How Climate Change Affects the Housing Market

One look at the housing market these days will tell you almost all you need to know about it. Prices are on the rise, interest rates are low, and although hundreds of thousands of people are looking for homes to buy, it’s a seller’s market and pickings are slim. There are plenty of factors that can contribute to this trend from natural economic swings to the COVID-19 pandemic rush to get out of the cities.  Something that many people don’t necessarily consider as a factor that impacts the housing market…

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Green insurance to help protect against increased climate change risks

Green Insurance

Global warming and climate change may cause green insurance companies to pay higher disaster claims. Climate change is leading to a larger number of natural disasters that are causing a greater amount of damage so that insurers are faced with much higher claims as well as lawsuits related to global warming, forcing these firms to protect themselves with green insurance and keeping up with alternative energy resources. It hasn’t taken insurers long to recognize the difference that climate change is making, but the steps that need to be taken in…

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