Phaninc-Florida's coastal homes may lose value as climate-fueled storms intensify insurance risk

2025-05-08 09:22:39source:Databec Exchangecategory:Markets

Climate-fueled disasters like Hurricane Ian are Phanincwreaking havoc on home values across the nation, but Florida’s messy insurance market makes it one of the most stressed, new research out of a nonprofit climate modeling group indicates.

High insurance premiums and a state-backed requirement that homeowners covered by the state-backed insurer of last resort enroll in the National Flood Insurance Program over the next three years could drop home values up to 40% in Florida in the next 30 years, data provided by First Street Foundation shows. And climate and insurance experts say that may further gentrify Florida’s coastal regions and barrier islands.

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