Addressing Jacksonville's Affordable Housing Crisis

Outside Voices: How Jacksonville should deal with affordable housing crisis

bizjournals bizjournals | 1 year ago

As home prices have surged across the First Coast and the rest of Florida, the issue of not enough affordable housing has become acute.

forbes forbes | 1 year ago

Affordable Housing Crisis Demands ADUs And DADUs, PDQ The Casita model of DADU from Johnston Architects is indicative of how livable detached accessory ... [+] dwelling units can be when designed with flair. Benjamin Drummond The Casita model of DADU from Johnston Architects is indicative of how livable detached accessory ... [+] dwelling units can be when designed with flair. Rising mortgage rates mean fewer would-be buyers can afford first homes. That takes ...

Tackling the Affordable Housing Crisis with Innovative Residential and Urban Design

realestateagentmagazine realestateagentmagaz... | 2 years ago

Cities are not static open-air museums; their shape and size evolve with time. Because populations grow, it is relevant to understand how cities can and must adapt to an ever-increasing pressure in housing demand and rising cost of urban living. Healthy cities change to accommodate economic and cultural realities of their inhabitants. Cities, like forests, […]

Guest column: Tampa Bay businesspeople should act on the affordable housing crisis

bizjournals bizjournals | 1 year ago

The skyrocketing cost of housing is a full-blown crisis in the Tampa Bay area. As businesspeople, it’s our responsibility to do something about it, the author writes.

How lenders can help to alleviate the affordable housing crisis

In-depth analysis, data and st... In-depth analysis, d... | 1 year ago

Rising interest rates and forecasts of a recession are putting a damper on the homebuying frenzy of recent years. As concerning as such projections may be for consumers and lenders, some financial institutions are noting another factor that is having a cooling effect: the availability of housing, particularly affordable housing. In many areas of the country, the overall housing supply is a pressing concern, and lenders are in a unique position to observe the effects and contribute to potential...

How we're trying to contribute to solutions for the affordable housing crisis

bizjournals bizjournals | 1 year ago

A strong argument could be made that the lack of affordable housing is the biggest economic problem facing the Sacramento region. It's the first contributing factor to the explosion in homelessness in the past two years, and has reduced the standard of living for tens of thousands of working Sacramentans, even as job and wage growth have boomed. It's a problem that seems to defy solutions. Contributing factors include environmental and labor laws that make it harder to build affordable housing,...

Opinion: Why diverse contracting should be part of the solution to California's affordable housing c...

bizjournals bizjournals | 1 year ago

California’s shortage of affordable housing is one of its most pressing challenges.

How Rigor, a construction finance startup, plans to combat the affordable housing crisis

bizjournals bizjournals | 1 year ago

The company is a decentralized finance platform for construction lending and payments.

Financing options affordable housing developers should consider

bizjournals bizjournals | 1 year ago

According to the latest figures from organizations such as the National Low Income Housing Coalition, Oregon needs tens of thousands of additional affordable rental homes just to meet the current housing demand, a demand that continues to rise. And while the need for additional rental units remains as great as it has ever been, affordable housing developers are navigating the same challenges that developers of market rate units face in terms of the rising costs of labor, materials and land acqui...