From The Palm Beach Post:
“Just four hours before a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures was set to expire early Tuesday morning, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis extended the freeze late Monday, sparing countless unemployed workers from homelessness as the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic continues.
“‘He just felt it was in the best interest of all to extend it,’ said Helen Aguirre Ferré, the governor’s spokeswoman. The order was scheduled to expire at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday.”
By Maria Esquinca • Feb 26, 2020
South Florida experts on Tuesday discussed the region’s affordable housing problem during a conference held by the Urban Land Institute.
The panel was one of many during the three-day Housing Opportunity 2020 conference in Miami.
Low wages coupled with the high cost of living, lead to unaffordable housing. This is a problem in South Florida, which is the most cost-burdened metro in the region.
The government considers a household “cost-burdened” when more than 30 percent of a household’s income is spent on housing.
Source: The Palm Beach Post
Verdenia Baker hears it from business executives. She hears it from elected officials. She even hears it when she’s at the grocery store.
“I often hear, ‘What are you going to do about housing?’” the Palm Beach County administrator said.
Source: Bipartisan Policy Center
As someone who has worked in the housing industry for more than four decades, I have never seen housing in such desperate shape. Yet, for the majority of Americans who today live in safe and affordable homes and communities, concerns about housing may seem abstract and distant.
“Why should I care?” some may ask. Answering this question first requires putting some facts on the table.
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 don’t yet know if the worst is over; or whether the hint of prosperity is just a moment of calm in the eye of the storm.
