climate change Climate Change Will Force People Out of Their Homes — But Where Will They Go? Many seek the best places to live to avoid climate change—but do those places exist? And where will climate refugees go when the crisis forces them to relocate?
climate change ‘Climate Gentrification' Is Pushing Residents Out of Their Coastal Homes Sea level rise will force people to relocate to higher ground. But when that higher ground is already in demand, where do people go? That’s how climate change is accelerating gentrification, researchers say. NBCLX climate storyteller Chase Cain travels through Tampa and the Florida Keys to find out why.
climate change Is the Great Lakes Region Ready for an Influx of Climate Migrants? If you’re thinking about moving soon, you may have to start considering how climate change could affect the real estate you buy. But some regions have “climate amenities” like abundant freshwater and will be isolated from the effects of sea level rise. This Earth Week, Jalyn Henderson takes you to the Great Lakes region for more on the area’s future...
Housing Will the Housing Price Boom Finally Start to Slow Down? Inflation is at a 40-year high and interest rates are going up too. So potential homebuyers might need to set their sights on a cheaper home in a more affordable area, while other potential buyers might back out of the market for now, says Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of Realtors.
zillow Houses Are Selling Quicker in Most-Vaccinated Cities The COVID-19 vaccine has helped homes sell faster in some areas, a new study from Zillow shows. Cities with high vaccination rates are having more open houses and in-person contact that helps speed up the process. And the speed of home sales has led to a decline in rental vacancies, as people who can’t find a home to own look...
Housing After 12 People Died in a Fire in Philadelphia Public Housing, Expert Says It Could Happen Anywhere Many U.S. cities are facing hefty bills if they want to fix their aging public housing. Meanwhile, the need for homes outweighs supply, and some units can become crowded — which can be deadly.
Housing ‘This Was Preventable': Advocates Call for Safety Features After Fire Destroys Public Housing After a fire killed 12 people in a public housing building in Philadelphia, it should be a wake-up call for the state of the city’s infrastructure, says Stephanie Sena. She joined LX News Now to discuss how many cities have not been repairing units and have yearslong waitlists to get into their available homes.
Housing 12 Victims in Deadly Philadelphia Fire Were Family *This post was updated after officials revised the death toll to 12.* Wednesday’s tragic fire in a Philadelphia home is the worst that Johnny Archer has covered in his career. The NBC10 reporter tells us the early-morning blaze in a home with no functioning smoke detectors killed 12 people including 7 children. The victims include the home’s residents and their...
Housing Why Americans Are Moving to Florida and North Carolina “These are areas that are affordable, are sunny, they’ve got a lot of opportunities,” says Zillow’s Corey Hopkins. He tells LX News host Tabitha Lipkin why more Americans are moving to “Sun Belt” cities like Tampa, Raleigh and San Antonio.
real estate Why Zillow is Offloading Half Its Homes at a Loss Zillow is best known for its home price listings service, but the company was also buying up homes using an AI that determined the price. Now about half those homes will be sold (many for less than Zillow paid) and the company will not be buying homes for the rest of 2021. What happened? Business Insider reporter Alex Nicoll explains.
