FEMA Elevation Certificate: Keep Closings Moving
Buying a home is stressful enough. Add a flood insurance freeze into the mix, and you’ve got chaos. In the last few days, the federal government’s shutdown caused the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to pause new and renewed policies nationwide. That’s bad news for anyone trying to close on a home near rivers, lakefronts, […]
How To Find Your Property On FEMA’s Flood Insurance Rate Maps
What are FEMA flood maps? FEMA’s Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) or just Flood Maps are provided after a flood risk assessment has been completed or updated for a community. This study is known as a Flood Insurance Study. The FIRM gives you the Base Flood Elevations (BFEs) and insurance risk zones in addition to […]