Florida’s new wind mitigation forms and discounts continue to evolve, the federal government eases rules on insurance coverage for roofs on properties seeking federally-backed mortgages, and a new JD Power study reflects …
Floridians are left unable to renew their federal flood coverage mid-shutdown, players in the private flood insurance market say they’re ready to take over that flood risk and write often less-expensive policies, and a …
Years after the tragic 2021 Surfside condo collapse that killed 98 people, a new report from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is reinforcing preliminary findings (and videos…
It’s no secret that Florida’s condominium communities are struggling – a growing, once invisible mortgage blacklist has led to widespread loan denials statewide for some would-be buyers. They include people like …
Just when you thought Florida’s condominium market couldn’t get any more strained comes news that federally chartered mortgage finance companies are outright refusing to help condo unit owners with loans in a growing number of designated buildings. …
The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) and Fannie Mae have developed version 2.0 of their Resilience Incentivization Roadmap – a rigorous study on mitigation investment, and an FAMU-FSU researcher is leading a team to …
We expect to get more information later today about those 17 or so letters that Demotech sent to Florida property insurance writers warning they may lose their “A” rating as soon as tomorrow. The letters reflect …
One of the impacts of last June’s collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium is increased scrutiny by the nation’s two big real estate mortgage backers: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Both have come out …
At the beginning of this newsletter, we highlighted a Florida-based relief effort helping the Bahamian people devastated by Hurricane Dorian and its super Category-5 185 mph winds that didn’t subside for nearly 24 hours. As we close, the current death …
