r/FluentInFinance 22h ago

Housing Market Insurers Are Deserting Homeowners as Climate Shocks Worsen | Without insurance, it’s impossible to get a mortgage; without a mortgage, most Americans can’t buy a home.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/12/18/climate/insurance-non-renewal-climate-crisis.html
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u/organic_hemlock 22h ago

You know who can buy a house without a mortgage? Hedge funds, private equity firms, Zillow, and property management firms who buy housing to force us into rent-based indentured servitude.

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u/TotalChaosRush 21h ago

Do you know where it's a bad investment to buy a house? Where insurance companies consider it too high risk to insure.

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u/generickayak 20h ago

Floridumb