Fort Lauderdale is on the verge of requiring higher seawalls in keeping with a county mandate aimed at fortifying cities in Broward that are vulnerable to sea level rise and tidal flooding. Commissioners are expected to approve the new seawall requirements in March. CLICK ON THE HEADLINE FOR MORE
With the fate of billions of dollars in housing funding now in the hands of the Senate, it is expected there will be further changes to the measure. For the real estate-related issues that currently stand in the Build Back Better Act, CLICK ON THE HEADLINE
The NFIP owes more than $20 billion, money it’s had to borrow, for the most part, over the past 15 years amid intensifying floods and a proliferation of coastal development. Now FEMA, which administers the NFIP, has a plan to stabilize the program by a new rating system called Risk Rating 2.0: Equity in Action. CLICK ON THE HEADLINE FOR MORE
