Report: Severe weather, flooding puts billions in home values at risk in region

Trillions of dollars in home values are at risk from severe weather, with the majority of homes in Southwest Florida and a near majority in the Tampa area facing the possibility of heavy damage from flooding alone.

According to a climate risk report from Realtor.com released Wednesday, 26.1% of homes nationally are prone to flooding, hurricanes or wildfires. That translates to $12.7 trillion in real estate value.

In metropolitan Tampa, $117.7 billion in homes — 25.6% of the total market value — face severe flood risk and every home faces hurricane wind risk — $459.7 billion in total market value, the report found.