Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Realtor Patti DiMarco, 76, moved to Babcock Ranch after increasing concerns over hurricane damage. She purchased a $480,000 ...

Some Florida real-estate developers are building what they call hurricane-resistant communities. Techniques used include tying homes down with steel straps and reducing flooding with "smart lakes." ...

In 2022, Dave Blancett, 72, and his wife Maria, 71, were living in Cape Coral, Florida, when Hurricane Ian hit. "We had storm surge. We lost our roof. We lost our pool cage," Maria tells CNBC Make It.

On the west coast of Florida, a town built to weather hurricanes hosted more than 2,000 people during Hurricane Milton. Could communities like this help shape Florida’s future? By Austyn Gaffney As ...

Realtor Patti DiMarco, 76, moved to Babcock Ranch after increasing concerns over hurricane damage. She purchased a $480,000 three-bedroom home and moved in two weeks after her first visit. DiMarco ...