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Hidden fees driving up home prices
BY DAVID LYONS SOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINEL Out-of-state buyers might be igniting home prices in South Florida, but developers saylocal government fees are adding fuel to the fire. In some cases, the fees — known as impact fees — are tacking $90,000 onto the price of newly constructed house, according to the Gold Coast Builders…
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Florida Realtors wages battle with DeSantis over state cuts to affordable housing fund
Wendy Rhodes | Palm Beach Post Florida Realtors, the state’s largest trade organization and the third-largest Realtor organization in the country, is taking on Gov. Ron DeSantis and state GOP lawmakers over recent legislation that permanently pillages a critical affordable housing trust fund. The move comes as the prices of homes — and rents — skyrocket across…
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By the numbers: South Florida’s torrid housing market
By Amber Randall | South Florida Sun Sentinel|May 26, 2021 New data shows just how tough it is to buy a home in South Florida. The region has fewer homes for sale than anytime in the past three years; the median price has increased steadily for a year; and the houses are disappearing faster than…
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Palm Beach County home prices surge past Broward County. Hottest condo market? Look north
By Wendy Rhodes, Palm Beach Post If you’ve been waiting to buy a home in Southeast Florida until prices drop a bit, the April reports from Broward, Palm Beaches & St. Lucie Realtors might not be the news you were hoping for. But if you are thinking of selling, it will be music to your…
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Locked Out: Low pay, soaring rents, pro-landlord laws set up Florida renters for eviction once COVID hit
By Caroline Glenn | May 13, 2021 | A Three-Part Orlando Sentinel Special Report How COVID exposed Florida’s eviction crisis Jocelyn Bennett paints her daughters’ toenails, not bothered by the strong scent of nail polish filling the room at the HomeTown Studios in Orlando. The girls show off their pink toes, toddling around the small…
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Florida has a ‘serious mismatch’ between housing costs and income
Angie DiMichele | Sarasota Herald-Tribune | April 30, 2021 Nearly 1,000 people move to Florida every day, making Florida the second fastest-growing state in the country. Yet as housing demand increases, there are not enough options to meet the demand of those who need affordable housing. No state has an adequate supply of affordable housing,…
