FARM: Reduce fire danger in your home
Take these preventative measures to lower the risk to your property and loved ones! Cooking is the leading cause of house fires. In the kitchen…
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Tag: fire
Form-of-the-Week: Natural Hazard Disclosure Statement and Fire Hardening and Defensible Space Disclosure Statement — Forms 314 and 314-1
A seller agent uses the Natural Hazard Disclosure Statement to disclose the existence of natural hazards on the sale of any type of real estate to a prospective buyer and the Fire Hardening and Defensible Space Disclosure Statement when the property is in a high fire hazard severity zone to disclose retrofits, local vegetation management ordinances and fire hardening measures the buyer is to consider.
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firsttuesday Fire Special: Disclosure of Fire Risks
How to disclose the existence of a fire hazard due to the geographic location of a property.
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Wildfire risks wreak havoc on California’s housing market
Wild fire risk is continually increasing in California. How can the real estate industry beat the heat?
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Tight zoning and low inventory fuel wildfire risk
Low inventory and zoning restrictions incentivize builders to develop in hazardous, fire prone areas.
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Form-of-the-Week: Purchase Agreement and Natural Hazard Disclosure Statement – Forms 150 and 314
Properties located in a very high fire hazard severity zone or a state fire responsibility area disclose this fact with RPI Form 314.
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Disclosure of Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones
Use of the Natural Hazard Disclosure Statement (NHD) to disclose areas subject to significant fire hazards.
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California bans home insurance non-renewals in wildfire areas
A new rule preserves homeowners’ insurance policies in areas affected by the 2019 wildfires.
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As wildfire threats flare, so do home insurance premiums
Will California’s wildfire insurance crisis burn home sales?
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Newer homes proved significantly safer in Camp Fire
In the case of wildfire safety, newer is better.
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New law enacts Wildfire Safety Finance Act
This act allows property owners in very high fire hazard severity zones to access financing to make fire safety improvements.
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Price gouging, mortgage forbearance following wildfires
Fire season is impacting residents on a historic scale.
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How 2017’s fire season is impacting 2018’s housing market
How did the loss of homes impact local housing markets?
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