A premium on the fire-prone

Story date: 2008-02-23 11:51:00
Added on: 2008-02-24 16:54:56

Los Angeles Times - Second, mortgage lenders should have to treat hazardous locations as a factor in setting interest rates and insurance requirements, meaning that buyers of houses in fire-prone areas would pay more.


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