Property

With climate change spawning intense hurricanes and billion-dollar disasters, some developers are making homes that can withstand the weather and be better for the environment.

National Trust is accused of 'senseless vandalism' after ordering demolition of tourist spot over fears it would fall into the sea due to erosion

Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change Minister Tim Halman says a recent "clarification" to staff about his department's wetlands policy is based on the need for more housing in the province.

Washington, D.C.— U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) said today that he and U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) have launched an investigation into how insurance companies are navigating mounting risks from climate change, including where companies will next pull coverage or raise premiums.

A year after Hurricane Ian ripped through southwest Florida, wealthy risk-takers are transforming one beach town.

The nation’s property insurance industry is coming under unprecedented scrutiny with the launch of three inquiries into how climate change is causing premiums to soar and pushing insurers to withdraw from at-risk regions.

Even insurance companies are cutting and running — should you, too?

Last week, the government published the National Coastal Change Management Strategy to deal with loss of land due to coastal erosion, flooding and sea level rise.

Orange Insurance Exchange, a reciprocal insurer, has announced its formation and launch in the Florida property insurance market.

Conservation grant funds were used buy the two homes to prevent another collapse and huge debris field along the national seashore. Could it be a model for other parts of the N.C. coast?

Hurricane Otis shredded Acapulco, Mexico, last week and tore apart the lives of hundreds of thousands of people

Olympus Insurance Company, a Florida homeowners specialist underwriter, has adopted new rules for property underwritten on the coast of the state, as it looks to align its inwards business more closely with the reinsurance models used.

Last winter’s big storms caused enough wind and water damage that they won’t soon be forgotten, and neighbors are still talking to various city officials about possible ways to prevent or at least reduce potential hazards for this year’s storm season.

Until recently, Harvard professor Susan Crawford was concerned about the effect of telecom monopolies on our internet lives (see her books) but recently she has pivoted to climate change.

Millions more people in the U.S. may be required to buy flood insurance based on the recommendation of an expert panel at a time when climate-driven floods are becoming increasingly common

Data and analytics company CoreLogic Inc. said the insured losses from Hurricane Otis, which struck Mexico’s resort town of Acapulco as a Category 5 storm on Oct. 25, is expected to reach between $10 billion and $15 billion, Reinsurance News reported.

Council tear down woman's bungalow perched on sand dune due to coastal erosion - becoming SIXTH house to be demolished this year

As coastal condominium and cooperative housing associations in Ocean City renew the insurance on their buildings this year, some are seeing the price of plans more than double.

Rodanthe's collapsing beachfront homes, a warning for other coastal communities.

Hurricane Otis made landfall near the resort city of Acapulco on the southern Pacific Coast of Mexico on Wednesday.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — From North Merritt Island all the way down to Sebastian, the barrier islands of Brevard are very vulnerable to sea level rise. And some studies show that parts of it will be underwater in the next 80 years.

The storm made landfall Wednesday near Acapulco, a Mexican resort town.

DBRS Morningstar published a commentary examining the effect of large weather systems on U.S. coastal regions and the risk of certain properties becoming uninsurable. Some of the key highlights of the commentary include:

The 66,000 parcels cited by the county as impacted by local wetland buffer requirements include developed subdivision parcels, mobile home and RV parks, FPL-owned land, mining industry parcels, and even publicly owned lands.

The 27 homes are included in a pilot program run by the Army Corps of Engineers and the state Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority. They are among 3,462 homes targeted by the larger elevation plans.