How ‘loss of use coverage’ can help with costs after a natural disaster

How ‘loss of use coverage’ can help with costs after a natural disaster

Mobile homes surrounded by flood water after Hurricane Milton made landfall, in St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. October 10, 2024. Octavio Jones | Reuters If your home is temporarily uninhabitable after a natural... Read more »
Zillow adds climate risk data to home listings

Zillow adds climate risk data to home listings

Insured losses for Hurricane Helene are now estimated at over $6 billion, but the uninsured losses are far higher. That’s because the vast majority of homes impacted by the storm, especially in... Read more »
Zillow teams with First Street to provide homebuyers with climate risk data

Zillow teams with First Street to provide homebuyers with climate risk data

Homebuyers will soon have access to climate risk data on Zillow, according to an announcement on Thursday. Zillow is partnering with First Street to provide users with data on a property’s risk... Read more »
Zillow teams with First Street to provide homebuyers with climate risk data

Realtor.com reveals new tools to evaluate climate risk exposure 

Amid escalating climate concerns, Realtor.com has launched enhanced tools to help homebuyers and sellers evaluate the climate risk exposure of a property, according to a company announcement on Wednesday.  Realtor.com is leveraging... Read more »
MBA weighs in after SEC adopts scaled-back climate policy

MBA weighs in after SEC adopts scaled-back climate policy

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this week announced new rules that will require publicly traded companies to disclose climate risks and how much greenhouse gas emissions they produce. But compared with... Read more »
3-D printed house in LA addresses climate and housing crises

3-D printed house in LA addresses climate and housing crises

Tucked alongside a large dorm building on the fringes of Woodbury University’s campus in Burbank is a small but very eye-catching house. The 425-square-foot home is contained by a gently curving concrete... Read more »
Climate Tech Execs Launch Sustainable Real Estate Investment Firm

Climate Tech Execs Launch Sustainable Real Estate Investment Firm

Three former executives of the climate-friendly technology company Green Canopy NODE, Aaron Fairchild, Andy Wolverton, and Susan Fairchild, have launched Cambia Capital, a real estate investment firm focused on investing in resilient... Read more »
Zillow teams with First Street to provide homebuyers with climate risk data

HUD to invest $174 million for climate resiliency in multifamily

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Thursday announced an investment of $173.9 million in loans and grants under the Green and Resilient Retrofit Program’s (GRRP) “comprehensive” and “elements”... Read more »
HUD announces new climate policy on energy and water benchmarking, DOE decarbonization partnership

HUD announces new climate policy on energy and water benchmarking, DOE decarbonization partnership

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Wednesday made a series of new climate policy announcements at the 28th United Nations (U.N.) Climate Conference (COP28). These include the launch... Read more »