by Chris Chopik | Mar 25, 2024 | Advice for Agents, News
While the science of climate change continues to ignite debate and is deeply mired in political rhetoric, there is no argument that the consumer cost of hydrocarbon energy is increasing and that some regions have experienced home heating price shocks. We have some...
by Chris Chopik | Dec 8, 2023 | Advice for Agents
On September 24, 2022, as Hurricane Fiona barrelled toward the east coast of Canada, the full cost of damage to homes and properties up and down the Atlantic coast could not have been anticipated. In the end, the actual losses exceed the insurable losses which are...
by Mario Toneguzzi | Feb 24, 2022 | Featured, News
A new study says flooding pushes down housing prices and reduces the number of homes for sale, while increasing the time it takes a home to sell. The report, Treading Water: Impact of Catastrophic Flooding on Canada’s Housing Market, says that over the past eight...
by Chris Chopik | Jun 10, 2021 | Columnists, Featured
At this years’ Ontario Association of Architects annual conference, the opening plenary focused on valuing zero carbon emissions and net zero energy in buildings. Experts discussed at length the role of architecture and design in building and valuing low-emission...
by Chris Chopik | Nov 23, 2020 | Columnists
It is increasingly clear that housing is central to the story of climate change. Home is where impacts from catastrophic loss from changing weather patterns, including flood, wildfire and sea-level rise, are most acutely felt. On the flip side, houses are where we...
