New Study Shows Hurricane Storm Surge Threatens More Coastal Properties; Superior Construction and Elevation Are Key to Home and Business Survival

TAMPA, FL – September 14, 2009 – (RealEstateRama) — Government minimum flood elevation requirements for properties vulnerable to storm surge throughout the Gulf Coast region are woefully inadequate, according to a new study of property damage caused by Hurricane Ike, which struck the Bolivar Peninsula near Galveston, Texas one year ago yesterday, Sept. 13, 2008.