Climate risk is rising. It calls for a rethinking of home insurance coverage by Sarah Wolak for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire Climate change is increasing the intensity and severity of natural disasters. It’s resulting in calls to reimagine the costs of homeowners insurance (Image generated by AI in Midjourney) As the planet warms and extreme weather intensifies, the rising cost of homeowners insurance is stopping real estate deals in their…

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Zillow’s mortgage revenue soars on lower interest rates by Jeff Andrews for HousingWire

HousingWireHousingWire A stagnant housing market hasn’t held back Zillow’s mortgage business. On its third-quarter earnings call Wednesday evening, the real estate portal giant reported that its mortgage revenue rose 63% year over year, driven by an 80% jump in purchase origination volume. Compared to the first nine months of 2023,…

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