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Florida condo crisis: Experts tell of owner's fears as costs keep mounting 

Sun-Sentinel, October 30, 2024​

A Broward County panel​ on Wednesday warned that senior citizens in particular are struggling with mounting condo assessments - and the problem could grow as cost rise and owners cannot sell their homes.

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Broward coaxing cities to publicly share how they handle crisis

Sun-Sentinel, September 2024​

Broward housing experts said they will create a public "scorecard" within the next few months that will help local government keep track of their efforts to tame the affordable housing crisis and see how neighboring cities fare.

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Wanted: More than 200,000 additional houses in Broward to meet demand 

Sun-Sentinel, August 20, 2024​

Broward County needs to come up with an estimated new 218,000 homes to help meet its growing population, and in the decades to come it might mean the redevelopment of shopping centers, county leaders said.

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A Homeless safe Parking program? It's an idea being considered in Broward.

Sun-Sentinel, July 24, 2024​

Broward’s homeless people whose only roof over their head is their car might get some relief.  Fort Lauderdale and Broward County officials are in talks to work together to replicate what is known in San Diego as “Safe Parking,” where parking lots are designated for the homeless to spend the night without worrying about being arrested or being forced to move. 

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Florida cities scramble to find homelessness solutions to address new state law.

Sun-Sentinel, July 9, 2024​

South Florida’s local governments are now urgently seeking solutions to address a new Florida law that will ban the homeless from sleeping in public spaces.  Broward County administrators recently addressed a handful of Broward’s 31 cities to brainstorm what would be an “appropriate response” to what they called a “pretty devastating statute.”  

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Boulevard Gardens to Offer 92 Affordable Housing Units in Unincorporated Broward County.

Florida YIMBY, June 12, 2024

Broward County’s getting a new affordable housing development for seniors. Boulevard Gardens will comprise a six-story and three-story building, offering a total of 92 residences.  

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Average cost to buy a home has kept rising. Here's by how much. 

Sun-Sentinel, June 6, 2024

The average cost to buy has kept increasing this year, a reflection of the high demand for homes in South Florida. Accoriding to Broward County Property Appraisar Marty Kiar, the average sales price for a single family home in Broward County has increased to $866,000 year, compared to $825,696 last year. 

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An Idea to House Broward's Homeless: A Village of Easy-to-Build Mini Homes

Broward County has outlined ideas how to help get the homeless into housing, in advance of a new state law that bans sleeping in public spaces. One of the ideas is the use of “Pallet shelters,” which are easy-to-build, temporary homes. 

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10-Year Affordable Housing Plan Available Online

On March 7, 2024, the Board of County Commissioners accecpted Housing Broward: 10-Year Affordable Housing Master Plan. The Master Plan, prepared by the Jorge Perez Metropolitian Center at Florida International University (FIU), includes recommeded strategies related to density, funding and legislative/program alternatives.

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A call to action: Broward approves plan for new affordable housing​

Sun-Sentinel, March 7, 2024 ​

Broward County commissioners adopted a 10-year master plan Thursday to tackle affordable housing woes by allocating money for new construction and allow for more density for new development near rail corridors.  The commission voted to spend more money on the affordable housing problem, a move that will raise more than $8 million to get developers incentives to build. 

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New ideas to boost affordable housing in Broward? County readies to approve a master plan. 

Sun-Sentinel, March 6, 2024 ​​​

A new 10-year plan for affordable housing could be approved as early as Thursday as Broward County commissioners are scheduled hash out an effort to add scores of needed housing units amid a lack of supply.  County officials say it’s the only way to tackle an estimated shortage of nearly 73,000 affordable houses in Broward, and another 74,000-unit gap of rental apartments.. 

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​​Affordable Housing Primer Released by Planning Council

The Broward Planning Council released the updated BrowardNext - Broward County Land Use Plan (BCLUP) Affordable Housing Primer. The document outlines the effective Highlighted Regional Issues and Policies related to affordable housing, including the most recent incentive-based Policy 2.16.5 for lands designated Community on the BCLUP (effective as of last week). Click here to access the document.

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Oakland Park Officials Advance Urban League's Plan for 19-Acre Housing Complex

Bisnow, February 8, 2024

The Urban League of Broward County’s decade-old plan to build an affordable housing development 4 miles north of Downtown Fort Lauderdale got closer to breaking ground at an Oakland Park City Commission meeting Wednesday. The Urban League of Broward County plans to build 355 apartments and 144 townhomes that can be purchased.

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Tell us what to do: Broward unveils ways for its cities to tackle affordable housing

Sun-Sentinel, February 2024

Broward County commissioners are close to adopting a 10-year Master Plan that they said could tackle the affordable housing crisis, which experts say is hurting the disenfranchised, who spend most of their income just to have a place to live.
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