When my husband and I talked about moving to Florida in 2016, the one thing that drew us in the most was having a home on — or at least much nearer to — the coastline. The thought of summers and ...

When most Americans imagine a home, they picture a wood-framed house. But in an era of high housing costs and extreme weather ...

If you’re looking for hurricane preparedness products, it’s helpful to understand what steps you need to take.

Politics and insurance were at the top of the list of what you wanted to know about the upcoming hurricane season during a ...

Condo unit owners will have more time to pay new fees for maintenance and repairs, after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill June 23.

By contrast, a couple in Mexico Beach who invested $130,000 to hurricane-proof their traditional home still lost everything to Hurricane Michael, proof that even solid prep can fall short when it's ...

A Pickens County man was sentenced to 17 years in prison after pleading guilty to causing severe injuries to a 7-week-old ...

We thought it would be our forever home, so we also spent $130,000 to “hurricane-proof” it — or at least make it more resistant to storms, lashing rain, heavy winds, and surges. We thought that an ...

A local housing developer built four new affordable hurricane-resistant homes in New Orleans East in under 100 days.

But the benefits go beyond storm safety. These toughened homes are also expected to reduce insurance costs. Alexander says ...