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Climate Risk Scores Reshape Home Buying | Dayton News
Climate risk scores are now popping up on real estate sites like Zillow and Redfin, thanks to First Street’s futuristic flood modeling that predicts future climate impacts—not just past disasters. The goal? Help buyers avoid risky investments by treating climate threats like any other financial factor. But critics argue these forward-looking scores could unfairly scare off homeowners, skew property values, and even push people away from buying. While FEMA sticks to historical data, First Street is forecasting what climate change might bring—and the debate is heating up, with calls for…
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