Real estate climate risk is getting some attention, notably in California and Florida, where insurance premiums are soaring and several major insurers are shuttering or no longer taking on new home insurance policies. But these are reactive measures, only dealing with threats after they’ve been realized. Overall, government regulators and the real estate industry are doing little proactive risk mitigation, dealing with climate threats before they’ve been realized. It’s time real estate decisions — where and what type of real estate is built, maintained, and invested in — and valuations start aligning with climate realities before it’s too late.
Please Stop Saying ???I???ll be dead before the worst of it hits.???
Yes, most of us will be dead before the worst of the climate calamities and geopolitical wars happen. That is true. But, maybe we…