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Affordable housing in Florida: Déjà vu, all over again

| 11/19/2018

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Affordable housing in Florida: Déjà vu, all over again

As home prices rose in the years before the Great Recession, complaints about a shortage of "workforce housing” became common in many communities throughout Florida. Those complaints are back again, with a vengeance. In most fast-growing areas of Florida — particularly in South Florida and Orlando — housing affordability for low- and moderate-income workers is a bigger issue than ever. [Source: Florida Trend]

Top trends driving demand for healthcare real estate in South Florida

Florida's growing population sector will certainly increase the local demand for medical care, but will there be enough medical real estate to keep up? Real estate development and demographics go hand-in-hand. Our aging population will require more medical care. [Source: Miami Herald]

Water woes impact home sales for October

The end of Florida's water woes, at least for this year, seem to be finally here. "Glad to be back," Tracy Pascarella said about her return to the beach. Everyone seems to be happier about the water these days. Some realtors are definitely happy to see conditions improve. [Source: WPTV]

Foreigners spend billions on Florida real estate but it’s down 5%

For real estate agent Carla Rayman Kidd, attracting international home buyers to Southwest Florida means touting the weather, cultural amenities, the ability to dine outside and, of course, the beaches. But foreign buyers of Florida real estate face a number of challenges, including a low supply of homes for sale here, unfavorable exchange rates and political changes in their home countries. [Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune]

Feds expand Miami clampdown on dirty real estate money across the country

The federal government’s clampdown on dirty money in luxury real estate markets in South Florida and other metropolitan areas is ramping up. A new order publicized Thursday by the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) promises additional scrutiny for secretive companies that plow money into real estate. [Source: ]

STAT OF THE WEEK
$62,950
Under established legal definitions, affordable housing is for families that make 80 percent or less of the median household income in Miami-Dade County. The threshold of 80 percent or less currently equates to $62,950 or less for a family of four in Miami-Dade. [Source: The Real Deal]

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