CategoryInsurance/Natural Disasters

Climate Risk As An Amenity

• First Street Shares Its Climate Risk Data With Redfin, Now Zillow
• Climate Risk Data Is Evolving To Be More Understood By The Consumer
• Measure Of The Climate Risk Impact On Individual Properties Becomes Empirical

Thinking About Milton

• 2024 Is Shaping Up To Be The Most Expensive Year For US Disaster Clean-Up
• The Frequency And Intensity Of Natural Disasters Is Ramping Up
• The Cost And Availability Of Insurance Will Have A Profound Impact On Housing

Florida Gulf Coast Housing Was Rocked Like A Hurricane

• FEMA Enables Home Construction In High-Risk Areas By Pricing Out The Private Insurance Sector
• Sales And Prices Generally Normalize One Year After The Catastrophic Event
• More Affluent Consumers Enter The Impacted Housing Market

Home Insurance: It’s Not The Hurricanes In High-Cost Areas, But The Tornados In Low-Cost Areas That’ll Get You

Home insurance costs are heavily influenced by how tough the state regulators are Relationships between cost and risk of the location are becoming disconnected Insurance such as protection against wildfires, is now unavailable in some markets The spike in mortgage rates over the past two and a half years has heightened attention on the cost of homeownership. Homeowner's insurance premiums are...