13 Million High-Risk Homes Sit Outside FEMA Flood Zones as El Niño Looms

Homeowners across the country could enter a potentially historic El Niño winter believing their home sits safely outside a high-risk flood zone—because according to FEMA's maps, they do. But nearly 13 million properties outside the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Special Flood Hazard Areas are

Philanthropy Could Help Fast-Track Adoption of Manufactured Housing, JPMorgan Says

New kinds of home construction inherently carry risks. But philanthropy could make a big difference in bridging the gap. In a recent statement, JPMorgan Chase's housing research group highlighted a few ways that philanthropy is accelerating new construction methods. That includes modular homebuildin

Tropical Storm Isaias Tracks Toward U.S. With State of Emergency in Place: Where It Will Hit and Which Homeowners Should Prepare 

A tropical system forming in the Gulf has homeowners in Florida and the Southeast on alert, with a state of emergency being declared ahead of the storm in one state. The National Hurricane Center announced the official name, Tropical Storm Isaias, on Tuesday, reporting that the storm is strengthenin

Dolly Parton’s Estate Claims Nephew Put Up Barbed Wire To Evade Summons as Bitter Legal Battle Continues

Dolly Parton’s estate has claimed that the late country music icon’s nephew, Bryan Seaver, went to extraordinary lengths to evade being served with a summons—including allegedly draping barbed wire around the entrance to his property. Seaver, who announced the “9 to 5” hitmaker’s death on Aug. 25, w