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Most Americans say weather events are increasing the risk to their homes

Housing Wire

Slightly more than half of Americans say that weather events are becoming an increasing risk factor for their homes, while nearly one in five report difficulties in accessing homeowners insurance. The data follows the arrival of a serious weather event in the form of Hurricane Helene , which made landfall in Florida on Thursday.

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The ‘silver tsunami’ will hit South Florida even harder

Housing Wire

15, the South Florida Regional Planning Council held an event called “Preparing for the Silver Tsunami: Planning and Policy Solutions for Southeast Florida’s Communities.” million people who are at least 65 and 312,000 who are at least 85, according to information shared at the event and reported by the Post.

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Florida has built 77,000 new homes in high-risk flood areas

Housing Wire

Climate change is having a pronounced impact on the housing market, particularly when it comes to the accelerating risks of extreme weather events in areas that were already vulnerable to impact. The acceleration of extreme weather events has only made things worse. “A lot of times that’s not happening right now.”

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Two major reverse mortgage lenders to sponsor financial planner conference

Housing Wire

The Alliance of Comprehensive Planners (ACP), a trade association for financial planners, will be holding its annual conference this October in Savannah, Georgia, and the event will feature two of the nation’s leading reverse mortgage lenders as key sponsors.

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Bringing reverse mortgages to a symposium celebrating women in finance

Housing Wire

At a recent WIFS Phoenix event, Hopkins was able to bring a discussion about reverse mortgages to attendees and sat down with HousingWire ’s Reverse Mortgage Daily (RMD) to share details about the experience. Building the event To pull off the vision, the organization needed event sponsors. The event, which took place on Aug.

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Reverse mortgage industry prepares for annual meeting in San Diego

Housing Wire

The event is typically the largest, most expansive meeting for a wide variety of reverse mortgage professionals. To learn more about this year’s programming and what is on deck for the event at the Hard Rock Hotel, HousingWire ’s Reverse Mortgage Daily (RMD) sat down with NRMLA President Steve Irwin. 24-26 in San Diego.

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This one company owns 9,000+ homes in California (interactive map)

Sacramento Appraisal Blog

UPCOMING (PUBLIC) SPEAKING GIGS: 12/08/23 Free Q&A event for appraisers only (on private work) […] The post This one company owns 9,000+ homes in California (interactive map) first appeared on Sacramento Appraisal Blog. It’s truly stunning to see that a company like Invitation Homes owns over 9,000 units in California.

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