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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »