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The Racial Divide of Flood Damage Buyouts

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According to new research from Rice University, government buyouts of flood-damaged homes disproportionately benefit whiter, wealthier communities, even as low-income and minority homeowners are more likely to participate in such programs.

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Housing Insurers Made to Stay

Wildfire resiliency

California state regulators have announced a one-year moratorium banning insurers from not renewing homeowner’s policies in areas impacted by wildfires.

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The Danger Beyond the Storm

Florida may be known for a high volume of natural disaster-related damage, but according to a new study, storms aren’t the only risk factor to consider when it comes to Sunshine State housing.

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Demand for Fannie Mae CIRT—’Among the Strongest Ever’

Fannie Mae's sixth Credit Insurance Risk Transfer (CIRT) transaction transaction is part of the GSE’s effort to reduce taxpayer risk by increasing the role of private capital in the mortgage market. Click through to learn the full details of this latest transaction.

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Earthquake Insurance on Shaky Ground

The July 4th weekend in Ridgecrest, California, was met with a series of quakes that rattled rural western California, along with sections of Nevada and Arizona. Ridgecrest—located approximately 122 miles northeast of Los Angeles—felt three quakes of magnitude 6.4, 5.4, ...

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