Millions don't have flood insurance "when they really should," an expert said.

It’s a call that Shari Mendrick, the town of Hilton Head’s floodplain manager, gets almost every day: A Hilton Head resident wants to know if they should drop their flood insurance. The town adopted ...

Most homeowners assume their flood risk comes down to one simple question: are you in a flood zone or not. That ...

A new flood-risk model suggests more Harris County homes face flood danger than FEMA maps show. Join our live Zoom event to ...

Deadly and destructive flash flooding in Texas and several other states in July 2025 is raising questions about the nation’s flood maps and their ability to ensure that communities and homeowners can ...

ROANOKE CO., Va. – What may just look like lines on a map, could mean hundreds or even thousands of dollars a year for some homeowners. New preliminary flood maps released by the Federal Emergency ...

After years of back and forth, new flood maps with major implications for property owners’ land values, insurance rates and building costs along a watershed stretching from Santa Rosa to Rohnert Park ...

With a background in journalism and counseling, Penny Min blends analytical research with real-world insight to help readers make informed financial decisions. At Forbes Marketplace, she specializes ...

In Harris County, the number of properties facing 100-year-level flood risk may be more than twice as large as FEMA’s current ...

There are 92 buildings originally mapped into the hazard area that will remain under the new maps, according to Heaston. A significant area between Bozeman and Rouse avenues on both sides of Main ...

Houston's updated FEMA flood maps improve flood estimates but still leave out climate change, future development and ...