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JPMorgan Chase Invests $100,000 in Housing Leadership Council for Affordable Housing Feasibility Study
November 28, 2018For Immediate Release JPMorgan Chase Invests $100,000 in Housing Leadership Council for Affordable Housing Feasibility Study West Palm Beach, FL – Palm Beach County may soon be able to attract and retain more teachers with the help of a feasibility grant awarded to the Housing Leadership Council (HLC) of Palm Beach County, Inc.…
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Jupiter officials: Apartment still failing to comply with affordable housing rule
By Charles Elmore Posted Oct 29, 2018 at 4:05 PM Updated Nov 2, 2018 at 8:57 PM JUPITER – Builders in Palm Beach County increasingly promise affordable “workforce housing” for teachers, police and other employees to get projects approved or building limits eased. But Jupiter’s first extended whirl with the concept has produced continuing clashes over how to set rents, with town officials maintaining residents have…
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MerryPlace Groundbreaking
MERRYPLACE GROUNDBREAKING By Suzanne Cabrera I had the honor of attending the MerryPlace Groundbreaking on Wednesday where the Housing Center of the Palm Beaches and Pulte will be building two (2) single-family and 34 townhomes. The new housing will be in the Pleasant City neighborhood and will target those residents for those making 50-120% of…
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Affordable housing is not impossible to build. We just need the political will.
BY LOUIS WOLFSON III pinnaclehousing.com October 08, 2018 04:06 PM Housing is typically residents’ largest expenditure and, for many, the cost is growing out of control. Whether someone owns or rents, it is an ever-increasing challenge for most South Floridians to afford even modest housing that is accessible to employment, good schools, shopping, entertainment, recreation…
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Florida lawmakers must stop directing affordable housing funds elsewhere, influencers say
By Adam Wollner awollner@mcclatchydc.com October 08, 2018 05:00 AM Updated October 08, 2018 05:13 PM Year after year, Florida lawmakers have raided hundreds of millions from trust funds designed to develop more affordable housing. That practice needs to end, according to a group of the state’s leading political and policy voices. In a new survey…
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Cerabino: Jupiter land swap isn’t only housing we can’t afford
By Frank Cerabino – Palm Beach Post Staff Writer The brazen move to disregard a “forever” environmental easement on 15 acres in Jupiter to build eight more luxury homes on golfer Jack Nicklaus’ the Bear’s Club invitation-only private community isn’t surprising. Florida has long been a haven for environmentally destructive unaffordable housing. The deal would…
