Commercial Landlords Finding Fewer Options for Property Insurance
Insurance has always been one of the significant and unavoidable costs involved in commercial property ownership. Owners in areas prone to extreme weather events know…
Floods Are Not the Only Risk Buildings Face From Heavy Rainfall
As the West Coast experiences record rainfall, millions are on high alert for floods. The danger of floods is ingrained in humans, some of the…
Is Florida’s Property Insurance Mess Threatening Its Hot Real Estate Market?
Florida has always been a complex market for property insurance. That’s the case for residential homeowners and commercial landlords alike. It’s evident to anyone who…
How Many More Disasters Can the Property Insurance Industry Survive?
Property owners are starting to see the ugly repercussions of climate change on a warming planet. Destructive weather events like hurricanes, rainstorms, and large forest…
Water Conservation Technology in Commercial Buildings Can Help Mitigate Drought Disasters
Droughts don’t particularly come to mind when people think about weather-related damage and natural disasters. This may be because droughts aren’t as visually devastating as…
Will Climate Change Concerns Impact Real Estate Investment Strategies?
Phoenix’s real estate market has been hot for quite some time, like much of the Sun Belt. According to Colliers, office, retail, and industrial investment…
How Office Building Owners Can Prepare for Hurricane Season
Natural disasters have devastated cities across the country in recent years, and this year is expected to be no different, especially for hurricane season, which…
Disasters Can Wipe Out Affordable Housing Forever Unless Communities Plan Ahead – That Loss Hurts The Economy
The tornadoes and wildfires that devastated communities from Kentucky to Colorado in the final weeks of 2021 left thousands of people displaced or homeless. For…
New Flood Maps Show US Damage Rising 26% In Next 30 Years Due to Climate Change Alone, and the Inequity Is Stark
Climate change is raising flood risks in neighborhoods across the U.S. much faster than many people realize. Over the next three decades, the cost of…
Apartment Fires Highlight the Importance of the Most Overlooked Smart Home Devices
In one week in early January, two horrific multifamily building fires grabbed national headlines. Flames tore through a row home converted into apartments in Philadelphia…