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Hurricane risks can raise housing costs but drive down value

Climate Change, Homeowners insurance, Housing markets, Servicing / Ricky Vasquez

While the threat of property damage and associated monetary losses resulting from Atlantic hurricanes is well documented, a new study puts numbers on the extent of the risk to homeowners and their communities. Climate scenarios are on the minds of home buyers, influencing where and what they buy as they consider both costs and standard […]

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Study suggests banks are avoiding mortgages in California wildfire zones

California, Climate Change, FEMA, HWmember, Los Angeles, Mortgage, Technology, Wildfire / Ricky Vasquez

Following the wildfires that devastated the Los Angeles area at the start of the year, a new study has emerged that suggests banks with physical locations are less likely to extend mortgages to impacted residents, while online lenders are continuing to be active. First reported by the The Washington Post, the study — published on

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Bipartisan Senate duo finds common ground on fighting wildfires

California, Climate Change, House of Representatives, Housing Market, HWmember, Legislation, Montana, Senate, Wildfire / Ricky Vasquez

In the halls of U.S. democracy, bipartisanship is a difficult concept. But some topics seem more likely to warrant collaboration between Republicans and Democrats, especially when it comes to housing or housing-adjacent issues. One such issue is natural disasters, including wildfires. Two senators with different bases of support are uniting in their efforts to fight

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Extreme weather and high insurance costs pose foreclosure risk

Climate Change, Flood insurance, Foreclosure, Homeowners insurance, Housing Market, Hurricane, HWmember, Mortgage, Origination / Ricky Vasquez

The rising cost of homeowners’ insurance coupled with the rising regularity of weather-related natural disasters is serving to erode the longstanding barrier between mortgage lenders and loan losses, according to a new report published by First Street. As the frequency of disasters has risen — destabilizing the insurance market, limiting coverage and raising consumers’ costs

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Hurricane risks can raise housing costs but drive down value

Study suggests banks are avoiding mortgages in California wildfire zones

Bipartisan Senate duo finds common ground on fighting wildfires

Extreme weather and high insurance costs pose foreclosure risk

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