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County needs affordable housing; should protected land be used?
Source: The Palm Beach Post Palm Beach County’s urgent need for affordable housing will crash into its desire to protect the Agricultural Reserve Wednesday when county commissioners meet to discuss proposed development projects. Read more…
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Denver Hits Housing Goal Early, But Still Has Far to Go
Source: Next City Denver met a five-year affordable housing goal in just four years, reports 7NEWS, the local Denver affiliate. Mayor Michael Hancock set a goal in 2013 of building 3,000 units by the end of 2018. As 7NEWS detailed, since that announcement, the city financed 49 developments, totaling 2,865 rental units and 149 for-sale…
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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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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.…
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Cheap no more: Florida ranks as one of least affordable housing markets in Realtors’ new measure
Source: The Palm Beach Post It’s no surprise that property is prohibitively priced in Hawaii and California, or that homes are very affordable in Indiana. But here’s a shocker, from a new affordability measure by the National Association of Realtors and Realtor.com: Florida no longer is a bastion of cheap housing. Read more…
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Editorial: ‘Workforce housing’ question needs better answer
Source: Palm Beach Post Palm Beach County has a problem with affordable housing — still. Eighteen months and eight county-sponsored workshops meant to retool an inadequate Workforce Housing Program, and there appears to be little disagreement among stakeholders that there is a need for more affordable housing — still. Read more…
