North State Public Radio: "Home Prices Suffer from Wildfire Risk"

Two radio segments, published on June 8 and 9, quote RFF Fellow Matthew Wibbenmeyer and discuss the findings of a recent paper on home prices and wildfire risk disclosure.

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Date

June 7, 2023

News Type

Media Highlight

Source

the North State Public Radio

The June 8 segment. The relevant story begins at the 2-minute mark.

The June 9 segment. The relevant story begins at the 4-minute mark.

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Matthew Wibbenmeyer

Fellow

Matthew Wibbenmeyer is a fellow at RFF. His research seeks to understand climate impacts and climate mitigation policies related to the forest and land sectors, with a special focus on wildfire.

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