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Norfolk Vision 2100 Coastal Property Hampton | People First

By Hal Jones | July 14, 2026

Norfolk Vision 2100 and Long-Horizon Coastal Property Decisions: What Sellers Need to Know Norfolk Vision 2100 is the City of Norfolk’s long-horizon coastal resilience plan. Adopted in 2016 as part of the city’s Comprehensive Plan with an 80-year time frame,…

FEMA Flood Zones NFIP Virginia Beach | People First House

By Hal Jones | July 14, 2026

FEMA Flood Zones in Hampton Roads – SFHA, NFIP Risk Rating 2.0, and the 2024 Map Update Virginia Beach has the longest coastline of any city in the Hampton Roads metro and the largest population at coastal flood risk. Whether…

Repetitive Loss Property Portsmouth | People First House

By Hal Jones | July 14, 2026

Repetitive Loss Properties in Hampton Roads: Your Options When the Insurance Math Stops Working If your Portsmouth home has been designated by NFIP as a Repetitive Loss (RL) or Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL) property, you’ve already lived the reality. Multiple…

Sell Coastal Hampton Roads Home Sea Level Rise | People First

By Hal Jones | June 22, 2026

Selling a Coastal Hampton Roads Home: Norfolk’s Sinking-City Reality and What It Means for Your Sale If you own a coastal home in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, Hampton, or anywhere else along Hampton Roads’ extensive shoreline, you’ve watched the trajectory…

Hampton Roads BAH Tunnel Sale Math | People First House

By Hal Jones | June 18, 2026

Hampton Roads BAH, Tunnel-Side Decisions, and How Military Renters Affect Your Sale Math Hampton Roads has three structural features that shape every military home sale in the metro: Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates that determine what active-duty buyers can…

PCS Timeline Cash Sale Newport News | People First

By Hal Jones | June 18, 2026

PCS Timeline Pressure: Why the 60-Day Window Often Forces a Cash Sale PCS orders typically give 60 days from receipt to your report-by date at the new duty station. On paper, that sounds workable. In practice, by the time you…