Weather systems across the country have become more and more extreme over the last few years. Depending on which part of the country you live in, you could be at risk for tornadoes, hurricanes, tropical storms, floods, or earthquakes. We’ve all seen on the news, people who live in vulnerable areas have their homes demolished by the elements, only to rebuild in the same spot, with the same type of house. Where is the logic? If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten. This same principle applies to housing options in risky areas. If you know that your traditional stick-built house didn’t make it through the last hurricane, what makes you think that by simply replacing it, it will survive the next one? And remember, there will always be a next one.
One solution is to look for alternative housing construction. The best home on the market for surviving natural disasters is the monolithic dome home.
While these homes have been around since the 1960s, they have yet to catch on in mainstream real estate markets. Much of the prejudice comes from the exterior appearance of these homes. They don’t have flat...