While my company (climateresilienthomes dot com) and this lens on evaluating potential homes is new, my analysis of the coming upheaval in the housing market due to climate change is not. Here's a still highly relevant post I wrote in 2022. climatechangeandyourhome.substack.com/p/climate-ch...

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Thanks Don! I completely agree, there's so much to do in this space, and so many adjacencies.

And here's another from 2022 (one that Bluesky might appreciate more than other social media publics - please forgive the dated intro): climatechangeandyourhome.substack.com/p/red-states...

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While my company (climateresilienthomes dot com) and this lens on evaluating potential homes is new, my analysis of the coming upheaval in the housing market due to climate change is not. Here's a still highly relevant post I wrote in 2022. climatechangeandyourhome.substack.com/p/climate-ch...

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I also write a newsletter about how climate change affects housing markets, insurance costs, individual homes, home values, communities, and more:
climatechangeandyourhome.substack.com. If it sounds interesting - I find it completely fascinating, and also worrying - I hope you'll subscribe.

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If you’d like to talk about what you’re considering, how I work, what I charge, or anything else, please reach out via climateresilienthomes.com. If a friend or family member is considering buying a home, show your love by connecting them with a realtor who can help them navigate climate risk.

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My overarching value proposition across all three services is captured by the Climate Resilient Homes mission statement:

*I worry about climate change now so you won’t have to later.*

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3. Climate Resilience Assessments - For buyers who have a realtor + current homeowners, I offer climate resilience assessments to provide visibility into a home’s risk profile. Available anywhere in the US, can be a focused look or a deeper analysis. climateresilienthomes.com/assessyourhome

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2. Realtor Search - Outside of New York, I help climate-savvy buyers and sellers find climate-aware realtors. I then equip the professional you choose with my framework and tools for evaluating the climate resilience of homes you look at. climateresilienthomes.com/realtorsearch

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My company offers *three* kinds of services:

1. Real Estate Agent Services - This is the core of my work. As a climate-focused realtor, I help people evaluate and buy climate resilient homes in New York State, where I’m licensed.

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Today’s riskier market shifts what it means to be a good realtor. Home-buyers in the climate era need one who can:
1. Direct them to the most relevant climate risk information.
2. Offer a framework for evaluating prospective houses.
3. Provide guidance in choosing which homes to make offers on. 4/

For generations, buying a home was a financially safe investment, but today the combination of historically high prices and climate-fueled extreme weather has made it a much riskier proposition. Some houses are highly climate resilient, others are seriously vulnerable, and many are in between. 3/

The reality of climate change is familiar, of course, but we’re only beginning to grasp its full implications. Many of the old ways of doing things need to be re-imagined and re-engineered, including our approach to buying homes. 2/