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Building towards 2050: Ensuring affordable housing in an urbanized America

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By 2050, it is projected that 90% of the U.S. To ensure affordable housing for all by 2050, innovative approaches to urban planning, financing, and policy must be explored. Urbanization is rapidly transforming cities worldwide. population will reside in urban areas, signifying a monumental shift towards city living.

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The ‘silver tsunami’ will hit South Florida even harder

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By 2050, however, these numbers are expected to increase significantly to nearly 1.4 Florida already leads the U.S. in the concentration of older adults living there, with more than 18% of its total population comprised of residents 65 and older.

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More than 32 million homes at risk of damages from hurricane-force winds

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The report also analyzes historical data, predictive models and existing weather patterns to project the potential impacts of hurricanes on coastal and neighboring regions by the year 2050.

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Amid a climate crisis, some good news for Florida’s housing market

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The chart shows estimated annual losses in physical risk terms per year by 2050 under CoreLogic’s severe climate risk scenario RCP 8.5. 7 on the list above, could see $330 million of losses by 2050 if it does nothing. 1 spot held by Miami-Dade County. In addition, leaders at the county and state level are taking action.

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DataDigest: In the nation’s hottest housing market, flood insurance premiums soar

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billion per year by 2050 from the base period in severe climate-risk scenario,” economists at CoreLogic said. Here are the 10 counties with the highest annual loss projections through 2050. “On the current climate change path, nationwide estimated annual losses may increase to $23.5

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Rural America is losing affordable housing at a crisis pace

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In fact, if nothing is done, this USDA program — called Section 515 — is projected to lose up to 137,000 affordable-housing units between 2023 to 2033 nationwide due to mortgage maturities alone, according to USDA projections , “with a potential to lose approximately 333,000 units by the year 2050.”

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[PULSE] 5 reasons mortgage rates will fall in 2021, according to Dave Stevens

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The projected budget deficits would boost federal debt to 104% of GDP in 2021, to 107% of GDP (the highest amount in the nation’s history) in 2023, and to 195% of GDP by 2050.”. Per CBO’s September paper , “By the end of 2020, federal debt held by the public is projected to equal 98% of GDP. The CBO’s projections for the U.S.

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