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FEMA Approves First Batch of Home Buyouts, Owners Face Long Process

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BPR News – For months, state officials have raised concerns that the Federal Emergency Management Agency had not approved a single buyout project. Now it seems the federal government is moving forward. After months of uncertainty over the fate of hundreds of properties, FEMA green-lit a small batch of properties for acquisition in Western North Carolina, mostly in Henderson and Buncombe Counties. The approvals – which some people have waited alm…

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) authorized $26 million for storm Helene-affected housing projects in Buncombe and Henderson counties, the first concrete federal advance in this process in the west of the state. The FEMA entry approved the first funds for the purchase of Helene-affected housing at WNC was first published on Link Latino NC. FEMA approved the first funds for the purchase of Helene-affected housing at WNC was first posted …

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caro.news broke the news in Raleigh, United States on Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
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