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affordable housing
Seminole Republican files bill to limit areas where corporate-owned housing is allowed
Listen: A bill filed by a Seminole Republican Representative Berny Jacques would limit where big corporations could own homes in Florida. He said the goal of the bill is to put people over profits. “As...
Florida leaning towards a ‘buyer’s market’ for real estate in 2025, Zillow expert says
Listen: The new year may see a market benefitting homebuyers as experts predict growth for Tampa and the rest of the state. Chief economist at Zillow Skylar Olsen says Florida is leaning toward a buyers’ market....
Some Floridians have to work well over 40 hours a week to afford rent, report shows
Listen: A new report shows some Florida residents need to work way more than the standard 40-hour workweek just to afford rent in the state. The report is by financial technology company Self, and published in...
Homelessness: What Can Be Done?
There is a new law Florida banning the homeless from sleeping in public. We discuss what can be done to get people off the streets with my guests, homeless advocates Antoinette Hayes-Triplett of Tampa Hillsborough...
We spoke with HOPE, a coalition of faith communities about their push to get the Hillsborough County Commission to fund affordable housing.
WMNF's Tuesday Cafe: the ACLU of Florida on about a range of state issues like Amendment Three and Amendment Four on this November's ballot.
St. Pete tenants cite mismanagement, wrongful evictions at low-income housing complex
Listen: Protesters outside of a low-income housing complex in St. Petersburg last week denounced mistreatment from a property manager. Now one tenant says she may unfairly face eviction. Kiera Owens moved into Boca Ciega Townhomes...
Ron DeSantis vetoes a bill that would have made it easier to build housing for farmworkers
DeSantis said, "the bill does not include the means to enforce this limitation and could pave the way for housing of illegal alien workers.”
The Scoop: Thu., May 2, 2024 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
Housing affordability One of the main issues Floridians face is housing affordability. Community and industry leaders came together today(Wednesday) at the Florida Housing Summit in St. Petersburg Wednesday to discuss problems and solutions in housing....
Housing summit experts: zoning must change to ease Florida housing crisis
One of the biggest culprits in Florida’s ongoing housing affordability crisis is zoning, said three experts who will gather at USF St. Petersburg Wednesday to discuss ways to increase housing stock and lower costs. Former...
