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Point of View: Palm Beach County’s business community has key role in solving affordable housing crisis.
Palm Beach County is home to almost 1.5 million people – a number that’s rising each year. At the same time, our economy is continuing to expand as it becomes more diverse and dynamic, with unemployment remaining below 4%. While this is all good news, the reality is that growth brings challenges, and one of…
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The New Real Estate: West Palm apartments made of shipping containers making Broadway appearance.
West Palm Beach’s next apartment complex will be made of shipping containers, piled three stories high. The $9 million project, Arts on Broadway, promises 52 apartments, 27 of them workforce housing, for people near or below the area’s median income. Rents are expected to range from about $900 to $1,400. CLICK HERE FOR MORE
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Palm Beach County home prices rise slightly, sales volumes fall.
Palm Beach County home prices continued their trend of modest appreciation in October, and sales volumes dipped despite a robust economy. The typical house sold by an agent traded for $359,000 last month, according to the Broward, Palm Beaches and St. Lucie Realtors. That was up 3.3 percent from a year ago but down a…
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Environment, housing and substance abuse top Palm Beach County’s wish list.
Palm Beach County wants to start the 2020 legislative session on the right foot. That’s why about 300 of its elected officials and community leaders will convene at the state capitol for Palm Beach County Day on Wednesday, just one day after the official start of the new legislative session. County officials developed a nearly…
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Reasons thousands of Florida teachers marched in Tallahassee
“Stand up and fight!” That was one chant heard Monday afternoon in Tallahassee during a Florida teachers union protest. The protest, held on the eve of the start of the state Legislature’s 2020 session, aimed to elevate public education into a major issue this session and campaign season: Teacher pay. CLICK HERE FOR MORE
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For millennials, finally some affordable housing in Abacoa is right around the corner
A new mixed-use apartment building is planned for Abacoa now that developers have approval from Jupiter’s Town Council. Developers successfully lobbied the town to convert 56,912 square feet of retail space into 20 one-bedroom apartments with room for medical and retail uses. Six of the apartments are designated as workforce housing in exchange for the…
