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Back-to-back storms tank pending home sales in Florida

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Increasingly violent hurricane seasons and surging home insurance costs have tanked Florida’s housing market, according to a Redfin market report published on Tuesday. Continue reading →

Agents resilient as Milton slams Florida 2 weeks after Helene

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The storm hit Sarasota as a Category 3 hurricane late Wednesday night after several tornadoes had already run rampant in the state before Milton’s landfall. Agents said Milton is a lot to deal with shortly after Helene, but experience with extreme weat… Continue reading →

Florida’s biggest insurer hands off 600k policies as new storm comes

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The Florida Legislature-created Citizens Property Insurance Corporation has been so overwhelmed with new insurance policies in recent years that regulators have approved proposals for private insurers to take over more than 600,000 of those policies. Continue reading →

Agents see glimmer of hope in hard times: Client Pipeline Tracker

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September’s Fed decision may have sparked something agents haven’t felt in months: a feeling that the tide may soon turn for buyer pipelines, according to the latest Inman Intel Index survey. Continue reading →

How you can help victims of Hurricane Helene

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Communities are just beginning a long road to recovery. Reference this list of resources to learn where to donate money or supplies or sign up to volunteer. Continue reading →

After Helene, your next CMA better include climate risk

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Realtor.com’s newest feature is made possible through an integration with a third party data visualization company called TopHap. The application delivers socioeconomic and environmental insights through a dynamic map interface. Continue reading →

Helene death toll surpasses 100; communities face tough rebuild

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Some of the areas worst hit by the storm were in more remote western North Carolina mountain towns, like Asheville, where more than 40 people died, and where communities were cut off from cell and internet services, as well as water and power. Continue reading →

Agents put their resource hat on as Helene rages northward

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As Helene progressed from a hurricane to a tropical storm to a post-tropical cyclone on Friday, agents got into gear serving as a resource for clients, while dealing with high winds and flooding. Continue reading →