A new study from First Street Foundation has determined that U.S. homeowners have shouldered approximately $81.7 billion in wildfire damage over the last five years.
Read More »Gauging Wildfire Risks
As we enter wildfire season in much of the country, Realtor.com announced that it is the first major real estate site to add property-specific wildfire risk information to for-sale and off-market homes free of cost. An estimated one in five single ...
Read More »Where Wildfires Burn, All-Cash Buyers Soon Follow
According to the report, all-cash offers after a fire increase due to new builders and investors entering the local market taking advantage of the circumstances.
Read More »Wildfire Report Finds Disproportionate Economic Risk for Idaho, Wyoming
Wyoming’s Natrona County and Idaho’s Blaine County have the highest percent of their housing stock at risk of wildfire damage.
Read More »FEMA Designates $700 Million in Hazard Mitigation
New programs will provide funding to areas for eligible mitigation activities to reduce disaster losses and protect properties from climate damage.
Read More »COVID-19 Worsening Impact of Wildfires
More than 2.5 million acres of California have burned this year, surpassing the state’s previous wildfire seasons for total acreage burned, according to a new data report from CoreLogic, which added that latest Climate Prediction Center forecast extending through November ...
Read More »Analyzing California’s Response to Wildfire Insurance
A new report outlined what regulators and homeowners insurance providers need to know in the aftermath of California’s devastating wildfires.
Read More »Reviewing Single-Family Housing Wildfire Risk
Some of the most destructive wildfires in history occurred in 2018, and in a recent review, CoreLogic examined how the state's housing has been impacted by increased risk.
Read More »Housing Insurers Made to Stay
California state regulators have announced a one-year moratorium banning insurers from not renewing homeowner’s policies in areas impacted by wildfires.
Read More »Over $2T Worth of Homes at Risk of Wildfire Destruction
California has faced a significant number of wildfires this year, and according to Redfin, these counties are the most at risk, due both to location and the value of homes.
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