Daily Archives: September 13, 2019

Manatee Leaders Meet To Discuss County’s Affordable Housing Crunch

Housing prices and rents continue to rise across Florida. Thursday, a group of community leaders and advocates gathered in Bradenton to discuss Manatee County’s ongoing affordable housing crunch at an event sponsored by the Manatee Tiger Bay Club. Nationwide, an average wage earner would need to spend 32.7 percent of his or her income to buy a…

Florida Faces Apartment Shortage

As more and more Floridians turn away from homeownership in favor of renting, the state is facing a serious shortage of apartments. Numbers from the Florida Apartment Association show that the state would need to add over 600,000 new apartments by 2030 to keep up with both the rising population and the increased demand. “We have over…