Thank you to the over 128,000 REALTORS® who made their voices heard by responding to NAR’s call for action to renew the vital National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Your efforts worked – the Senate voted Tuesday with just hours to spare before the program’s lapse to extend the NFIP and… Read more
The last time the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) lapsed without renewal from Congress, 1,400 transactions per day were stalled and millions of homes were put at risk by not having the protection they need in the event of a flood. With help from REALTORS®, the National Association of REALTORS®… Read more
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which assists homeowners in areas subject to flooding, is set to expire on September 30, 2017. The National Association of REALTORS® is urging every member to contact his/her Member of Congress to pass H.R. 2874, which will re-authorize and reform the current program. REALTORS®… Read more
The EPA is circulating a trial balloon, asking for comment, on a proposed Executive Order that would be issued by President Obama to drastically change the definitions of flood plains (and significantly add huge areas into the flood plain with massive increases in flood insurance). In response, on the advice… Read more
There is great news for King County REALTORS® from the Federal District Courthouse in Seattle. The federal court has refused to shut down the National Flood Insurance Program that provides the insurance which lenders require for new construction of homes and condos on the valley floor in Tukwila, Renton, SeaTac,… Read more
The King County Flood Control District has completed the first phase of a two-year investigation to update landslide hazard information for King County’s river valleys and floodplains. The investigation is the first step in assuring the county has the most current information to protect people, property and critical public infrastructure. … Read more
The United States Senate has just passed The Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act by a vote of 72-22. The President is expected to sign the legislation. The legislation that passed March 13: REPEALS (the original Senate bill only delayed) the property-sales provision in the Biggert Waters law (sec. 205) that has… Read more
Seattle King County REALTORS® Worked to Ensure Victory of Kent Levee Design The King County Council – sitting as the King County Flood Control District Board of Supervisors – voted 8 to 0 on February 26, 2013 to approve the City of Kent’s design for the Briscoe and Desimone flood… Read more