The average cost ... buy flood insurance. Did you know... An SFHA has at least a 1% chance of flooding in a given year. You can check whether your home is in one of these high-risk flood zones ...

West Palm Beach-based filmmaker Katie Carpenter writes that, with all the holiday festivities, you may have missed FEMA’s new ...

Enacted on Dec. 20, new base flood elevation for Palm Beach Midtown may mean higher construction cost and flood insurance ...

Before buying a house in a flood zone, it’s important to know the risks and costs involved — especially with the increase in ...

Construction costs ... flood elevation, since a property’s elevation is a key factor used to rate an insurance policy, according to FEMA. Property owners in special flood hazard zones ...