Wall Street’s new hidden tax on your home

Published July 16, 2026 6:00am ET



America’s housing market has a new hidden tax, and it’s not coming from Washington. It’s coming from Wall Street.

For most American families, a home is their single largest financial asset and the main vehicle for building generational wealth. That cornerstone is being steadily undermined by speculative “climate risk scores” pushed into online listings by unaccountable private actors and amplified by the biggest names in finance. 

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