HURRICANE IVAN

This storm, Hurricane Ivan devastated on or about 70% of the State of Florida with floods and major damage and a serious reminder of Hurricane Andrew. With 150 miles an hour wind at category four, Cayo Costa took a direct hit near Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Sanibel Island and Naples and thousands of homes destroyed and 78 people reported dead and still counting. 

Massive flooding and damages to homes and will be quite some time for the State to regroup with repairs. The logistical work to dispatch repair crews is a major operation and hours of work behind the scenes. Utility crews form out of State came from all over the southeast region for support for life-threatening inundation from this storm. 

Remember Tampa is at sea level and area does not take much to flood the city. So you easily can view boats scattered abroad the coastline and thrown into front yard or into homes.  There are at least one million residences still without power after storming through the State of Florida and the Carolinas. 

Lots of relief effort is much needed for all over the State of Florida for months after months. As the storm barreled from the Gulf of Mexico across Central Florida it dumped massive amounts of water on downtown that was flooded, also many parts of Orlando to include many million dollar waterfront properties in Windermere, Dr Phillips and Winter Garden were devastated and Lake Eola severely flooded. Polk, Orange and parts of Osceola County were hit with an abundance of water. Trees are all in the streets and over roofs torn off thousands of homes.

INSURANCE

This is where it pays to have the right homeowners insurance coverages based on demographics. Shop around to get best prices and review ratings on all companies. For Florida, try your best to lock in on homeowners insurance well before hurricane season if possible. Likely insurance rates will rise and many companies will go under when all of this is said and done. Homeowners insurance rates are soaring, there are some companies pulling out of States with high losses from natural disasters to include California and Florida.  The question looms is that will the government save these insurance companies after all of our years of monthly payments made by homeowners? We will await to see how the government will handle this situation. 

HOME INVENTORY

The homes for sale inventory remains low with 90 days on the books. With this storm Ivan hitting Central Florida, this will surely be a major setback on home listings and sales. Many are damaged and production building will decrease to repair existing inventory that was up for sale. Stay connected and contact me today at 850 496-6412 for further guidance. Serving all Dr Phillips, Disney area and all Central Florida. Clink this link to know more about Kevin Strawter /ABOUT-KEVIN-STRAWTER-P-A---MRP--GRI--ABR-6-14330.html.