Tag: flood insurance premiums

Flood insurance premiums spike has strangled home values

H. Cutner
flood insurance

The cost of the coverage has skyrocketed upward by seven times and is holding real estate hostage. Following the rewriting by U.S. Congress of the federal flood insurance program, the monthly premiums that are paid by over 1 million homeowners in the United States are now slated to rise considerably. The result of this increase in cost for covering the homes has had a large impact on the real estate market. Due to the higher cost of flood insurance coverage in certain large areas, which has meant that the price…

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Legislation may put a halt to rising flood insurance rates in the US

Marc
flood insurance rates

Flood insurance continues to be a worrisome issue Flood insurance has become a hot topic in the U.S. with rates on the rise and FEMA’s revising of flood maps, which could have a costly impact on homeowners throughout the country. As the cost of flood insurance continues to attract attention, finding ways to solve this problem are gaining momentum. New legislation is expected to reach the U.S. Senate next week concerning the state of the country’s flood insurance program and the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012. Federal law…

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Flood insurance expenses cause real estate woes

H. Cutner
flood insurance rates

New home purchases have been kicked down due to the suddenly higher premiums connected with coverage. Now that the flood insurance zoning maps have been changed by FEMA, even new home buyers who went to the effort to do their due diligence are finding that they are ending up with a losing deal. The risk zones have been changed and this is leading new home purchasers to face far higher expenses than expected. Individuals who have consulted the correct resources and who have found the designation of their homes according…

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Homeowners insurance shocking coastal residents

Julie Campbell
Homeowners insurance New Jersey

Over one in three flood policyholders in New Jersey will be impacted by changes taking effect tomorrow. A huge number of residents of New Jersey, including homeowners insurance customers who are still recovering from the damage left behind from Hurricane Sandy, are going to be impacted by the massive changes to the federal flood coverage program that will be going into effect tomorrow. It is predicted that one in every three flood policyholders in New Jersey will feel these changes. Although the primary home insurance policies, themselves, won’t be directly…

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Flood insurance costs send homeowners to rally and demonstrate

G. Turner
flood insurance rates

The residents of the coastal regions of the United States are gathering together to speak out against the skyrocketing prices. Following regular and continual announcements that flood insurance rates are significantly rising, particularly in the coastal regions of the country that were damaged by Superstorm Sandy, residents are rallying to speak out against the astronomical prices. Some of the residents are seeing premiums of over $30,000 per year, which is a potentially devastating figure. Flood insurance premiums at that level could easily annihilate some of the shorefront communities, according to…

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