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1.2 million homes face wildfire risk in California

Housing Wire

Depending on greenhouse-gas emissions scenarios, average annual loss projections could increase 31% to 41% in California by 2050, and roughly 40% to 50% in Colorado. Realtors and homeowners, said Knippen, should carefully consider the fire risk implications of purchasing a property in an affected area. “In year over year.

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Will Springer Realtor - Untitled Article

Will Springer Realtor

more people – or another two Seattles – in our region by 2050.Even ” Bough presided over a trial last year that ended in a $1.8B (yes, with a “B”) verdict against the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). About 64% of those homes are needed in King, Snohomish, Pierce and Kitsap counties, the state estimates.

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A CALL FOR MORE ACCESSORY DWELLINGS AMID HOUSING CRUNCH

Will Springer Realtor

Lawrence Yun, chief economist at the National Association of Realtors® said in late July: “There are indications that mortgage rates may be topping or very close to a cyclical high.” A climate-risk assessment published by the Risky Business Project estimated that between $66B and $160B worth of real estate will be below sea level by 2050.

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Time for a makeover: Trade groups want a revamp of the major flood insurance program

Housing Wire

We are hopeful that the new Congress will reauthorize the program for long term and also include certain reforms,” said Austin Perez, the National Association of Realtors’ senior policy representative on insurance. But after seven years of short-term extensions, the housing and insurance industries are pressing for change. “We

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