An active hurricane season is on the horizon — is the US prepared?

NOAA expects 13 to 19 named storms to arrive now through the end of November. More than 33 million properties face potential damage from high winds and more than 6 million from flooding as a result of storm surge. It’s unclear how federal cuts may hind… Continue reading

9 ways to protect yourself and your home when storms come

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

Investors who fund most home loans get new climate risk tool

Intercontinental Exchange Inc. teams up with DeltaTerra Capital to translate physical climate risk estimates into financial risk assessments factoring in default risk, asset price depreciation and insurance costs. Continue reading

Everyone is moving to Florida! Or maybe they aren’t

Despite narratives about buyers flocking to Florida, data from Atlas Van Lines and Florida’s 2020 Demographic Estimating Conference suggest the migration patterns are negligible. Continue reading

As Hurricane Florence approaches, Realtors are bracing for impact

The Category 4 storm prompted a mandatory evacuation order for Hatteras Island, where Scholten lives, beginning at noon on Monday and the order will extend to the rest of Dare County at 7 a.m. Tuesday, but whether Scholten leaves will depend on the hur… Continue reading