Boca Raton Approves Expansion of Affordable Housing Project

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The Boca Raton City Council unanimously approved plans by the city’s housing authority and Miami-based Atlantic Pacific Companies to add 105 apartments to a decades-old affordable housing complex. The zoning changes will enable Atlantic Pacific and the Boca Raton Housing Authority to build two new three-story apartment buildings with 54 one-bedroom units, 42 two-bedroom units … Read more

Rhode Island Has No Affordable Cities Left for Homebuyers or Renters Due to Construction and Zoning Hurdles

Block Island, RI

Chris Whitten has three children in their late teens and early 20s who are edging into adulthood, but it’s not the prospect of becoming an empty nester that keeps him up at night—it’s the fear that none of them will be able to buy or even rent a home in their home state of Rhode … Read more

A Major Metro Is the Most Affordable City in America—and the Median Home Price Is Below $250K

Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh has been getting some buzz lately, especially after “The Pitt,” the medical drama set in the city, snagged the Emmy for Best Drama Series. Now, Steel City is back in the news—this time for its standout housing affordability, which is attracting a wave of new homebuyers. “In October, Pittsburgh remained the lowest-priced large U.S. … Read more

Backyard ADU in Berkeley Is Listed as a $995K Private Home in a Creative Attempt To Provide More Affordable Bay Area Housing

275-Year-Old New Jersey Home Lists for $400,000

A 100-year-old Bay Area property that was once home to a main residence and a studio apartment has now been transformed into a three-dwelling compound that will see multiple homeowners sharing a piece of the property pie. 1516 Blake St. in Berkeley, CA, began as a Mediterranean-style dwelling that was built in 1925, but in … Read more

Kansas Realtor Takes On the Housing Crisis by Building Affordable Homes on Vacant Lots Herself

Fran Sutton Homes

The Sunflower State has a housing problem—and one real estate agent is doing her part to fix it, though not in the way you might expect.  Realtor® Fran Sutton, 52, was born and raised in Kansas City, KS. She’s been a real estate agent in the area for 21 years, and shortly after the COVID-19 … Read more

NuRock Proposes Affordable Housing Project Near Opa-locka

NuRock Proposes Affordable Housing Project Near Opa-locka

NuRock Companies proposes a 130-unit affordable apartment project near Opa-locka, marking its second planned development in the area.  Alpharetta, Georgia-based NuRock wants to develop the L-shaped building, called Heritage at Gratigny Park, on a nearly 1-acre vacant lot on the southwest corner of Northwest 120th Terrace and Northwest 27th Place in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, according … Read more