Donald Trump blamed his accountants. So did the two sons he entrusted to run his company. Now, as they mount their defense in the civil fraud trial threatening the former president’s real estate empire, his lawyers are too. Trump’s lawyers …
Tennessee’s comptroller wants more-frequent property appraisals to keep up with rapidly escalating home prices, a move that could have an indirect impact on property insurance limits and premiums in the state. Comptroller of the Treasury, Jason Mumpower, said he hopes …
Facing a lawsuit from opponents of Atlanta’s proposed police and firefighter training center, the city clerk on Wednesday approved a petition that seeks to force a voter referendum on halting the complex. The approval of the petition, which the clerk …
Rising seas will engulf millions of homes, business and parcels of land, and will reshape coastlines, property lines and local tax bases around the Southeast in less than 40 years. And Florida, North Carolina, Louisiana and Texas will see the …
Americans are still buying homes in areas with high risk of natural hazards and the homes in those cities continue to appreciate in value far faster than homes in low natural hazard locales. However, the effect on home values of …
It’s no surprise that some coastal wetlands are more valuable than others, but the question several researchers at LSU are trying to answer is how much more valuable. Walter Keithly, associate professor and Richard Kazmierczak, professor with the Center for …
Insured building values in the U.S. now exceed $40 trillion — including residential, commercial and industrial structures, according to a new report from catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Co. When contents and time element exposures are added in, the …
