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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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Rural America is losing affordable housing at a crisis pace

Housing Wire

It now faces a wave of mortgage maturities and payoffs on the thousands of affordable-housing complexes it has helped to finance over the years — with no new construction carried out under the program since 2012. This USDA program, however, is in serious trouble.

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How to Conduct the Most Effective Columbus, Ohio Property Search

The Robert Weiler Company

Hundreds of international companies call Columbus their home, including Battelle Memorial Institute, the world’s largest private research and development foundation. This is according to Eden Strategy Institute, who ranks cities worldwide based on smart development and technology usage. What does that mean? Express, Inc.,

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8 Sustainability Trends Driving Commercial Real Estate for Earth Day

The Robert Weiler Company

Commercial real estate developers are ensuring that the goal of Earth Day is being met, as evidenced by widespread initiatives in green design and sustainable building. To be clear, some of these developments have been gaining momentum for decades. reduction in operating costs in the first year and a 16.9% savings over five years.

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[National Safety Month] Improve Workplace Safety with Technology

GoForrmz

It was staggering numbers like these that led the National Safety Council (NSC) to develop its “Work to Zero” program. The goal of this program is to support infrastructure, business decisions, and technologies to work to zero workplace deaths by 2050. nearly 20% of all work-related fatalities happen on construction sites.

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A CALL FOR MORE ACCESSORY DWELLINGS AMID HOUSING CRUNCH

Will Springer Realtor

A climate-risk assessment published by the Risky Business Project estimated that between $66B and $160B worth of real estate will be below sea level by 2050. Note: All data is sourced from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service, which excludes sales of new construction homes. Looking for a sweet deal on a new-construction condo?