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The proposal would have pushed state lawmakers to allow the county to use millions of tourism tax dollars for affordable housing.
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A superheated real estate market has put unrelenting pressure on trailer parks, which are vanishing faster than ever, with a huge toll on residents.
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Mayors from Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe and Palm Beach counties met to set priorities for their lobbyists in Tallahassee.
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The program was modeled after a similar one approved by Miami-Dade County last year that has seen success in the few months since receiving funding.
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The budget passed with the sole dissenting vote coming from Commissioner Michael Udine who wanted to lower the property tax rate.
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"When you have an enormous amount of resources that go into developing single family homes at the expense of multi-family housing, that's where the issue is. Just cost effectiveness," said Robin Bachin, of the University of Miami.
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Residents pushed the county to fund $5 million in rental assistance and eviction prevention programs — a drop in the record $11.7 billion proposed budget — as they sounded the alarm on the unaffordable cost of housing in a place that has become the epicenter of the nation’s housing crisis.
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Plans are underway for the iconic Miami Beach hotel and bar to be replaced with a high-end restaurant and affordable housing units.
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The Miami-Dade County mayor tells WLRN what she sees as the budget’s more urgent priorities and what lies ahead.
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The $15.5m Workforce Housing Incentive Program, unveiled by Mayor Daniella Levine Cava last year to help struggling workers afford soaring rental rates, has subsidized 222 houses so far — using just 3% of the money available.
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South Florida's skyrocketing rent prices are hitting college students — hard. As the new term starts at Florida Atlantic University, WLRN found many struggling to find, or afford, accommodation.
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This week on The Florida Roundup, we look into the suspension of Florida's affordable housing director and what it means for the new Live Local Act. Plus, Brightline's Miami-to-Orlando service is coming soon — what's next for Florida's high-speed rail? We get into that and other transportation news.