November 2013 Archives

EDITORIAL: Housing that’s affordable

November 14, 2013 | Sarasota Herald Tribune

Whether the economy is good or bad, the need for affordable housing never goes away. The country — and Southwest Florida in particular — learned that lesson painfully over the past decade. No one should forget it now that the economy is slowly recovering.
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BoCC honors service, ponders poverty

November 14, 2013 | Gadsden County Times

At the Nov. 5 meeting of the Gadsden County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC), Jaime Ross, President of the Florida Housing Coalition (FHC), presented Quincy’s Phyllis Moore with an award, honoring her work with the State Housing Initiative Partnership Program (SHIP).
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Lawmakers to take mini-bus tour of low-income housing in Pinellas

November 15, 2013 | Tampa Bay Times Blog

CLEARWATER — For three months, advocates for low-income housing have contacted bay area lawmakers asking them to join a two-hour mini-tour of housing projects that received state money.

The advocates asked lawmakers about their availability, called their offices and mailed formal invitations. They scheduled two tour options: one on Tuesday in North Pinellas and another on Wednesday in south Pinellas.
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Home prices unfriendly to working families

November 17, 2013 | Herald-Tribune

Owning a home in Southwest Florida has become less affordable for working families than at any time since the depths of the Great Recession, new figures show.
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Lawmakers to take mini-bus tour of low-income housing in Pinellas

November 17, 2013 | Tampa Bay Times

For three months, advocates for low-income housing have contacted bay area lawmakers asking them to join a two-hour mini-tour of housing projects that received state money.
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Editorial: Affordable housing help

November 19, 2013 | Ocala Star-Banner

Whether the economy is good or bad, the need for affordable housing never goes away. The country — and Marion County in particular — learned that lesson painfully over the past decade. No one should forget it now that the economy is slowly recovering.
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