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. Continue reading
A number of insurance providers have left Florida over the last year, apparently driven away thanks to extreme weather and a challenging legal landscape. Continue reading
Listings on Realtor.com will now include a fire factor rating from the nonprofit research group First Street Foundation and information from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Fire Service. Continue reading
As of 2019, more than 600,000 homes across parts of the Western United States were at high to extreme risk of damage or destruction by wildfire. That’s just one reason to rally this Earth Day. Continue reading
A new report from CoreLogic finds that the typical home in Wyoming is nearly three times as likely to go up in flames as one in California. Continue reading
The Caldor Fire has ripped through a popular travel region, but travelers say they’ve struggled to get their money back after booking trips to vacation rentals. Continue reading
The massive Caldor Fire was bearing down on upscale communities around Lake Tahoe Monday, sending agents and their clients fleeing. Continue reading
The Dixie Fire has burned nearly half a million acres in Northern California, and won’t be under control for weeks. The blaze highlights the hotter, more fiery reality facing the western U.S. Continue reading
The news comes on the heels of RealScout and Ojo Labs also adding ClimateCheck data to their listings portals in recent months as consumers become increasingly concerned about climate change risk factors when buying a home. Continue reading
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. Continue reading