Loss Mitigation

A new study found that one in four homeowners have not taken any protective measures to combat the hurricane season. Here’s what this could mean for residents of high-risk states should a hurricane strike.

During the same time frame of the household-owned value of the U.S. housing market reaching an all-time high of $26.12 trillion, the share of homeowners with a mortgage is at 62.9%—the lowest level since 2005—according to the Urban Institute.  The ...

Is having debt a good thing? A new study by LendingTree found a correlation between mortgage debt and life expectancy, as higher debt relative to income is linked to higher life expectancy.  “That trend reaffirms the idea that homeownership is ...

As a possible recession looms, the White House is weighing its options as to how best to protect the U.S. economy. How could this change, as well as other recent economic developments, impact the housing market?

As half of residents in major U.S. metro areas believe climate change will affect their homes or communities within their lifetime, what steps are being taken to prevent catastrophe?

A new report examines just how much the damage from Hurricane Barry was worth, and how much of it was insured.

New York has been hit hard by foreclosures and zombie properties in recent years. But a new group is looking to address abandoned properties in the city.

J.P. Morgan Chase reports that student debt has doubled in the past 10 years to $1.5 trillion in 2018—second only to mortgage debt—and impacts 45 million borrowers.  “Although the financial returns from a higher education degree over a lifetime typically ...

A CNBC report follows a new brand of tech companies using advancements in technology to track how climate change could impact real estate in the not-so-distant future.  The report states that a joint study from Heitman and the Urban Land ...

Recent research looked at the economic and property losses caused by recent natural disasters. Here’s what the findings revealed.