Coverage of housing costs, rental trends, development projects, and policies affecting access to affordable homes in Jacksonville and Northeast Florida.
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Irvin Cohen discusses the need for preserving homeownership during an affordable housing committee meeting Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, at the Ed Ball Building in Jacksonville. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today)
August 9, 2023

Mayor’s plan on affordable housing inches forward

A committee looking to solve Jacksonville’s affordable housing issue is developing a wide-ranging list of ideas.…

By Casmira Harrison

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July 25, 2023

On housing, homelessness and health care, Jax committee passes learnings to new Council 

Jacksonville’s Critical Quality of Life Committee has presented its final report to guide policy for helping low-income people.…

By Will Brown

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Rental increases are slowing in Jacksonville. | Ben Brown, Jacksonville Today)
July 13, 2023

Times-Union discrimination agreement holds national implications

HUD’s settlement with Gannett Co. over discriminatory ads has the potential to curtail violations in dozens of cities.…

By Will Brown

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July 12, 2023

Nearly 150,000 households on waitlist for Jax affordable housing 

An Affordable Housing Subcommittee is working on budget recommendations for Mayor Donna Deegan.…

By Casmira Harrison

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Rebecca Williams is the founder and president of Fruit of Barren Trees, a neighborhood revitalization company that envisions $23 million in redevelopment for Moncrief and portions of Northwest Jacksonville. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
May 1, 2023

Jax native believes affordable housing effort in Northwest will bear fruit

Fruit of Barren Trees will acquire vacant lots in Northwest Jacksonville and develop them into homes that “bring dignity and…

By Will Brown

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An ADU garage apartment can be seen behind this home in the San Marco area | Jessica Palombo, Jacksonville Today
November 21, 2022

#AskJAXTDY | More details on ADUs, please

Q. After reading that the Jax City Council had extended the area where local homeowners can build and rent “accessory…

By Ric Anderson

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This home in the College Gardens neighborhood went up for rent in May 2022. Rent in the 32209 ZIP code, where the home is located, has increased 31.9 % during the pandemic. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
September 26, 2022

Taking a page from Orlando’s book, Jax advocates call for a housing emergency declaration

Jacksonville’s $1.5 billion budget is going to be finalized on Tuesday night. Though it will include funding aimed at helping…

By Will Brown

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A home in Brentwood in the Northside with an accessory dewlling unit behind it. | Bill Delaney
August 16, 2022

OPINION | Jax’s accessory dwelling unit bill deserves support

The Jacksonville City Council is debating the Keep Our Families Together Act, which would allow accessory dwelling units — garage…

By Bill Delaney

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The Lofts at Cathedral in Downtown Jacksonville are an affordable housing development using Sadowski trust funds.
July 19, 2022

OPINION | Florida’s secret weapon in the housing crisis

With the creation of the Sadowski Housing Trust Fund to support affordable housing in 1992, Florida led the way in…

By Bill Delaney

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Mourners comforted each other after a funeral service for Eduardo Uvaldo, a victim of the July 4 mass shooting in Highland Park, Ill. | Chicago Sun-Times via AP
July 18, 2022

OPINION | Kids should be able to live big

I was talking to my son recently about travel, and I suggested that for his next spring break we visit…

By Nikesha Elise Williams

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Rent in the 32210 ZIP code, where this Fishweir Creek studio rental is, has increased 32% since the start of the pandemic.
May 12, 2022

EXPLORE: How much did rent go up in your neighborhood?

Rent prices  in the Jacksonville metro area have increased by more than 30% since the start of the pandemic —…

By Claire Heddles

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