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Foreign buyers, high prices challenge Florida homeowners
Three Florida cities Orlando, Miami, and Tampa, top Clever's list of most vacant housing units per population size. The cities' ranked based on their available housing units as compared to total number vacant, as well as the vacancy rate for rentals and homes for sale. Clever’s analysis was based on data provided by the Census Bureau. Florida has more than 22 million residents in 2022 -- population, builder confidence, home prices and vacancies, and out-of-town buyers all add to the challenge of finding homes for Floridians. [Source: WFLA]
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The Space Coast Office of Tourism plans to spend a record $9.78 million for a wide range of tactics to market the area to tourists during its next budget year. Members of the Brevard County Tourist Development Council's Marketing Committee unanimously approved the marketing plan at their meeting on Thursday. The plan now goes to Tourist Development Council and the Brevard County Commission for final approval. [Source: Florida Today]
New research ranking study puts UF in top 5 best universities at turning knowledge into market power
It seems for every college, there’s a list about colleges – a ranking. Some rankings and lists are really shallow marketing ploys put out by college recruiters and click-bait engines. Rankings that try to measure and score colleges on their financial return are unhelpful: Colleges and universities should never be measured by how many dollars they can put in your pocket. Heartland Forward, is more of a research paper scoring how well and often schools take their considerable research prowess and transfer it into markets. It’s a research ranking. [Source: Forbes]
Agricultural quarantine explained as two Florida counties are under orders
An agricultural quarantine is intended to prevent the spread of invasive species, but the protocols are unrelated to restrictions put in place for human disease containment. In the most recent cases, the discoveries of the Oriental fruit fly (scientifically known as Bactrocera dorsalis) in Pinellas County and the giant African land snail (GALS) in Pasco County led to quarantines for those counties in late June. [Source: Tallahassee Democrat]
CDC drops voluntary COVID-19 reporting program for cruise ships
The COVID-19 Program for Cruise Ships was installed back in February to replace the expired Conditional Sailing Order and to provide cruise lines interested with the tools and accountability needed to uphold surveillance, documentation and reporting of COVID-19 cases onboard ships in U.S. waters. The CDC says new guidance for cruise ships — in regards to mitigating and managing COVID-19 transmission — will be issued in the coming days. [Source: WKMG]
ALSO AROUND FLORIDA:
› Florida Institute of Government at FSU names Jerry Parrish chief economist
Florida economist Jerry D. Parrish, who for decades has been known as one of the state’s leading analysts, has been named chief economist and director of state and local policy analysis at the John Scott Dailey Florida Institute of Government at Florida State University. Drivers in Tampa Bay and elsewhere might soon see prices drop below $4 per gallon.
› Florida gas prices hit five-week low, dropping 62 cents per gallon
A few weeks ago, Florida gas prices were threatening to hit $5 per gallon. Now it’s dropping closer to $4
› A look at six skyline-changing project proposals to build Miami's tallest tower
Developers are clamoring to build Florida's tallest tower in Miami despite the ongoing supply chain pinch.
› DeSantis announces launch of Florida public service workforce training program
Governor DeSantis awards $6.5 million to launch Civics Academies, training the next generation of state and local leaders.
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