Louisville Sees 33% Surge in Homes on Market as Sellers Flood Back In

Louisville Sees 33% Surge in Homes on Market as Sellers Flood Back In

Something big is happening in Louisville—and it’s not the Kentucky Derby. Sellers are flooding the market. Last month, the midsized Southern city had the highest year-over-year inventory surge of any major metro... Read more »
Flood of AI Cash Is Forcing Bay Area Homebuyers To Boost Down Payments To Compete

Flood of AI Cash Is Forcing Bay Area Homebuyers To Boost Down Payments To Compete

The latest technological revolution has upended the San Francisco Bay Area’s housing market, where AI pioneers flush with cash are offering massive down payments to lock down increasingly scarce premium properties. To... Read more »
Northern California Flood Warning: What California Residents Need to Know About Property Protection and Emergency Planning

Northern California Flood Warning: What California Residents Need to Know About Property Protection and Emergency Planning

For California homeowners and property managers facing immediate flood risks and long-term asset protection concerns If you own property along Northern California’s coastline or manage assets in flood-prone areas, the current emergency... Read more »
Federal Flood Insurance Program Is Set To Lapse Again In January

Federal Flood Insurance Program Is Set To Lapse Again In January

After the longest lapse in the history of the National Flood Insurance Program in October and November, the program that provides $1.3 trillion in coverage to more than 4.6 million homeowners is... Read more »
Looming government shutdown sparks call for flood insurance extension

Looming government shutdown sparks call for flood insurance extension

With a federal government shutdown looming, a coalition of 12 organizations representing the housing and insurance sectors has sent a letter to Congress, urging an extension of the National Flood Insurance Program... Read more »
Billionaires snap up homes in six fire-, flood- and storm-prone cities

Billionaires snap up homes in six fire-, flood- and storm-prone cities

Rising interest rates. Natural disasters. There are a host of reasons not to buy a home in the current real estate market — particularly in certain areas. But the ultra-rich are unfazed.... Read more »
Kentucky lawmaker announces M allocation to build homes for flood victims

Kentucky lawmaker announces $3M allocation to build homes for flood victims

Hal Rogers (R-Ky.) of the U.S. House of Representatives announced last week that $3 million has been allocated from the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024 to go toward the construction of... Read more »
1.1M SoCal Homes Face Risk of Flash Flood Damage

1.1M SoCal Homes Face Risk of Flash Flood Damage

Double-barreled storms across Southern California this month caused hundreds of mudslides — and highlighted an increasing risk of flooded homes. One in five residential properties, or 1.1 million houses, condominiums and apartments... Read more »
Senate considers flood insurance reforms, but roadblocks remain

Senate considers flood insurance reforms, but roadblocks remain

The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs held a hearing on Thursday that focused on the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), showing that its bipartisan support... Read more »
How hurricane-ravaged Texas and Florida have avoided a housing disaster — so far

How hurricane-ravaged Texas and Florida have avoided a housing disaster — so far

After Hurricane Harvey soaked Houston with 51 inches of rain last August, Amir Befroui, a foreclosure defense specialist at Lone Star Legal Aid, started planning for a very busy spring. That’s when... Read more »