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Monthly Archives: April 2024

Technology and Residential Real Estate: Smart Bathrooms

Thu Apr 25, 2024 on Blog

Technology and Residential Real Estate: Smart Bathrooms

How will innovation and technology transform our homes in the future? According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, tech-driven bathrooms in many high-end U.S. homes will be the trend. Post-pandemic wellness concerns both for detection and for monitoring of our health seem to drive this trend. Smart bathroom technology is already in use in hospitals and hotels. For […]

Climate Change, The Consumer Price Index, and Homeowner Insurance

Thu Apr 11, 2024 on Blog, Florida Real Estate & News

Climate Change, The Consumer Price Index, and Homeowner Insurance

The US Consumer Price Index, a key metric of inflation, does not include the rising price of homeowner insurance.  According to Bloomberg Intelligence, increased homeowners’ insurance would have added 80 basis points or approximately .8% to the reported CPI increase of 3.4%, meaning inflation would be more like 4.6 %. By not including home insurance, the CPI does not factor […]