/tags/unaffordable-housing unaffordable housing en-US WLRN Fri, 11 Aug 2023 22:13:35 GMT /podcast/the-south-florida-roundup/2023-08-11/back-to-school-affordability-crisis-in-broward-and-the-importance-of-the-amazon This week on the South Florida Roundup, we got AP Psyched-out for the new school year, looked into Broward facing its own cost-of-living crisis (19:22) and why protecting the Amazon rainforest matters here (35:10). Fri, 11 Aug 2023 22:13:35 GMT /podcast/the-south-florida-roundup/2023-08-11/back-to-school-affordability-crisis-in-broward-and-the-importance-of-the-amazon /housing/2023-02-10/house-panel-backs-bill-on-renter-fees As Florida grapples with affordable-housing problems, lawmakers started moving forward Thursday with a proposal that could lead to renters paying non-refundable monthly fees instead of security deposits. Fri, 10 Feb 2023 13:30:00 GMT /housing/2023-02-10/house-panel-backs-bill-on-renter-fees Jim Saunders /news/2022-06-24/the-housing-market-squeeze-pushes-renters-into-bidding-wars Rising mortgage rates and a wave of millennials put more pressure on the rental market. Rents have soared by double digits, but landlords say they're also struggling with higher costs. Fri, 24 Jun 2022 16:11:40 GMT /news/2022-06-24/the-housing-market-squeeze-pushes-renters-into-bidding-wars Jennifer Ludden /2022-05-09/skyrocketing-rents-stutter-awareness-richard-blanco-miami-dades-first-poet-laureate Rent continues to skyrocket. How long will that last? Also, it’s National Stuttering Awareness Week, and we’re talking with the Miami Speech Institute. Plus, Richard Blanco shares with us how South Florida has impacted his poetry. Mon, 09 May 2022 21:34:58 GMT /2022-05-09/skyrocketing-rents-stutter-awareness-richard-blanco-miami-dades-first-poet-laureate Amber Amortegui, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /news/2022-05-04/eviction-filings-are-up-sharply-as-pandemic-rental-aid-starts-to-run-out The federal rental aid program expects to distribute the rest of its money by mid-summer. Some cities have already run out of funding, pushing eviction filings higher than before the pandemic. Wed, 04 May 2022 15:10:21 GMT /news/2022-05-04/eviction-filings-are-up-sharply-as-pandemic-rental-aid-starts-to-run-out Jennifer Ludden /2022-02-10/amid-a-housing-crisis-renters-challenge-firms-they-say-are-being-exploitative Low-income housing is in crisis — corporate landlords are squeezing renters with higher rents in often unsafe housing units. Renters are fighting back. Thu, 10 Feb 2022 15:40:58 GMT /2022-02-10/amid-a-housing-crisis-renters-challenge-firms-they-say-are-being-exploitative Marisa Peñaloza /2022-02-08/community-ids-puerto-ricos-housing-crisis-and-a-podcast-covering-the-peculiar-parts-of-miami-history Miami-Dade County approves community IDs. Puerto Rico started a tax program to try and attract more outside investment — but it might actually be hurting locals. And how much do you know about your community’s history? A new podcast dives into South Florida’s hidden history. Tue, 08 Feb 2022 15:01:36 GMT /2022-02-08/community-ids-puerto-ricos-housing-crisis-and-a-podcast-covering-the-peculiar-parts-of-miami-history Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Caitie Muñoz /2021-06-21/pride-parade-accident-how-florida-and-california-handled-covid-a-tough-housing-market Tragedy strikes a South Florida Pride parade. Florida and California took radically different approaches to the coronavirus pandemic. More than a year into the pandemic, we examine their strategies and results. Plus, South Florida's hot housing market. Mon, 21 Jun 2021 21:58:37 GMT /2021-06-21/pride-parade-accident-how-florida-and-california-handled-covid-a-tough-housing-market Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /news/2019-12-02/developer-says-new-single-family-affordable-homes-in-sistrunk-are-the-first-of-many The first five houses in a master plan to bring to bring more affordable homes to Broward County were unveiled Monday in Fort Lauderdale's Sistrunk… Tue, 03 Dec 2019 04:37:23 GMT /news/2019-12-02/developer-says-new-single-family-affordable-homes-in-sistrunk-are-the-first-of-many Caitie Muñoz /news/2019-06-02/new-affordable-housing-report-shows-scope-of-broward-countys-crisis The number of people spending more money than they should on housing in Broward County, keeps going up. An estimated 77,000 renters in the county spend… Sun, 02 Jun 2019 23:31:01 GMT /news/2019-06-02/new-affordable-housing-report-shows-scope-of-broward-countys-crisis Caitie Muñoz