September 4, 2025
More than $116,000 was improperly disbursed to recipients who did not meet the program’s requirements.…
August 6, 2025
Duval property owners will pay more to challenge assessments
The cost to challenge a property assessment in Duval County will increase to $50 from $15.…
July 30, 2025
Even manufactured homes are becoming unaffordable
Floridians who live in manufactured homes are often older people on fixed incomes. Now lot rents are pricing them out.…
July 16, 2025
UNF unveils new dorm as demand for housing grows
Osprey Ridge is the university’s first major housing expansion since 2009.…
June 9, 2025
Travis Hunter buys $3.275M home in Deerwood Country Club
The Jacksonville Jaguars first-round draft pick Travis Hunter joins several team veterans buying a home in the city’s first gated…
June 5, 2025
Sulzbacher secures funds to build homeless ‘workforce housing’ for men
Jacksonville-based homelessness services nonprofit Sulzbacher has secured the financing to start construction on phase I of its $37 million Enterprise…
May 30, 2025
NUMBER OF THE WEEK | House prices trend downward
Our Number of the Week is the median price for a home in the Jacksonville metro area: about $392,000.…
April 21, 2025
Landlord registry proposed to strengthen rental oversight
City Councilman Jimmy Peluso will introduce a resolution Tuesday calling on the mayor to establish a landlord registry.…
March 18, 2025
#AskJAXTDY | Is development threatening the Baldwin Rail Trail?
Signs have appeared saying “Protect the Trail.” A Jacksonville Today reader wonders what’s going on.…
March 11, 2025
‘Granny flats’ would be allowed everywhere under Florida housing proposal
As Florida continues to struggle with a lack of affordable housing, lawmakers are looking at “granny flats” to help address…
February 18, 2025
UNF poll finds support for Casey DeSantis as governor
Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis had a 30% favorable rating in a new poll from the University of North Florida.…
January 21, 2025
‘Missing middle’ plan would allow more multifamily housing
City Council legislation would allow housing such as duplexes and triplexes in established neighborhoods.…
September 11, 2024
‘Agrihood’ would bring 3,300 homes to St. Johns County
Boston-based Freehold Communities, the developer of Shearwater in St. Johns County, is working with St. Augustine landowners on a new…
August 23, 2024
Residents and businesses say no to row houses in Riverside
Despite concerns about a parking “nightmare,” the city’s Planning Commission backed the project.…
August 12, 2024
Jacksonville Housing Authority picks another interim CEO
Roslyn Mixon-Phillips, a former Housing Authority commissioner, was selected as interim CEO during a search for a permanent CEO.…
May 15, 2024
$400k a ‘low budget’ in Northeast Florida housing hot spots
Families are getting priced out of high demand and higher-priced real estate hot spots in Duval County and St. Johns…
April 22, 2024
Why some retired Floridians are returning to work
Many seniors are finding they must work to keep up with inflation, house prices, insurance rates and home maintenance costs.…
April 21, 2024
One benefit of ‘attainable housing’ in St. Johns? Less traffic
High home prices are forcing St. Johns County workers to live further from where they work. That inflates traffic, experts…
March 18, 2024
OPINION | Affordable housing in Northern St. Johns faces familiar opposition
This affordable housing project is being used as a scapegoat for the previous sins in St. Johns County. …
March 15, 2024
First residents move into new LaVilla townhomes
The arrival of homeowners to Johnson Commons at LaVilla marks a milestone in the revitalization of the historic neighborhood.…
March 7, 2024
Jacksonville devotes $2 million to help homebuyers with down payments
The city will provide up to $25,000 in down payment assistance to qualified first-time homebuyers. …
February 28, 2024
City Council resolution would decry housing discrimination
City Councilman Jimmy Peluso is crafting a resolution that would denounce redlining practices that have existed in the city for…
February 19, 2024
Amid turmoil, Jax Housing Authority making moves
Before three high-profile departures, the agency’s former board chair decried “lack of direction” and “clarity about responsibilities.” …
February 19, 2024
Upperclassmen anxious as UNF restructures on-campus dorms
Freshmen and rising sophomores have a month’s head start on upperclassmen when it comes to applying for limited housing.…