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Palm Beach County home prices hit record high. How high, you ask? Prepare yourself.
If you want to buy a home in Palm Beach County, be prepared to shell out some serious cash. Home prices hit record highs in February, according to a report issued Monday by the Broward, Palm Beaches & St. Lucie Realtors. The median price in February for a single family residence in Palm Beach County was $450,000,…
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Home prices are surging in South Florida — and there’s no end in sight
By David Lyons | South Florida Sun Sentinel Feb 23, 2021 Homebuyers saw home prices exceeding 10% or more across South Florida during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, as interest rates hit new lows and the numbers of houses for sale sharply dropped off. The monthslong, rock-bottom interest rates coupled with the heavy…
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If ‘Housing Is a Right,’ How Do We Make It Happen?
By Eva Rosen | The New York Times | Feb. 17, 2021 Dr. Rosen has been conducting in-person research on the housing market in poor neighborhoods in Baltimore for more than 10 years. Her book, “The Voucher Promise: ‘Section 8’ and the Fate of an American Neighborhood,” tells that story. “Housing is a right in…
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Eviction cases pile up in the courts while tenants wait to see whether DeSantis extends moratorium
As renters wait to find out whether the governor will again extend the COVID-19-related eviction moratorium, hundreds of landlords are filing evictions cases against tenants they assert are taking advantage of the statewide ban, now ending its fifth month. Since his original moratorium took effect April 2, Gov. Ron DeSantis has made a habit of…