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2 The Development of Vulnerable Real Estate in South Florida |
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7 | (14) |
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2.1 A Legacy of Vulnerability |
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2.2 Do Florida Residents Perceive Their Homes as Vulnerable to the Impacts of Climate Change? |
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14 | (1) |
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2.3 Resolving the Conflict: A Survey of Real Estate Agents |
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15 | (6) |
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17 | (4) |
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3 House Price Trends in Coastal US Cities |
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21 | (18) |
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3.1 The Coast as an Amenity in the Pricing of Houses |
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22 | (1) |
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3.2 Flood Insurance as an Additional Cost in Coastal or Riverine Flood-Prone Areas |
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23 | (2) |
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3.3 Flood Insurance in Florida |
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25 | (3) |
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3.4 Does the Cost of Flood Insurance Influence Home Buyer Behavior or House Prices? |
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28 | (5) |
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33 | (6) |
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34 | (5) |
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4 Effective Communication About Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise |
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39 | (14) |
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4.1 Beliefs About Climate Change and Sea-Level Rise |
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40 | (2) |
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4.2 How the Concept of Climate Change Became Polarized |
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42 | (1) |
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4.3 Using Visual Imagery to Convey Risks of Sea-Level Rise |
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43 | (2) |
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4.4 The Addition of Visual Imagery About Flood Hazards to realtor.com |
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45 | (1) |
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46 | (7) |
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47 | (6) |
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5 The Role of the Real Estate Agent |
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53 | (14) |
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5.1 The Real Estate Sales Profession |
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54 | (2) |
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5.2 Real Estate Agents in Florida |
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56 | (1) |
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5.3 How Real Estate Agents Influence the Search for a New Home |
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57 | (2) |
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5.4 The Duty to Disclose by the Seller and the Real Estate Agent |
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59 | (1) |
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5.5 Are Florida Homebuyers Concerned with Flood Risk? |
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60 | (2) |
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62 | (5) |
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63 | (4) |
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6 Methodology: Survey of South Florida Realtors |
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67 | (8) |
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6.1 Respondent Characteristics |
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70 | (1) |
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6.2 Submarket Differences |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (3) |
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73 | (2) |
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7 Information About Sea-Level Rise and Its Effects on Home Search Behavior |
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75 | (20) |
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7.1 Information Available to Homebuyers About Flood Risk |
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76 | (6) |
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7.1.1 Familiarity with the Area: Most Homebuyers Are Local |
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76 | (1) |
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7.1.2 Information from Federal and Local Government |
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77 | (1) |
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7.1.3 Elevation Certificate in the Process of Purchasing Hood Insurance |
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77 | (3) |
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7.1.4 Information from the Real Estate Industry |
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80 | (2) |
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7.2 Response of Buyers and Sellers |
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82 | (1) |
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7.3 Realtor® Support for the New Website |
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82 | (1) |
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7.4 Do Prospective Buyers Avoid Seeking Property in Low-Lying Coastal Areas? |
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83 | (3) |
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7.5 Do Investors Differ from Owner-Occupiers? |
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86 | (2) |
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7.6 Do Buyers of Less Expensive Houses Avoid Low Elevation Property More Frequently? |
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88 | (1) |
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7.7 Real Estate Agent Characteristics and Opinions About Buyer Behavior and Flood Factor |
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88 | (2) |
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90 | (5) |
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92 | (3) |
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8 The Housing Market in Coastal South Florida from the Perspective of the Real Estate Agent |
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8.1 Has the Threat of Sea-Level Rise Affected Florida House Prices? |
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96 | (1) |
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8.2 Do Lenders Consider Flood-Risk in Their Home Mortgage Decisions? |
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97 | (2) |
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8.3 Do Appraisers Consider Elevation or Susceptibility to Flooding in Their Assessment of Value? |
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99 | (2) |
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8.4 What Do Real Estate Agents Predict for the Next 5-10 Years? |
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101 | (2) |
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103 | (5) |
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8.6 Impact of Demographic, Locational and Attitudinal Characteristics on Responses |
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108 | (3) |
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111 | (4) |
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112 | (3) |
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9 Four Communities: Vulnerable by Design |
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115 | (14) |
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116 | (3) |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (3) |
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123 | (1) |
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124 | (5) |
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126 | (3) |
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10 Implications of Housing Market Response to Sea-Level Rise in South Florida |
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129 | (10) |
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130 | (2) |
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10.2 Looking to the Future |
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132 | (7) |
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136 | (3) |
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Appendix 2 Survey Experiment |
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145 | (2) |
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Appendix 3 Predictors of Views About SLR and Climate Change |
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