http://southfloridagaynews.com/Publisher-s-Editorial/op-ed-ahf-s-low-cost-housing-project-a-humane-idea.html This past summer, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation presented the greater Fort Lauderdale community with an initiative to address the low-income housing crisis in the city.  Partnering with a coalition of nonprofit organizations, including the United Way, AHF announced plans to break ground on a residential campus for low-income residents in Fort Lauderdale. SFGN covered the story with a front-page

As the economy has recovered, affordable housing is again an issue in many parts of Florida. Amy Martinez | 10/26/2018 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

BY ALEXANDRA STAUB When large companies move into an area, politicians often proclaim how the new business will create jobs, increase tax revenues, and thus lead to economic growth. This is one reason local governments offer tax incentives to businesses willing to move in. Amazon’s decision to locate offices in Long Island City across the East River from Manhattan, and in Crystal City on

In recent months, top universities — UC-Berkeley, UCLA, and University of Southern California — have released key research that found limiting skyrocketing rents will help stabilize California’s broken housing market. Millions of Californians are struggling to make ends meet as they face unfair, excessive rents. Each report studied the immediate need and value of allowing communities to implement rent control policies to address their

Norm Kent The Fort Lauderdale branch of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation hosted a press conference on Tuesday where they announced bold plans to address the low income housing crisis in the city. Partnering with the Healthy Housing Foundation, the agencies on Tuesday addressed the affordable housing crisis impacting Broward County. Specifically, the group announced plans to break ground on a