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50M homes vulnerable to coastal flooding, climate report concludes

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A report released Friday concludes that as many as 49.9 million homes along US shorelines could be threatened by rising sea levels caused by global warming. Continue reading →

Climate change likely to flood these homes in about 30 years

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Rising seas are threatening thousands of homes but the building in these flood-prone areas still continues, according to a new study from Zillow and Climate Central. As many as 400,000 homes are at risk of regular flooding by 2050, the study says. Continue reading →

These are the trends that will dominate real estate in 2019

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Tremendous opportunities lie ahead for real estate professionals — but also risks, slowdowns, and potentially difficult transitions. Continue reading →

Why Do Climate Change Discussions Ignore Boomers?

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(This article was written by a member of the 2018-2019 Encore Public Voices Fellows Program.) The landmark report issued last week by the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,  the international body for assessing climate change, w… Continue reading →

Fighting a Fear of Natural Disasters

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I was excited to read recently that a giant blob of hot rock is building up under the New England states. I needed a new natural disaster to worry about. Hello, my name is Liane and I am a recovering worry wart. Anxiety is hard-wired into my DNA. Or ma… Continue reading →