{"id":6116,"date":"2017-09-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/nar-urges-congress-act-on-flood-insurance-fast\/"},"modified":"2017-09-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-09-06T00:00:00","slug":"nar-urges-congress-act-on-flood-insurance-fast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/nar-urges-congress-act-on-flood-insurance-fast\/","title":{"rendered":"NAR Urges Congress: Act on Flood Insurance, Fast"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Amid Hurricane Harvey and now a looming threat from Hurricane Irma, the National Association of REALTORS\u00ae warns Congress that letting the National Flood Insurance Program\u00a0expire at the end of the month could have dire consequences. NAR says thousands of homeowners, consumers, and commercial property<\/a> owners could soon find themselves unprotected and unable to get a mortgage<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

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Read more: Harvey Sparks Flood Insurance<\/a> Disaster<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

The NFIP is set to expire on Sept. 30.<\/p>\n\n

The NFIP helps to pay for and provide policies for millions of properties in at-risk flood areas nationwide. The program is currently $24.6 billion in debt.<\/p>\n\n

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\u201cThe country has been here before, and we know what happens if the National Flood Insurance Program expires,\u201d says NAR President William E. Brown. \u201cHome buying activity grinds to a halt, to the tune of 40,000 lost or interrupted sales every month. Meanwhile, existing homeowners as well as commercial entities may find their largest asset unprotected if the Federal Emergency Management Administration can\u2019t renew NFIP policies that expire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

In July, NAR announced it had reached an agreement with the U.S. House Financial Services Committee on legislation to reauthorize and reform the NFIP. The agreement included retaining a grandfathering clause so that consumers\u2019 policies wouldn\u2019t lapse and also a reduction in rate increases. But Congress has yet to act on the 21st Century Flood Reform Act.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cWith Congress returning from August recess, extending the NFIP to avoid a lapse should be a top priority,\u201d Brown says.<\/p>\n\n

If Congress does let the NFIP lapse, FEMA, for example, will be unable to sell or renew flood insurance policies or pay existing claims.<\/p>\n\n

Source: National Association of REALTORS\u00ae<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n<\/pre>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n Realtors.org <\/a>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Amid Hurricane Harvey and now a looming threat from Hurricane Irma, the National Association of REALTORS\u00ae … NAR Urges Congress: Act on Flood Insurance, Fast<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6117,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[4751,1403,1330,12908,543,627,15260,698,408,1007,41,818,479],"class_list":["post-6116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opportunities-in-new-markets","tag-amazing","tag-buy","tag-financial","tag-home","tag-home-buying-guide","tag-homeowners","tag-instagram","tag-insurance","tag-mortgage","tag-owners","tag-property","tag-real","tag-realtor"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/NAR-Flood2-instagram.jpg?fit=1080%2C1081&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2744,"url":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/realtors-warn-of-doomsday-if-flood-insurance-expires\/","url_meta":{"origin":6116,"position":0},"title":"REALTORS\u00ae Warn of Doomsday if Flood Insurance Expires","author":"Amazing Property","date":"March 30, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Time is ticking for the National Flood Insurance Program. 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