Climate Risk Disclosure 2026: Zillow Hid the Data — Here's How to Find It Yourself

# Climate Risk Disclosure 2026: Zillow Hid the Data — Here's How to Find It Yourself

> **Quick answer:** In November 2025, Zillow removed First Street climate risk scores from more than 1 million listings after real estate agents complained the data was killing sales. As of 2026, only 35 states have any flood disclosure law — and in the other 15, sellers are under no legal obligation to tell you a home has flooded before. Here is exactly how to find the climate risk data Zillow no longer shows you.

Climate risk disclosure is the most important thing in real estate that almost nobody is talking about. If you are buying a home in 2026, the platform you trust most for research quietly removed data that could save you from a six-figure mistake — and the industry is actively trying to keep it that way.

## Zillow Pulled the Data After Agents Complained It Was Killing Sales

In September 2024, Zillow added First Street climate risk scores directly to its listings. Flood risk, wildfire risk, wind risk — all surfaced prominently for every property in the U.S. It was, briefly, the most consumer-friendly climate data feature any major real estate platform had ever built.

It lasted thirteen months.