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1.2 million homes face wildfire risk in California

Housing Wire

Depending on greenhouse-gas emissions scenarios, average annual loss projections could increase 31% to 41% in California by 2050, and roughly 40% to 50% in Colorado. In June, insurance giants State Farm and Allstate pulled out of California’s home insurance marketplace, citing mounting construction costs.

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Opinion: why we all have a stake in closing the homeownership gap

Housing Wire

Wealth can be used to start a business or educate children. Demographers estimate that by 2050, the U.S. New construction, resales, refinances and home improvements account for approximately 16% of the U.S. Home equity is also the primary source of wealth for most Americans. population will become majority-minority.

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Insurance carrier exodus rattles California and Florida housing markets

Housing Wire

I do a lot with new construction and homeowners’ insurance is cheaper on new builds because they are brand new,” Williams said. In the past six weeks, State Farm and Allstate announced that they would no longer be accepting new applications for business and personal lines of property and casualty insurance in California.

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How to Conduct the Most Effective Columbus, Ohio Property Search

The Robert Weiler Company

Ohio is said to be one of 10 “Top States for Business,” according to CNBC’s 2021 real estate forecast. Ohio also scored an A+ and #2 position in CNBC’s all-important “Cost of Doing Business” category. billion of new commercial real estate construction contracts in 2021. According to the U.S. Express, Inc.,

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8 Sustainability Trends Driving Commercial Real Estate for Earth Day

The Robert Weiler Company

Benefits of Green Building in Commercial Real Estate The World Green Building Trends report mentioned above also showed compelling business cases for building green: New green buildings brought an average 10.5% Construction of new green buildings and green renovation or retrofit projects increase the asset value of buildings by upwards of 9%.

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[National Safety Month] 3 Ways to Avoid Heat-Related Illness on Your Job Sites

GoForrmz

Heat-related illnesses are preventable, but still on the rise Heat-related illness, injury, and death may seem like a blatant risk factor for jobs in agriculture, construction, or even manufacturing. Managing construction site safety , specifically, means needing an intense focus on facilitating communication.

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[National Safety Month] Improve Workplace Safety with Technology

GoForrmz

The goal of this program is to support infrastructure, business decisions, and technologies to work to zero workplace deaths by 2050. Whether you’re a technology company looking to get involved, or any business with employees, this is an exciting endeavor. nearly 20% of all work-related fatalities happen on construction sites.