affordable housing crisis

The Live Local Act, a Florida law aimed at increasing affordable housing for the workforce, is not providing enough affordable housing for three- and four-person families where the sole income-earner is a firefighter, paramedic, educator, or law enforcement officer.

Based on recommendations from community non-profits, the Sarasota County Commission has agreed to contribute $25 million in federal pandemic relief funds to create almost 700 new units of affordable housing.

As more and more Floridians turn away from homeownership in favor of renting, the state is facing a serious shortage of apartments.Numbers from the…

By Ti'Anna DavisFloridians must work the equivalent of three full-time minimum wage jobs just to afford a modestly priced two-bedroom apartment in the…

Housing prices and rents continue to rise across Florida. Thursday, a group of community leaders and advocates gathered in Bradenton to discuss Manatee…

A new report has found that six in 10 employed adults in South Florida are spending more than 30 percent of their income on rent. That’s the highest of...

Hurricane Irma did a number on Earlene Kelly's home last year. Part of the roof on her Tampa home was ripped off, screens were torn to shreds and sections…

Like everywhere in Florida, Hillsborough County has a lack of affordable housing.The issue has grown more acute due to a growing population, deep federal…

High above downtown Tampa, giant construction cranes tower near what will become the city’s newest offering in luxury living. The project - 815 Water…

With Hillsborough County in the midst of an affordable housing crunch, developers continue building luxury homes and apartments, especially in Tampa's…

Back in October, hundreds of Hillsborough County residents packed the pews of Tampa's First Seventh Day Adventist Church.It was an interfaith gathering of…