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Florida Keys officials turn tourist bucks into affordable housing for industry workers
For the first time, commissioners in the Florida Keys used a surplus of tourist tax dollars to build affordable housing for tourism workers, thanks to a Florida law passed in 2024.
Affordable housing for health care workers on track for JMH campus
A building owned by the county trust that runs Miami’s Jackson Memorial Hospital could be redeveloped into hundreds of units of affordable housing for health care workers.
North Miami residents sue to block high-rise development
Two North Miami residents are suing over a developer’s plan to build in their neighborhood.
Residents protest mass eviction threat from Sweetwater mobile home park: ‘We don’t know what to do’
Residents of the sprawling Li’l Abner Mobile Home Park in Sweetwater became outraged after receiving a letter ordering them to move out by May 19 as the park closes for redevelopment.
South Florida prepares for statewide homeless public sleeping ban: ‘It’s breathing down our necks’
A new state law that bans homeless individuals from sleeping in public spaces is set to take effect Tuesday. South Florida cities and counties are preparing for the change.
South Florida real estate market awaits impact of Fed’s gradual rate cut
The Federal Reserve’s recent half-point rate cut is sending ripples through Miami-Dade’s housing market, but experts caution that the effects will be gradual.
Miami-Dade approves hotel-to-housing conversion for low-income Cutler Bay seniors
Miami-Dade commissioners approved converting hotel rooms at the La Quinta Inn in Cutler Bay into housing units for low-income seniors on Tuesday.
South Florida’s homeless face uncertainty over new camping ban: ‘There’s nowhere to go’
South Florida's homeless population faces uncertainty as a new law banning camping on city streets, sidewalks, and parks takes effect on Oct. 1.
County commissioners advance Cutler Bay hotel-to-housing plan over town’s objection
A plan to convert hotel rooms near the Southland Mall into affordable housing units for low-income seniors cleared a hurdle at the Miami-Dade County Commission Wednesday. That’s despite officials in Cutler Bay, where the site is located, opposing the project.
RVs-as-rentals not just a Hialeah issue, as Richmond Heights residents detail in bus tour
The crackdown on RVs as rented residences could go beyond Hialeah. Residents of the Richmond Heights area of southwest Miami-Dade held a bus tour Thursday to show local officials the sheer number of questionable campers in neighborhood yards.
Bal Harbour illegally blocking workforce housing, lawsuit claims
Amid an affordability crisis in South Florida, lawyers for Bal Harbour Shops claim that officials in the posh island community are illegally trying to roadblock plans to add workforce housing to the upscale mall.
Workforce housing could rise at unexpected place: Bal Harbour Shops
An upscale shopping center in one of South Florida’s most upscale island communities could play home to workforce housing.
Feds settle with Broward housing co-ops accused of discriminating against families with children
Three housing complexes on Hallandale Beach’s Isle of Paradise weren’t such a paradise for families with children, federal attorneys alleged, leading to a series of settlement agreements that officials announced on Tuesday.
Is ‘thaw’ on the horizon for South Florida’s frozen housing market?
Housing inventory in South Florida remains tight — and prices remain high — as 2023 closes out. A real estate expert says a key factor could re-ignite the market, however.
Cutler Bay residents, mayor question plan to convert hotel into housing for former homeless
The Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust is planning to convert the La Quinta Inn & Suites hotel at 10821 Caribbean Blvd., just north of the Southland Mall, into affordable housing for people who were once homeless.
‘Futile effort’: Homeless advocates decry proposed Miami Beach camping ban
Miami Beach city leaders are considering a no-camping ordinance, a proposal which says if someone who is homeless does not accept shelter, police can arrest them.
Clevelander redevelopment proposal 1st example of changes ‘Live Local Act’ may bring
A plan to transform Miami Beach’s iconic Clevelander Hotel and Bar into affordable housing could be the first prominent example of what’s to come under new Florida legislation.
Massive multi-tower development could replace Miami-Dade trailer park — where will residents go?
A proposed massive development in northwest Miami-Dade’s West Little River area could turn a mobile home park into a series of towers hosting nearly 4,000 units of housing.
Report: 8 of 10 U.S. areas with highest rent increases were in Florida
In news that should come as no surprise to any Sunshine State renter, a new report out of Harvard University found that eight out of 10 areas with the highest year-over-year rent increases were in Florida.
Half of all Airbnb hosts are women, and they have earned over $600 million in one year
Airbnb announced this week that it estimates new women Hosts (with one listing) have collectively earned more than $600 million since March of 2020.
Florida to receive more than $850M in emergency rental assistance, DeSantis says
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Tuesday that cities and counties in Florida stand to receive more than $850 million to help prevent homelessness.