Climate Change Hot Topic At National Association Of Real Estate Editors Conference
Photo: Coastal flooding during storms is an ongoing issue that will continue to impact properties in towns such as Hampton, New Hampshire.
By KIMBERLEY HAAS
The economic impact of climate change was the opening topic of discussion at the National Association of Real Estate Editors conference on Tuesday.
John Rogers, chief innovation officer at CoreLogic, started his presentation by saying with advances in technology and artificial intelligence, they can better measure and model the effects of climate change.
Rogers said that in 2023, extreme weather and natural disasters caused $92.9 billion in property damages across the country. That only counts the 28 natural disasters that caused over $1 billion in losses, according to CoreLogic’s data.
Since 2019, there have been…