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Micro-apartments downtown get final OK, paving way for compact living
Source: The Palm Beach Post With the city promoting downtown living but high rents making it impossible for many, West Palm Beach commissioners Monday gave final approval to developer Jeff Greene’s micro-apartment project. Banyan Place, a 12-story building proposed for the southeastern corner of Banyan Boulevard and Rosemary Avenue, will include 348 apartments that range…
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Affordable housing a cause of concern for CEOs
Source: Miami Herald This week’s question to the Miami Herald CEO Roundtable: How does the local affordable housing shortage impact your business? What do you think are potential solutions to workforce housing costs? Read more…
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South Florida has affordable housing crisis, officials say
Source: Sun Sentinel Rising property values are pricing many new workers out of South Florida and creating an affordable housing crisis, Palm Beach County officials and real estate experts said during a summit convened Wednesday to address the issue. Read more…
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Palm Beach County set to tackle big problem: Affordable housing
Source: The Palm Beach Post Verdenia Baker hears it from business executives. She hears it from elected officials. She even hears it when she’s at the grocery store. “I often hear, ‘What are you going to do about housing?’” the Palm Beach County administrator said. Read more…
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Does South Florida lead nation in gap between wages and housing?
Source: PolitiFact South Florida’s housing market spans the gamut of tony gated oceanfront mansions for millionaires and some downtrodden neighborhoods. That’s not unusual for a major urban area. But is it worse in South Florida than elsewhere in the nation? Read more…
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Broward giving away land for affordable housing
Source: Sun Sentinel Affordable housing is so hard to find in South Florida that Broward County is giving away 40 vacant lots so more working-class homes can be built. The effort is the latest designed to create places to live for families being priced out of home ownership because of the region’s high real-estate prices.…
