Hurricane Katrina: Twenty Years On, a Measure of Progress and Risk

Long Beach, Mississippi, USA - Aug. 31, 2021: A historic marker tells the story of Hurricane Katrina’s devastation of the small coastal community in Long Beach, Mississippi.

A 20-year analysis by the Swiss Re Institute estimates that a Katrina-like hurricane today would result in slightly lower insured losses — around $100 billion in 2024 prices.

U.S. Home Prices Dip Slightly in May Amid Cooling Market Conditions

Woman holds an arrow down over model of the house and stack of coins. Concept of the crisis in the real estate market.

U.S. home prices decreased by 0.1% in May 2025 on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to a report from Redfin, marking only the fourth monthly decline in single-family home prices since 2012.