flood buyouts

New Jersey has identified nearly 700 homes it plans to buy and demolish as part of an effort to move people out of flood prone areas.

The State of New Jersey is planning to buy 1,000 homes that were flooded by Superstorm Sandy almost 9 months ago, plus an additional 300 houses that have frequently flooded in the past.

Almost nine months after Superstorm Sandy slammed the Garden State, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has announced more buyouts of flood-prone properties.

Gov. Chris Christie is set to announce more buyouts of flood-prone properties in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.

State officials in New Jersey are moving forward with plans to buy flood-prone properties in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.

Almost seven months after Superstorm Sandy, there's some good news for New Jersey homeowners who have had continuing flooding problems in their homes.

If you live in a flood-prone area in New Jersey, help is on the way.

New Jersey officials plan to unveil a plan in the next two to three weeks for buying out roughly 1,000 flood-prone homes from owners who want to sell them, a state Department of Environmental Protection spokesman said Tuesday.