Buying a Home in the Climate Change Era

Buying a Home in the Climate Change Era

From Different This Time? by Phase Change Media

January 17, 2026 · 46 min · Season 2 · Episode 1

About this episode

Keith interviews Ethan about the impact of climate change on the housing market and the importance of assessing home resilience.

Keith interviews Ethan about the ways climate impacts will transform the housing market, especially the bifurcation of home values based on climate vulnerability. They also discuss how to assess the resilience of a prospective home and Ethan's path to his new career as a real estate agent helping clients evaluate and buy climate resilient homes ( https://climateresilienthomes.com/ ). Related Articles by Ethan: The Climate Repricing of Housing has Begun A Dozen Dangers: The 12 climate risks that threaten our homes How to buy a home that will hold its value Climate change and housing bubbles

People in this episode

Host: Keith

Guest: Ethan

Topics covered

  • climate change
  • housing market
  • real estate
  • climate resilience

Keywords

  • home values
  • climate vulnerability
  • real estate agent
  • climate resilient homes

Mentioned in this episode

Products: climate resilient homes

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