First Street Foundation to build property-specific fire risk model

The model will provide an analysis of how various factors will impact a property’s wildfire risk over the next 30 years, giving property owners better insight into their home’s future risk for wildfire. Continue reading

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. Continue reading

How to prepare your clients for natural disasters

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

WATCH: Climate change will impact real estate ‘whether you like it or not’

Miami agent Nick Quay argued Thursday that real estate professionals can thrive by helping their clients understand how climate change will impact them. Continue reading

Nearly 776K homes are at extreme risk of wildfire damage: CoreLogic

As wildfires continue to ravage Southern California, hundreds of thousands more homes are at risk of fire-related damage. Continue reading

California fires: Residents and Realtors flee blaze

By Friday evening, the Woolsey fire had burned more than 35,000 acres. Much of the charred area lies in upscale communities such as Calabasas and Malibu, which are nestled against the Santa Monica mountains at the north end of Los Angeles County, in So… Continue reading

Despite risks, fire prone areas can still hold value — for now

A new study from the University of Las Vegas, Nevada, affirms that wildfire risks don’t impact property values in fire-prone areas over the long run. Continue reading

What your buyers need to know about natural disaster insurance

As Americans beging to rebuild from natural disaster, one thing has become clear, most homeowners didn’t have the proper insurance. Continue reading