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The U.S. needs a new strategy to address the significant recovery costs following large-scale disasters\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Disasters such as fires, floods and tornadoes are striking a widening geographic area across our country, and their frequency appears to be rising. The cobbled-together <\/strong>framework of consumers\u2019 hazard insurance policies, state insurance programs, the national flood insurance program, and federal emergency funds falls short of meeting the needs of proactive disaster and recovery planning.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

In the first half of my article, I\u2019ll explain the shortfalls of the current framework and its impact on housing. In the 2nd half, I will propose alternatives supported by my research and 45+ years in housing-related research and thought leadership.<\/p>\n

The warning signs are no longer subtle. The hazard insurance and disaster recovery framework is cracking and may curtail home sales<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Across wide swaths of the United States, homeowners and renters are finding that hazard insurance \u2013 the often-overlooked prerequisite for every mortgage, lease and property transaction \u2013 is harder to obtain, harder to afford or simply unavailable at any price.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What once seemed a regional issue confined to coastal hurricanes or Western wildfires has become a national stress fracture, affecting housing markets, household and insurance organization balance sheets and state budgets.<\/p>\n

If this trajectory continues unchecked, hazard insurance will not only strain household finances. It will increasingly act as a hard constraint on housing supply, \u0434\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0430\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435<\/a>, and economic mobility\u2014especially in regions already grappling with affordability pressures.<\/p>\n

Zeroing in<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Disaster losses are increasing in frequency, severity, and geographic reach, while the U.S. insurance system, designed to absorb those shocks, remains fragmented, reactive and financially unstable. Homeowners face spiraling premiums or outright non-renewals. Renters absorb rising insurance costs through higher rents.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Builders and developers face growing uncertainty about insurability, project feasibility, and buyer qualification. Potential resale and new home buyers may scrap purchases when the added insurance cost pushes beyond monthly budgets. The result is a feedback loop that threatens to stall housing markets long before a single foundation is poured or a resale home is listed.<\/p>\n

Disaster recovery<\/strong> is no longer a future problem.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Recent data makes the scale of the challenge clear:<\/p>\n