Thursday, September 17, 2020 / by Vanessa Saunders
The remnants of Hurricane Sally will be arriving overnight tonight to the Hudson Valley region. Fortunately for New York home owners, storms like Sally lose most of their punch traveling up the Eastern Seaboard and do little more than dampen the sidewalks. Needless to say, this has been an unusually active year for hurricanes, and for many homeowners, there is a risk they may lose lives, property, infrastructure and coastline sea walls. Strong hurricanes such as Sandy hitting the Hudson Valley, washed away possibly billions of dollars worth of homes, businesses, roads, and seawalls put in place to help protect coastlines.
For sellers whose properties are located in designated flood zones such as along the Hudson River, the risks presented by storms and flooding are a significant problem in selling. Many banks require buyers to purchase comprehensive flood insurance, which is not only a lot more costly, but also harder to find. Subsidies for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) . ...
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Tuesday, August 11, 2020 / by Vanessa Saunders
From Vanessa Saunders, MBA, MIMC , Broker Owner, Global Property Systems Real Estate.
Now that it’s too late for nearly all of us affected by the Hurricane Isaias blackouts, we thought it would be good to tell you how to prepare for the next blackout. And yes, there WILL be a next blackout. And many more after that. This is, after all, New York’s Hudson Valley. Real estate can therefore wait.
GET PREPARED before the next blackout.
Power outages can occur in any part of the Hudson Valley, or the world, under any natural and man made circumstance. Below is a list of things you should do while skies are still blue and bright:
Take an inventory of the items you need that rely on electricity.
Talk to your medical provider about a power outage plan for medical devices powered by electricity and refrigerated medicines. Find out how long medication can be stored at higher temperatures and get specific guidance for any medications that are critical for life.
Plan for batteri. ...
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Tuesday, August 4, 2020 / by Vanessa Saunders
By Vanessa Saunders, MBA, MIMC , Broker Owner, Global Property Systems Real Estate.
Seeing the storm warnings on the news brings back memories of losing our home to Hurricane Sandy's coastal flooding. The hurricane caused enormous damage, but at least in our area, no deaths. Nationwide, flooding causes more deaths annually than do hurricanes, tornadoes and lightning. Flash floods are very dangerous and can strike with little to no warning.
Here are things to do and not to do as Tropical Storm Isaias approaches.
TO DO.
Make a plan.
Make an emergency plan before it hits, especially if you are located in a coastal area or flood plain. Plans should include an escape route via roads on high ground, and pack essential items like batteries, cell phones (fully charged and with extra batteries), and food.
Know when to go.
Evacuation is not always a good idea. Sometimes it's more dangerous to go through flooded areas than it is to stay where you are. Instead, find a safe, high point, an! ...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2020 / by Vanessa Saunders
Piermont Avenue, NY after Hurricane Sandy.
From Vanessa Saunders, MBA, MIMC , Broker Owner, Global Property Systems Real Estate.
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In Global Property Systems Real Estate's first year in business, we were struck by Hurricane Sandy. Our home and office were rendered permanently uninhabitable due to flooding. According to our homeowners insurance, damage from "wind driven water" wasn't covered.
Thinking back, it would have been good to know how "at risk" we were in that location when we purchased the house. Every home in America is at risk for some kind of disaster, whether it's a hurricane, earthquake, nuclear power plant radiation or the spread of COVID-19. A new tool from a start-up called Augurisk allows members to plug in an address anywhere in the United States and get a ranking of what the major risks are for that location and how severely it may affect your life.
When buyers apply for 30 year mortgages, they don't know what's likely to happen to their home year. ...
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Monday, September 9, 2019 / by Vanessa Saunders
Needless to say, another hurricane season is upon us and for many Hudson Valley home owners, there is a risk they may lose lives, property, infrastructure and coastline protection. Strong hurricanes such as Dorian, the last hurricane to pound the Caribbean and Florida landscape washed away possibly billions of dollars worth of seawalls and sand dunes put in place to help protect coastlines.
A group known as the Center for Climate Integrity, which is seeking to force corporate polluters to shoulder the lion’s share of the costs of climate-related disaster prevention, recently published a study totting up the costs of building seawalls to protect US coastal communities. The total price tag, according to the authors: $400 billion, a figure that does not include other climate resiliency measures like moving flood-prone homes and infrastructure or investing in disaster responsiveness.
While coastal states like Florida and Louisiana face the heaviest burdens, the study estimates ...
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