Climate change and real estate: The new calculus for homebuyers

Source: CNET — 

There’s a new wild card in the housing market that’s giving some prospective buyers pause: the costs of climate change. 

When Aditi Shekar flew from New York City to San Francisco four years ago to launch Zeta, a financial tech company servicing families, she was drawn to the robust fintech community and access to investors and engineers. (Disclosure: I am an investor in Zeta.)

Now, with her company fully remote and her husband’s work also entirely online, they’re accelerating plans to move. This time, finding a “tech-friendly” community is not the priority.