Real estate interests and insurance companies that administer National Flood Insurance Program policies are heaving a sigh of relief after Congress approved a last-minute deal to temporarily fund the federal government, keeping the NFIP in business – but only until …
A U.S. government shutdown, perhaps as soon as Saturday night, will force the National Flood Insurance Program to suspend issuing of new policies, potentially causing a major disruption for home buyers. The National Home Builders Association said that an estimated …
The Florida-based company that produces a quicker way to bag leaves is now offering a tool that it says makes filling sandbags three times faster, potentially saving property owners time before floodwaters rise. The Sandbag It! is a flat but …
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Residents in parts of coastal North Carolina and Virginia experienced flooding Saturday after Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall near a North Carolina barrier island, bringing rain, damaging winds and dangerous surges. The storm came ashore near …
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Increases in federal flood insurance premiums that are projected to surpass 700% over the coming years are already leading people to back out of home purchases and will likely lead to an exodus of residents and …
Alan Oligario`s home is prone to flooding — and he wishes someone had told him before he bought it. His initial flood came in the first year after he bought the house in Highland Falls, New York. The second came …
HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Two people were charged with looting a home damaged by Hurricane Idalia in Florida`s Big Bend region, as residents` concerns grew that burglars could be tempted to hit other hurricane-ravaged homes since law enforcement is …
The property insurance industry breathed a sigh of relief after Hurricane Idalia landed in a less-populated part of the coast, but regulators have signaled a need to make sure that claims from the area, now topping 10,000, are taken care …
Thunderstorms dumped heavy rains that caused significant flooding in parts of West Virginia on Monday, authorities said. Gov. Jim Justice issued a state of emergency in at least five counties, enabling the National Guard to activate swift-water rescue teams and …
Florida property insurers were keeping their fingers crossed Tuesday as the latest projections indicated that the worst of Hurricane Idalia may miss some of the most heavily populated parts of the state’s west coast. The National Hurricane Center predicted the …
