No new or renewed policies during the lapse; FEMA says valid claims will still be paid with available funds. NAR estimates about 1,300 property sales per day—roughly 40,000 closings a month—could be ...

As Congress negotiates a short-term deal to keep the government funded and avoid a shutdown on October 1, homeowners might not be thinking about their flood insurance. But most flood insurance ...

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which insures nearly 5 million properties across the U.S., has officially lapsed following the government shutdown. As of midnight on Sept. 30, FEMA can no ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. buying a house in flood zone It’s the middle of hurricane season, and meteorologists say we’ve been lucky so far. Of the nine ...

Nearly 200,000 properties could be moved into high-risk flood zones under the FEMA's overhaul of Harris County's flood maps.

Authorization for the largest residential flood insurance program in the U.S. is set to expire Tuesday, leaving homeowners unable to access new coverage and potentially wreaking havoc on home sales in ...

FEMA's updated Oʻahu flood maps go into effect in about a month, and thousands of properties are being added to the flood ...

MIAMI — Among those feeling the pain of the government shutdown are people in coastal areas and other locations where they need flood insurance. The government-backed National Flood Insurance Program ...

The National Flood Insurance Program expired, leaving homeowners unable to renew or purchase new policies during the government shutdown. A proposed bill would reauthorize the program for five years ...

It's the middle of hurricane season, and meteorologists say we've been lucky so far. Of the nine named storms and three hurricanes that have formed this season, only one short-lived tropical storm has ...