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9 ways to protect yourself and your home when storms come

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While we cannot control a storm’s trajectory or outcome, writes broker Cara Ameer, there are some things we can do to lessen the stress. Continue reading →

Amid growing insurance crisis, Farmers pulls out of Florida

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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 →

Amid Hurricane Ian disaster, real estate pros begin picking up pieces

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The storm slammed into southwestern Florida with winds as high as 150 miles per hour. President Biden said it may prove to be the deadliest hurricane in the state’s history. Continue reading →

ClimateCheck debuts on location intelligence platform Local Logic

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The two companies’ shared interested in local data insights is one major reason the partnership was a good fit, ClimateCheck CEO Cal Inman said. Continue reading →

Keller Williams distributes grants, supplies to agents impacted by Ida

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The KW Cares program mobilized in the wake of Hurricane Ida last week and should end up providing assistance to 2,000 people suffering impacts from the storm. Continue reading →

9 tips for settling disaster insurance claims

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Whether it’s a hurricane, flood, tornado, earthquake or fire, it can take years to resolve a major insurance claim and restore a property. Between the wildfires and hurricanes this week, now’s the perfect time to review how to advise clients who suffer… Continue reading →

Surfside condo architect had been suspended for faulty designs in past

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William Friedman, the architect who designed the Surfside condo building that partially collapsed in late June, had been suspended by Florida’s board of architecture in 1967 for designing buildings that could not withstand 1965’s Hurricane Betsy. Continue reading →

9 tips for filing insurance claims after a catastrophe

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Whether it’s a hurricane like Dorian or a tropical storm, flood, tornado, earthquake or fire, it can take years to resolve a major insurance claim and restore a property. Learn how to file a claim from those who have been there and done that. Continue reading →

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 →

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 →