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 ...

Hurricane Ian's impact on southwest Florida has been nothing short of devastating. But even as millions lost power, had their homes destroyed and were left in total disarray, one small community ...

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." ...

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 ...

Some developers are building homes with an eye toward making them more resilient to extreme weather and friendlier to the environment at the same time. When Hurricane Michael hit the Florida Panhandle ...

America's city planners of tomorrow look set to base future developments on an innovative "hurricane-proof town" that successfully weathered Hurricane Ian, experts told Newsweek. Babcock Ranch, a ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Patti DiMarco, a 76-year-old Realtor who splits her time between New Jersey and Florida. After increasing concerns over hurricane damage and ...