high hazard flood zone News

Keeping Flood Insurance Above Water: Commentary

With the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) currently set to expire on February 8, and many communities still recovering from this summer’s hurricanes, it’s no surprise that the 21st Century Flood Reform Act has passed the House and moved to …

How Home Values Track with High, Low Risk of Natural Hazards: ATTOM Data

Americans are still buying homes in areas with high risk of natural hazards and the homes in those cities continue to appreciate in value far faster than homes in low natural hazard locales. However, the effect on home values of …

Mississippi Restaurant Building Can be Packed, Moved During Hurricane Threat

It’s a different concept, a way to build at ground level in a flood zone. And it’s working for a business in Jackson County, Miss. DaBayou Bar & Grill may look thrown together, but there is a lot of planning …

Tennessee’s Opry Mills to Reopen; Suit Against Flood Insurers Goes On

Nearly one year after a historic flood ravaged Nashville and submerged the popular Opry Mill shopping mall, the mall said it will reopen in 2012. This will happen despite the fact the property owner, Simon Property, is still in court …