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| English: A Coldwell Banker office in Sunnyvale. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
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Early analysis estimates damage and economic loss between $30 billion and $50 billion for the region. An assessment released Tuesday from IHS, an economic analysis firm, estimates $20 billion in structural damage alone from the superstorm. Additionally, Sandy caused holdups of oil production at 70 percent of the East Coast refineries, as well as shipping and distribution delays and various other commercial product shutdowns.
On Monday, research firm CoreLogic estimated that 284,000 properties with a potential value of $88 billion were at risk of damage or destruction. New York had the highest number of properties at risk with just over 81,000 valued at $35.1 billion, followed by more than 75,000 properties in New Jersey totaling $22.6 billion.
“Risk of loss is a huge issue,” said Andrew M. Lieb, managing attorney and real estate instructor at Lieb at Law, P.C., in Center Moriches, New York. “I’m already getting e-mails about broken AC units and holes in roofs.”
Sales associate Lisette Guzman, ABR, SRES, with Coldwell Banker in Westfield, N.J., lives and works in the heart of the damaged area. She’s been without power since Monday and lost water today. She will be relocating out of state temporarily, but plans to be back to work by the weekend. “My family is safe and that’s the most important thing,” she said.
Guzman has been in communication with all of her current and past clients. “Thankfully none have lost their homes,” she said. However, her area in Union County is considered a disaster zone, and she advised her clients with homes under contract that there may be a delay in closing because lenders could require another appraisal.
“Needless to say, my buyers won’t be going out to see any homes anytime soon,” Guzman said.
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