RealtyTrac: 55 Percent of US Homes Are in Areas of High Risk for Natural Disaster Written by Reid Rosenthal on June 24, 2014 · Have a comment? More than half of the country’s homes are located in counties at a high risk of hurricanes, tornados and earthquakes, according to a study from housing research firm RealtyTrac. A total of 8 percent of homes are in “very high risk” areas, while 47 percent are in “high risk” areas. A total of 23 percent […] Continue reading here »