Many home buyers in Florida probably don’t think much about flood threats unless they’re shopping on coastline exposed to hurricane storm surge or, most often, if a mortgage lender tells them they’re ...

Seneca County residents can learn about new county flood maps during a session planned for 3-7 p.m. June 4. Those with ...

“We have new FEMA flood maps for the county for the first time since 2010,” Bishop said during the commission’s April meeting. “And those are going to be effective on Aug. 5.” The 7 p.m ...

Fischetti had unwittingly waded into one of the murkiest secrets in the Florida real estate market: The rules and laws ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Marilyn Mendez Arnett lives in an area of Tampa currently considered a ‘non-flood zone’ by FEMA, but that could change as the federal agency reports flood maps are under ...

It should be, 'Which flood zone am I in?' Despite how your property is designated on the FEMA flood zone map, all of Florida is in a flood zone and all owners and investors face exposure from flooding ...

For decades, Florida home buyers have relied on ... Those policies, and how much you pay for them, are based on FEMA’s well-known flood maps. Periodically updated — revised ones for Miami ...