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78% of buyers consider natural disaster risk when house hunting

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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. Continue reading →

Housing industry ‘will not be spared’ by climate change: MBA

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Extreme weather could strain flood insurance to breaking point, undermine home prices, and drive mortgage defaults, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Continue reading →

California’s Red Oak Realty goes green

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The company is now buying carbon offsets, will help clients do the same, and has achieved official green certification for its facilities. Continue reading →

‘Our office completely burned down’: Agents flee as homes go up in flames

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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 →

First Street Foundation to build property-specific fire risk model

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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 →

Redfin adds ClimateCheck risk data to its website

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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 →

RealScout adds ClimateCheck data to platform

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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 →

Home efficiency startup Pearl Certification raises $9.5M

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Pearl Certification evaluates the energy efficiency of new and existing homes. The startup will use the funding to expand its services and market reach. Continue reading →

NAR forum: We’re at a ‘hinge point’ in American politics

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At the Realtors Legislative Meetings, Mara Liasson and Van Jones talked polarization, bipartisanship and the issues that could get Republicans and Democrats to work together. Continue reading →

OJO Labs adds climate risk assessments to portal listings

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ClimateCheck’s risk assessment scores for a variety of factors like flooding and droughts will now be integrated into listings featured on Movoto, OJO Labs’ real estate search portal. Continue reading →