A new study suggests that buyers who viewed homes in high-risk flood areas ended up turning to higher ground with their eventual offers when presented with the brokerage’s flooding data.
Source: Inman News
After Redfin offered flood-risk tool, buyers took heed
Published in buyers, Buyers Tools, climate change, damage, flood, home offers, News Brief, Redfin, risk, Select, study and Technology
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