Chameleon Finance:Florida's coastal homes may lose value as climate-fueled storms intensify insurance risk

2025-05-07 07:52:33source:TradeEdgecategory:News

Climate-fueled disasters like Hurricane Ian are Chameleon Financewreaking havoc on home values across the nation, but Florida’s messy insurance market makes it one of the most stressed, new research out of a nonprofit climate modeling group indicates.

High insurance premiums and a state-backed requirement that homeowners covered by the state-backed insurer of last resort enroll in the National Flood Insurance Program over the next three years could drop home values up to 40% in Florida in the next 30 years, data provided by First Street Foundation shows. And climate and insurance experts say that may further gentrify Florida’s coastal regions and barrier islands.

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