders have a growing number of tools to help them assess risks including floods and wildfires
by Matt Carter Nov 17
Housing industry 'will not be spared' by climate change: MBA
Extreme weather could strain flood insurance to breaking point, undermine home prices, and drive mortgage defaults, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association
by Matt Carter Sep 27
First Street Foundation to build property-specific fire risk model
The model will provide an analysis of how various climate factors will impact a property's wildfire risk over the next 30 years
RealScout adds ClimateCheck data to platform
RealScout's addition of climate risk data into its platform follows a recent trend of real estate companies adding similar data to their portals as homebuyers become increasingly concerned about climate change risk
Redfin starts displaying flood risk data on listings
Tech-powered brokerage Redfin is now publishing flood risk data for listings on the company's website where such data is available, impacting listings on over 94M homes
by Lillian Dickerson Feb 18
Realtor.com will include flood risk data for every home
First Street Foundation's flood risk model will appear on both on- and off-market properties
by Patrick Kearns Aug 26
Flood risk data to be made publicly available to shed light on housing impacts
First Street Foundation, a non-profit climate research organization, will share flood risk data with both academic researchers and the general public
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 14