In the wake of Hurricane Helene’s devastating impact on the Southeast, a new survey from Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN) found nearly one-third (32%) of Americans aged 18-34 said they are reconsidering where they want to move in the future after seeing or hearing about the hurricane’s damage. In comparison, only 15% of respondents aged 35 and older have the same reaction.
The commissioned survey was conducted by Ipsos on Oct. 2-3 and encompassed 1,005 adults. Redfin noted the majority of survey participants – 45% of overall respondents – along with 40% of respondents in the South said the news of Hurricane Helene hasn’t impacted how they think about their housing situation.
However, almost one-quarter (23%) of respondents overall expected insurance premiums in their area to increase after Hurricane Helene; the share was highest among respondents in the South (32%). And nearly one in seven (13%) respondents overall said they think it will be harder to get insurance for homes in their area after the storm; that share was also highest among respondents in the South (20%).
“Scores of Americans flocked to the Sun Belt during the pandemic because remote work allowed them to take advantage of the region’s relatively low cost of living. Some thought Appalachia was insulated from hurricane risk, not realizing that the area is prone to flooding and that hurricanes can sometimes cause flash flooding far away from the ocean,” said Redfin Chief Economist Daryl Fairweather. “Americans are beginning to realize that nowhere is truly immune to the impacts of climate change, and we’re starting to see that impact where people want to live—even people who haven’t experienced a catastrophic weather event firsthand.”
Photo: Florida Fish and Wildlife Service / Flickr Creative Commons
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The aftermath of Hurricane Helene is tragic. And there seems to be more devastation on the way.
Couple this with their fascist Governor – banning books, stripping women’s rights, etc., etc. – why would anyone in their right mind want to live in Florida?
Leave it to a liberal to take a story about hurricane victims as an opportunity to complain about abortion.
Has nothing to do with liberalism, what Jennifer said is true. It’s a dictatorship in Florida and then you add in the climatic weather and it’s a lose lose place to live.
PS If you want to add politics into this then why is Trump causing chaos for the hurricane victims with his lies about FEMA giving the money to immigrants? It’s a dangerous lie. FEMA has funds mandated by Congress for migrants and then they have funds for catastrophes. They can’t be comingled. It’s causing victims to not apply for the funds available to them because they are listening to Trumps lies. Even republican governors are desperately trying to tell their citizens what Trump is saying isn’t true. He reigns chaos down wherever he goes.
Kamala clearly doesn’t care about the victims of Helene nor will she care about Milton. She has no success or accomplishments at VP and would be an even worse president. In fact, she would never EVER even have a shot at presidency if it weren’t for the path she took of sitting next to a president with dementia who was forced out despite receiving the nomination and then running against a polarizing candidate. She would never even beat other democrats in a primary. She is the worst presidential candidate in the history of this country and internationally embarrassing. Joe caused wars. Kamala will make it even worse. The fact that democrats make up impeachment charges when Biden did worse, weaponize the judicial system fabricating faked asset/loan charges, find him guilty in a civil suit of rape without any evidence she ever even met him, and routinely want to tear down the electoral college, give illegals the right to vote, remove voter ID laws, stack the supreme court, etc and then you have the audacity of accusing Trump of being a threat to democracy blows my mind. You should be ashamed of your party as your rhetoric almost led to his assassination TWICE. You call Trump a liar and he’s proven correct. You call him a racist over the wall, until you want to build it. Everyone is tired of this. You’re manipulating, lying, mud slinging, context-less accusations. You say whatever snake things you can to trick people and sweep it under the rug when it’s exposed like you never did it. Hillary made up Russia collusion accusations that were investigated for 3.5 years and cost taxpayers millions and we had to hear you crying that Trump stole the election from it for years because you couldn’t accept you lost. Then continue to pretend Trump is a threat because January 6th was an insurrection (without guns) and people died… yeah of heart attacks and an unarmed white woman shot by a cop while climbing in a window.
So don’t even start with ABORTION or banning graphic sex books for kids or Trump “causing chaos” because he’s not. Help NC and FL residents instead of giving weirdly to Lebanon instead. Your entire party operates purely on emotional knee-jerk reactions to everything. Focus on what matters and actualities, FOR ONCE.
Now people are realizing that they need both hurricane and flood insurance if they live in Florida.
It would be interesting to see those who casually use labels like “dictator” and “fascist” experience life under a true dictatorship or fascist regime for just 1 year. You would gladly accept residency in FLA for you and your comfort pony.
Climate change? Only a Godless society would make such a claim. God controls. It’s the heavens and the earth.
It’s time for people to recognize that this is a period of warning. How could God not be displeased after all the blessings he has bestowed upon this nation. Yet. We can’t figure out that he created two sexes in his own imagine. Male and female. God was not confused. He knew what he was doing. I do not believe in climate change. I believe in the 80’s there was hysteria that the world was getting so cold that it would be too cold for humans to live in.
God created seasons- 4 each year. Plus who knows how many seasons or when he decides to show us that he had power over all.
Since the so called pandemic. I have adopted a mantra. Every knee shall fall. Every tongue shall cionfess. That Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior. He rules over all.
Wake up people and confess your sins and turn your eyes upon Jesus. He is the only one who can save you.