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When a House is No Longer a Home
Source: Giving Following what’s happening with housing in Florida is like being on a hurricane watch. We listen for news of the storm’s path and the guidance offered on how to best protect our families from the full effects of the maelstrom. The advance winds of the housing collapse left behind a terrible aftermath. We…
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Affordable housing again in short supply
Source: Herald-Tribune When Mike Beller moved to Sarasota three years ago, he didn’t expect apartment hunting to be such an arduous chore. The 31-year-old had lived in Sarasota several years ago, and he grew up in Largo, just north of St. Petersburg, where rents were always relatively cheap. He expected the same here. Read more…
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Affordable housing — again
Source: Herald-Tribune Real estate bubbles come and go, but the community will always need affordable housing. There is never enough in a below-average-wage economy such as ours — so we should never give up on efforts to encourage a sustainable supply. Read more…
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County home sales continue to rise at rates concerning to some
Source: Palm Beach Post Palm Beach County home prices in April rocketed to levels not seen since before the economic crash of 2008. Read more…
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Legal aid gets funding boost to help more struggling homeowners
Source: Palm Beach Post WEST PALM BEACH – The Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County received an infusion of $365,634 in March from the National Mortgage Settlement, allowing it to hire additional attorneys and establish a new foreclosure hot line. Read more…
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Glitch leads to bounced checks in foreclosure program
Source: Palm Beach Post A multi-billion-dollar foreclosure settlement besot with setbacks suffered another debacle this week when restitution checks to an unknown number of borrowers bounced. Read more…
