July 2013 Archives
Big lenders bidding to keep homes
As home prices in the region climb and inventory dries up, the nation’s largest mortgage lenders are gambling on the future of the housing recovery, a Herald-Tribune analysis shows.
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Manatee, Sarasota counties help make Florida third in number of homeless people
The 17th annual Florida Neighborhoods Conference gathered residents from different counties in the Sunshine State to discuss the issue of homelessness.
The presentation was coordinated by Suncoast Partnership To End Homelessness, the Orange County Office of Mental Health and Homeless Issues Division, and Florida’s Neighborhood Rehabilitation Program.
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Lee and Charlotte counties receive $321,960 to provide rental assistance
The U.S. Department of Housing Urban Development recently presented the Housing Authority of the City of Fort Myers with $321,960 in supportive housing assistance to help chronically homeless military veterans and their families in Lee and Charlotte counties find a permanent place to call home.
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Sen. Jack Latvala plans to push state for homeless funding in 2014
Every year when their grants expire, homeless aid groups across Florida scramble to apply for new ones, hoping to piece together enough funding keep their doors open.
That “hodgepodge” system of funding nonprofits and homeless shelters is not working, according to state Sen. Jack Latvala, who is planning to propose changes next year. Lawmakers need to create an “organized approach,” he said, and not leave it entirely up to individual counties and cities to decide whether to spend taxpayer money to help the homeless.
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Housing market tough on Habitat for Humanity
Southwest Florida’s resurgent housing market, which is now at its best level in a decade — has created a slew of problems for Habitat for Humanity.
With prices rising to post recession heights and the inventory of real estate for sale thinning, the area’s flagship affordable housing charity is finding it tough to locate vacant lots on which to build homes.
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More residential support needed for adults with autism
From diagnosis and therapies, to job placement and residential options, parents of autistic children are often faced with difficult decisions. Approximately 80 percent of adults with autism up to 30 years old live at home for one reason – there is not enough affordable housing available, both the physical space and the appropriate supports,” Lisa Goring, vice president of family services at Autism Speaks, said.
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HabiJax revitalizing the New Town area of Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Habitat for Humanity of Jacksonville and JPMorgan Chase & Co. partnered to continue restoration efforts for New Town, the area just west of downtown Jacksonville.
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In homeowner’s joy, a glimpse at Habitat’s impact
The Deneus family made their final mortgage payment this month, just 17 years after submitting their initial application for housing though Habitat for Humanity of South Palm Beach County.
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