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 …
FEMA slashes $300 million in Florida resilience funding, Pinellas County looks to spend big to help storm victims get back to stable housing, and the federal flood insurance program is …
Months after Hurricanes Helene and Milton, the impact of the storms is still being felt all across Florida. A recent analysis from Munich Re found that Hurricane Milton caused the largest insured losses from any …
A new resolution is introduced to help off-set federal flood insurance price hikes, HUD sets a new two-foot flood standard for homes, and Pinellas County sees upward of a 40% decrease in the cost of its …
A U.S. House of Representatives Oversight subcommittee held a televised field hearing in Fort Myers on August 10 and heard what worked and what could have been done better in the federal response to …
For months we’ve been chronicling the record high home real estate sales and record high median sales prices in Florida, but now it appears the tide is starting to turn according to recent reports. Meanwhile …
A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for dam failures that led to the flooding of thousands of homes and businesses …
We are blessed to have made wonderful acquaintances over the years and one of those fine folks is Matt Stewart, a housing field coordinator with the U.S. Housing and Urban Development office (HUD) out of Jacksonville. He and his dedicated …
The most recent data call report shows there have been 113,000 Florida insurance claims filed with total estimated insured losses of $2.35 billion. About 30% of those claims are now closed, and …
