New research suggests banks are approving fewer home loans in fire-prone areas. But researchers found online lenders are ...

The Flood Insurance Rate ... s officially designated flood zones. For years, experts have criticized the maps created by the United States’ Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), officially ...

Extreme weather linked to climate change will likely lead to more Americans losing their homes as foreclosure rates rise, researchers predict.

A comprehensive regional plan approved by a commission Tuesday aims to address Amite River Basin flooding while saving residents hundreds of millions of dollars.

Structural resilience, emergency protocols, and detailed documentation all play a role in mitigating risk during extreme weather events. Earl Carr, Jr. , president of Gulf 52 in Hammond, Louisiana ...

A long-awaited update to ... when maps change. In 2023, Harris County already knew the new maps would drastically increase how many homes and businesses fell within a likely flood zone. " ...

Fischetti had unwittingly waded into one of the murkiest secrets in the Florida real estate market: The rules and laws surrounding disclosure of previous flooding — a growing risk driven by rising ...

When FEMA last revised its flood maps in 2017, it added 500 Quincy properties to the flood zone. Shea said many of these additions were inaccurate. "We knew the maps were incorrect," Shea said.

Revisions to FEMA's flood maps will remove 300 homes in Quincy from the flood zone. The change could save residents a combined $300,000 annually in flood insurance costs. The revised map ...

While we were merrily distracted, tens of thousands of Florida homeowners received letters bumping them into high-risk flood zones ... (FEMA) released its widely anticipated new flood risk maps ...

Construction costs in Midtown likely will jump now that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has updated its flood zone maps, raising the required ground elevations for future construction.