70% of Florida homeowners or the area in which they live have been impacted by changes to cost or coverage of home insurance in the last year, according to a report issued Wednesday by Redfin
Supposedly fire-resistant homes newly constructed in Calaveras County are being built with magnesium sourced from Canada
ICE teams up with DeltaTerra Capital to translate physical climate risk estimates into financial risk assessments factoring in default risk, asset price depreciation and insurance costs
Fires that roared through western Maui last week have destroyed thousands of homes and killed scores of people. The real estate community is trying to help pick up the pieces
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Administration outlined relief for homeowners as FEMA and the state of Hawaii rushed to provide emergency housing for displaced residents
Inflation, construction costs and intensifying wildfire seasons pushed State Farm to stop taking new homeowners' insurance applications in California, the insurance giant announced Friday
The year saw 20 separate climate and weather disasters wreaking at least $1B in damages each in the US, according to an annual report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
A new study by Redfin found that in the areas impacted by California's 5 largest wildfires between 2010 and 2020, home values grew at a rate of 21 percent, slightly slower than the surrounding markets
The majority of respondents in a recent realtor.com survey said the threat of a natural disaster played a role in where they looked for a new home
Between the wildfires and hurricanes this week, now’s the perfect time to review how to advise clients who suffer natural disaster loss
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The recent onslaught of wildfires and accompanying smoke blanketing many states are combining with the pandemic with deadly results. It is not just personal health that is being affected — there are significant implications for real estate as well
The model will provide an analysis of how various climate factors will impact a property's wildfire risk over the next 30 years
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
The best way to survive a natural disaster is to take the necessary steps now and be prepared for when the unthinkable actually does occur. Here are a few things to alert your clients about
Amid everything else they do for their own businesses and families, these agents have found ways to continually help their communities through socially distant outdoor events, food drives and more