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.
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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 ...
Read More »Technological Insights Into Natural Disasters
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 ...
Read More »Fire and Floods: The Economic Impact of Natural Disasters
Recent research looked at the economic and property losses caused by recent natural disasters. Here’s what the findings revealed.
Read More »Responding to the New Reality: Problems With the NFIP
As flood risk and damage from hurricanes increases, how can the National Flood Insurance Program adapt to the changes?
Read More »Coastal Homes at Risk
Coastal cities are at a high risk of chronic coastal flooding by 2050, according to a new report by Zillow.
Read More »Five Star CEO Addresses Industry at Disaster Preparedness Symposium
The 2019 Five Star Disaster Preparedness Symposium welcomed industry leaders to New Orleans today to discuss takeaways and strategies for how the industry can best prepare for future disasters and assist impacted homeowners in the aftermath.
Read More »Fannie Mae Announces New CIRT Transaction
With this transaction, Fannie Mae has transferred to a panel of insurers and reinsurers additional credit risk beyond that absorbed by the lender repurchase obligation.
Read More »Reforming the National Flood Insurance Program
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is proposing an update to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Click through to find out how she says the NFIP can be changed for the better.
Read More »Vacancy Rates: The Next Housing Crisis?
In this Video Spotlight, Axios Managing Editor Kim Hart discusses which cities have been hit hardest, and if abandoned and vacant homes are the next housing crisis.
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