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High fire risk hasn't yet harmed home values in California cities

by Caleigh Wells
Mar 13, 2025
Many high-risk homes are in areas that are desirable because of location and home demand still outstrips supply.
"[Fire] risks have been around for a long time. They're getting worse," said UC San Diego's Judson Boomhower. Above, flames from the Palisades Fire approach homes on Jan. 8.
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Loss of costly homes in urban areas made LA wildfires a financial disaster

by Caleigh Wells
Feb 5, 2025
A UCLA report estimates $75 billion in insured losses alone, far more than the next four most destructive California wildfires combined.
Most homes lost in the Eaton blaze were built long before modern fire codes, making them more vulnerable.
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Insurance premiums are rising, even as inflation cools. Here's why.

by Caleigh Wells
Dec 12, 2024
Inflation sent rates up at first. But factors like complex vehicle technology and climate change risk are keeping costs high.
New technology that's more costly to repair is part of what's pushing up car insurance.
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Why insurance companies and homeowners need better hurricane modeling

by Amy Scott
Oct 9, 2024
More frequent severe storms mean there are, unfortunately, more opportunities to learn how to better estimate economic damage.
Two people survey damage to their home after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Horseshoe Beach, Florida, last month. It may soon be difficult to differentiate damage from Helene and Hurricane Milton, expected to make landfall late Wednesday.
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Urban condo owners are "counting pennies" as home insurance soars

by Caleigh Wells
Aug 16, 2024
Insurance rates nationwide have jumped more than 11% in 2023 and climbed nearly 20% since 2022, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.
Diann Dumas is cutting whatever expenses she can to afford increased HOA fees since her condo complex saw a 475% insurance spike.
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Home insurance premiums are surging. That's bad news for low-income housing — and its residents.

by Matt Levin
Jul 3, 2024
The more low-income housing nonprofits have to pay for insurance, the less they have leftover to build new units to ease the housing shortage.
Nearly a third of affordable housing providers saw premiums spike at least 25% from 2022 to 2023. Climate change has played a role in the rising cost.
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As more Floridians turn to state's insurer of last resort, it seeks to raise rates

by Kimberly Adams
Jun 21, 2024
Citizens Property Insurance has a huge risk load as private insurers avoid the state. Many residents say coverage is already costly.
A home in the Florida Keys destroyed by Hurricane Irma in 2017. For insurance companies, the state's exposure to climate damage has been a dealbreaker.
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He assesses climate risk on the housing market, and he wants your attention

by Amy Scott and Aleezeh Hasan
Jun 12, 2024
As people become more aware of living in vulnerable areas, home prices will gradually reflect that risk, says Tim Judge of Fannie Mae.
"We do need every state to have flood disclosures," says Fannie Mae's Tim Judge. Above, water from a flash flood surrounds a home in Thermal, California, after a monsoonal thunderstorm in September.
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Rising insurance costs are making homeownership even more expensive

by Amy Scott
Mar 21, 2024
Climate risk and inflation are making insurance harder to find and mortgages harder to afford.
The main reason for higher home insurance costs is climate change, which is increasing the frequency and severity of extreme weather events.
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A worldwide earthquake drill may spur more homeowners to buy insurance

by Ben Bradford
Oct 18, 2018
Do not be alarmed if, a bit later on Thursday, you turn to see a bunch of co-workers peering out from under their desks. It’s not an alien invasion or a spontaneous game of hide-and-seek. Nearly 60 million people around the world are signed up to participate in a earthquake drill, the 2018 Great ShakeOut, […]
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