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Agents brace for Hurricane Dorian, step up to serve the community

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Real estate professionals across Florida were checking on clients Friday as a potentially disastrous storm inched toward their state. Continue reading →

Redfin finds most affordable cities are also the least disaster-prone

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A new study from Redfin maps how disaster-prone certain metros are, while also factoring the cost of buying a home in that city. Continue reading →

Miami agents say they’re not worried about climate change

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An online magazine reporter went undercover as a homebuyer in Miami to find out what Realtors had to say about flooding and sea-level rise. The piece ultimately doesn’t explicitly push any one remedy or another for these various problems. However, the … Continue reading →

New rule should make it easier for homeowners to get flood insurance

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In a nutshell, it sets a minimum bar for private insurance policies; if the policies meet those requirements, lenders who require flood insurance will have to accept them. Continue reading →

National flood insurance program set to expire Friday

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The deadline to extend the National Flood Insurance Program expires Friday, meaning House and Senate have two days during the lame duck session to ensure homeowners will have protection. Continue reading →

A Realtor’s guide to helping during a disaster

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In light of the recent fires that are devastating California, we urge agents to establish a plan if they are going to take on any type of volunteer effort. Here’s what Ventura-based agent Ariel Palmieri did after fires destroyed much of her community l… Continue reading →

Realtor on Camp wildfire: ‘As horrible as you can imagine, it’s worse’

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A fast-moving wildfire is raging through Butte County in California in the Sierra Nevada foothills, north of Sacremento and just east of Chico. One Realtor on the ground told Inman the blaze is “worse than you can imagine.” Continue reading →

Realtors and homes at risk as Hurricane Michael hits

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Before the storm hit, real estate data and tech firm CoreLogic said property valued in excess of $13.4 billion was at risk of damage from the storm. Today, CoreLogic estimates that damage from wind and storm surge ranges from $2 billion to $4.5 billion… Continue reading →

9 tips for filing insurance claims after a catastrophe

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Whether it’s a hurricane like Florence, a tropical storm like Lane or a flood, tornado, earthquake or fire, it can take years to resolve a major insurance claim and restore a property. Don’t miss these nine tips for filing a claim from a public insuran… Continue reading →