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Has it ever occurred to you that it means your ideas are very very outside the mainstream? Maybe you will be laughing at us in your water front cabin at the top

Has it ever occurred to you that it means your ideas are very very outside the mainstream? Maybe you will be laughing at us in your water front cabin at the top of the Rockies but probably not.

yellow_postit 3y ago
Alternative is there’s an incentive time horizon mismatch. Realtors and property listing sites want to close sales. Most homeowners want a multi year home. Beyond the edges of repeat customers it seems hard to see why a real estate company would have any motivation to provide this information unless they cover an area that will significantly benefit from climate change.
jackmott42 3y ago
Of course we understand that half of America has been misled about climate change and other resource constraints and environmental issues. You can still make good money serving the other half. And of course I shouldn't have to say it that the Rockies will certainly not be water front, and no climate scientist is claiming that. Miami high rises may well fall down though.
HelloMcFly 3y ago
> Has it ever occurred to you that it means your ideas are very very outside the mainstream? Which "idea" is outside the mainstream here? That climate change will dramatically alter property values and liveability in some locations, or that housing search sites should surface this information proactively as a search criteria? Companies are already starting to massively increase insurance rates (Florida and floods) or drop coverage altogether (California and fires). This is an article about a very real thing happening now in Arizona, though this situation is only exacerbated vs. caused by climate change. Extreme heat events in major cities without true access to a natural water source (e.g., Atlanta) or decaying water sources (e.g., Las Vegas) are happening. We can debate the magnitude of change, but the direction of change is a done deal.
JumpCrisscross 3y ago
> Has it ever occurred to you that it means your ideas are very very outside the mainstream I recently bought in Wyoming. Low flood, heat and wind risk are actively talked about in the local saloon. The market appears to be segregating into the climate naive and climate savvy, with the latter hoping to profit off a wealth transfer.
mywittyname 3y ago
There's the old adage that regulations are written in blood. People are reactive, rarely pro-active. Once enough people are negatively impacted by climate change, we will start seeing tools and laws pop up to help people/business manage the impact. But, right now, politicians and businesses are still able to get away with their lies and denials of the cause and impact. It might be another 10, 20, or 30 years until enough people are hurt by climate change that perceptions on the right change.

Has it ever occurred to you that it means your ideas are very very outside the mainstream? Maybe you will be laughing at us in your water front cabin at the top of the Rockies but probably not.

yellow_postit 3y ago

Alternative is there’s an incentive time horizon mismatch. Realtors and property listing sites want to close sales. Most homeowners want a multi year home. Beyond the edges of repeat customers it seems hard to see why a real estate company would have any motivation to provide this information unless they cover an area that will significantly benefit from climate change.

jackmott42 3y ago

Of course we understand that half of America has been misled about climate change and other resource constraints and environmental issues. You can still make good money serving the other half. And of course I shouldn't have to say it that the Rockies will certainly not be water front, and no climate scientist is claiming that. Miami high rises may well fall down though.

HelloMcFly 3y ago

> Has it ever occurred to you that it means your ideas are very very outside the mainstream? Which "idea" is outside the mainstream here? That climate change will dramatically alter property values and liveability in some locations, or that housing search sites should surface this information proactively as a search criteria? Companies are already starting to massively increase insurance rates (Florida and floods) or drop coverage altogether (California and fires). This is an article about a very real thing happening now in Arizona, though this situation is only exacerbated vs. caused by climate change. Extreme heat events in major cities without true access to a natural water source (e.g., Atlanta) or decaying water sources (e.g., Las Vegas) are happening. We can debate the magnitude of change, but the direction of change is a done deal.

JumpCrisscross 3y ago

> Has it ever occurred to you that it means your ideas are very very outside the mainstream I recently bought in Wyoming. Low flood, heat and wind risk are actively talked about in the local saloon. The market appears to be segregating into the climate naive and climate savvy, with the latter hoping to profit off a wealth transfer.

mywittyname 3y ago

There's the old adage that regulations are written in blood. People are reactive, rarely pro-active. Once enough people are negatively impacted by climate change, we will start seeing tools and laws pop up to help people/business manage the impact. But, right now, politicians and businesses are still able to get away with their lies and denials of the cause and impact. It might be another 10, 20, or 30 years until enough people are hurt by climate change that perceptions on the right change.