Buyers recruited at get-rich-quick seminars like this bought Myrtle Beach properties at inflated prices using sketchy documentation, then defaulted, banks alleged. Read more
South Carolina Economy: Resting on Defense
South Carolina's coast has some good markets for homebuilding Read more
There are three locations along the U.S. coast that should immediately begin planning to install hurricane storm surge barriers. Read more
Among the assets destroyed by Superstorm Sandy was one piece of critical infrastructure that didn't even exist two decades ago: the cabling and switching that serves lower Manhattan's data networks. Read more
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) expects flood claims to exceed its statutory reserves. Read more
In the Face of Risk, Critics Question Storm Rebuilding
The disaster has also spurred critics to question whether it's wise to build and rebuild on the fragile, vulnerable ocean shore. Read more
For a Long Island Remodeler, Sandy Changes the Landscape
Thousands of homes on the South Shore are still in the dark because they can't be connected to the grid until they've passed a wiring safety inspection — or because they've already had the inspection, and failed. Read more
Climate-Shield Rain Screen System
Mataverde has developed a whole rain screen system including clips, fasteners, trim packages, and fasteners. Read more
Builders are getting re-acquainted with a problem that used to be familiar: a shortage of skilled labor. Read more
Some neighborhoods where FEMA has been hard to spot are feeling the presence of another force: the Occupy Wall Street movement, reborn as Occupy Sandy. Read more
Lights Still Out on Long Island
According to a CBS News report, about 76,000 LIPA customers still did not have service on Monday. Read more
Sandy Aftermath: Jersey Shore Struggles with Shattered Infrastructure
With the Superstorm long gone and its Nor'easter aftershock fading also, New Jersey contractors are coming to grips with a long, arduous task of repair and reconstruction. Read more
While Sandy's strongest winds and worst flooding occurred on the ocean shores of New Jersey, Connecticut shoreline communities on the Long Island Sound also got a beating. Read more
The southern shore of New Jersey took the direct impact of Superstorm Sandy's onslaught. Barrier island communities on the Jersey Shore were decimated. Read more
Even for homeowners who do carry flood insurance, policy limits are tight. Read more
The region is just beginning to tally last week's damage from the killer "super storm" Sandy, but Northeast residents are now bracing for a second, though smaller onslaught from a classic Nor'easter. Read more