Before buying a house in a flood zone, it’s important to know the risks and costs involved — especially with the increase in ...

Traditional methods of communicating how likely an area is to flood focus on designating which zones are 'high risk.' This study suggests that this framing may give developers and homeowners a false ...

Financial profiles of borrowers in the coastal areas where insurance coverage is required vary significantly from at-risk ...

Lakeland residents without mail service for three months Sherri’s Forest Hills home was in flood zone X, so she didn’t have flood insurance. She, like many others in Tampa Bay, had to piece her life ...

While we were merrily distracted, tens of thousands of Florida homeowners received letters bumping them into high-risk flood zones. It's like your house sank overnight, only it didn't – it's ...

Enacted on Dec. 20, new base flood elevation for Palm Beach Midtown may mean higher construction cost and flood insurance ...

Common methods of communicating flood risk may create a false sense of security, leading to increased development in areas ...

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.