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What are ‘granny flats’ and are they Broward’s next bargain homes?
By Larry Barszewski South Florida Sun Sentinel The answer to South Florida’s affordable-housing crisis could be right in your backyard or garage. What are ‘granny flats’ and are they Broward’s next bargain homes? READ MORE HERE…
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Developers of two Palm Beach Gardens housing projects are making payments, and one has proposed building apartments for working people at the corner of PGA Boulevard and U.S. 1.
PALM BEACH GARDENS — The city’s strategy for spurring developers to build housing that police officers, firefighters, teachers and government employees can afford has not yet emerged, but the city is making advances toward so-called workforce housing anyway. Gardens essentials: Walkable streets, hotels, workforce housing, economists urge Here’s what’s happened to date. Gardens: Avenir can…
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How Housing Affects Children’s Outcomes
by Veronica Gaitán Housing quality, instability, and unaffordability threaten the well-being of millions of children across the nation. As home prices increase, the gap between rents and incomes continues to widen, and nearly half of today’s renters are cost burdened. Child welfare professionals, educators, and pediatricians can strengthen their work by understanding the central importance…
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Against all odds, progressive land-use reforms are taking root in American cities
By Antonio Pacheco•December 13, 2018 With Minneapolis, San Francisco, San Diego, and Los Angeles moving forward with progressive land-use and transportation reforms last week, much of the conventional thinking behind how American cities work could soon be upended. As the converging threats of climate change, housing unaffordability, and pollution continue to hamstring the country’s urban areas,…
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Gardens: Avenir can pay $10 million instead of including workforce housing
By Sarah Peters Posted at 6:09 PMUpdated at 6:30 PM Palm Beach Gardens will spend $5 million on a workforce housing program and $5 million on renovating the Burns Road Recreation Center. PALM BEACH GARDENS — The Avenir builders will pay the city $10 million for a pass on the commitment to include 250 homes priced for working-class families. It’s…
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Housing Leadership Council receives $100K grant
Staff report JP Morgan Chase & Co. has given a $100,000 grant to the Housing Leadership Council of Palm Beach County. The purpose of the grant is to reduce the cost of housing for educators throughout the county and allow the HLC to explore opportunities that will provide Palm Beach County School District employees with…
