No new or renewed policies during the lapse; FEMA says valid claims will still be paid with available funds. NAR estimates about 1,300 property sales per day—roughly 40,000 closings a month—could be ...

Because Congress did not timely reauthorize NFIP prior to the shutdown, the program’s capacity to issue new policies, renew existing ones, or increase coverage was effectively frozen for the duration ...

Anyone who has been through a flood or hurricane knows the scene: waterlogged furniture piled on curbs, gutted homes with mold creeping up the walls, families displaced for months. But the recovery ...