
Older Homebuyers More Likely to Take Climate Risks
Older Americans are more likely than younger Americans to buy homes in places with significant climate risk. according to a new report from Redfin.
Older Americans are more likely than younger Americans to buy homes in places with significant climate risk. according to a new report from Redfin.
These days, disasters like wildfires, tornadoes, floods and hurricanes are more powerful than ever. It’s increasingly likely your home will be hit one way or another.
A growing number of Americans are finding it difficult to afford insurance on their homes, a problem only expected to worsen because insurers and lawmakers have underestimated the impact of climate change, a new report says.
Realtor.com has become the first major home listings site to integrate a flood risk map into each property in its database.
With the risk of catastrophic floods in Greater Boston increasing thanks to climate change, some area developers have already begun to respond. But new regulations mean far more projects will have to take the threat into account.
As activists rally at today’s Climate Strike rally at Government Center, city hall planners are preparing new requirements for development in Boston neighborhoods that are vulnerable to climate change-induced flooding.
The U.S. National Climate Assessment recently laid out the stark threats Americans face from sea level rise, more frequent and intense storms, extreme precipitation and droughts and wildfires.