Plain-English notes on climate risk and real estate.

You can inspect the roof and the foundation, but nothing on the listing tells you whether the location itself will hold up. Here's how to read a property's next 10 to 30 years — taxes, climate, and demand — before you make an offer.

Cap rate tells you about today. For a ten-year hold, the market's climate trajectory tells you whether today's numbers will still hold up. Here's how to read it.