The Securities and Exchange Commission recently gave companies a preview of how it will look at their climate-related disclosures. Specifically, the SEC’s Division of Corporate Finance released a sample letter detailing the sorts of hard questions and requests the SEC will consider when they conduct a review of a company’s disclosures related to climate change.
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CoreLogic Report Finds Idaho, Wyoming at Disproportionate Economic Risk for Wildfire
You’d think that when analyzing wildfire risk, California would be at the top. But a CoreLogic analysis of additional factors, such as reconstruction resources and economic recovery potential, found that Idaho and Wyoming are the states at most risk.
MBA RIHA Climate Change Report: Mortgage Industry Needs to Improve Risk Management Measurements
Climate change triggered by global warming will continue at an unpredictable pace and will add stress to the complex system of allocating risks across housing and housing finance stakeholders, according to a new research report released Thursday by the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Research Institute for Housing America.
Climate Change? For Many Homebuyers, ‘Who Cares?’
The real estate industry is long-known for stories and anecdotes that seemingly defy logic—take, for example, the burnt-out home in San Francisco that last week drew a bidding war that pushed the final price above $1 million. Now, two separate reports show despite dire warnings about climate change, properties in some of the most vulnerable spots in the nation are actually attracting more interest—and higher prices.
MBA Asks FHFA to Align Actions on Climate Change with Core Principles
The Mortgage Bankers Association recommended the Federal Housing Finance Agency align its actions on climate change and natural disaster risks with a set of core principles to reduce risk.
MBA Asks FHFA to Align Actions on Climate Change with Core Principles
The Mortgage Bankers Association recommended the Federal Housing Finance Agency align its actions on climate change and natural disaster risks with a set of core principles to reduce risk.
CoreLogic: Catastrophes Illustrate Impact of Climate Change on Housing
When you include the word “catastrophe” in the headline of a report, it tends to get attention. And CoreLogic, Irvine, Calif., says “catastrophe” plays an ominous role in the present and future housing environments.
Investors Increasingly Screen for Market-Level Climate Risk
Real estate investors have expanded their climate risk analysis to explore market-level impacts, said the Urban Land Institute, Washington, D.C.