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How Rising Home Insurance Costs Are Linked to Credit Scores
3+ hour, 23+ min ago (1617+ words) Two friends bought nearly identical homes last year, in the same northern Minnesota neighborhood, for the same price. But Tara Novak pays more than twice as much for home insurance as Petra Rodriguez. The only difference? Ms. Novak has a…...
America’s Home Insurance Affordability Crunch: See What’s Happening Near You.
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (613+ words) Insurance premiums are rising fast in the parts of the United States most exposed to climate-related disasters like wildfires and hurricanes. New research shows that, as insurance has sharply pushed up the cost of owning a home, the price shock…...
Levees and Dams - The New York Times
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (258+ words) Two new parks fortifying the city's coastline survived a bureaucratic gantlet that reveals why progress so often feels stuck. By Michael Kimmelman and Daniel Arnold Amid suffocating temperatures, the Iranian authorities are closing public offices and cutting water and electricity…...
L.A. Homeowners Face Toxic Hazards After Wildfires
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (1746+ words) Thousands of homes were destroyed in the Los Angeles fires in January. Thousands more were spared. This house, for example, might appear fine to the naked eye. But the toxic smoke unleashed by the fire seeped through vents, under doorways,…...
Homeowners' Insurance
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (214+ words) After the fires clouded neighborhoods in smoke, residents whose homes were spared learned that danger was still lurking in the walls, the furniture and the air. But their insurers have doubts. By Blacki Migliozzi,Rukmini Callimachi and K.K. Rebecca Lai The…...
How to Shop for a Home That Won’t Be Upended by Climate Change
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (1797+ words) By Ron Lieber and Tara Siegel Bernard Illustrations by Matt Rota Deciding where to live has always been a high-stakes financial decision, but a changing climate makes it even more critical. Just ask any of the millions of Americans who…...
Los Angeles Wildfires Leave Residents Worried About Contaminated Soil
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (229+ words) Federal agencies have removed topsoil from burned areas but will not test it for contaminants. So scientists and residents are testing fire-affected properties themselves. By Livia Albeck-Ripka and Jesus Jim'nez Livia Albeck-Ripka reported from Altadena, Calif., and Jesus Jim'nez reported…...