Over half of all new condos being built in Miami are specifically for short-term rentals as residents struggle to find affordable long-term housing, a new report found.

As droves of new residents arrive in the Sunshine State, many are struggling to find affordable housing as the state's condo market is in the doldrums.

On The South Florida Roundup, we spoke exclusively about the housing crisis in South Florida – and how to create more affordable housingas the cost of renting or owning a home, from Palm Beach to Key West, becomes more and more out of reach.

Advocates said the challenge goes beyond the availability of shelter and housing. Many transgender and nonbinary people don’t trust the systems in place because of discrimination they’ve experienced, said Audrey Aradanas, the deputy director at nonprofit Miami Homes for All.

At the Climate Resilience Academy symposium, local, national, and global leaders in sustainability offered ideas about how cities are responding to climate change.

Jahneé Smith has become the second student in FIU history to receive the competitive Truman Scholarship. The award recognizes students who demonstrate outstanding leadership potential, a commitment to government or nonprofit careers and academic excellence.

Cuando la alcaldesa de Miami-Dade reveló su plan de emitir deuda por $2,500 millones para hacer frente a las inundaciones, los costos de la vivienda y otros retos durante un discurso pronunciado en enero en el Zoo Miami, incluso sus aliados más cercanos en el gobierno del condado se quedaron atónitos al escuchar la noticia.

When Miami-Dade’s mayor unveiled her plan to borrow $2.5 billion to tackle flooding, housing costs and other challenges during a January speech at Zoo Miami, even her closest allies in county government were stunned to hear the news.

Miami-Dade County needs $1.5 billion to fund 101 projects and 13,691 affordable housing units that are already in the pipeline but lack the funding needed to move forward, according to a new report by Miami Homes for All.

A housing advocacy group has released calculations on an estimated price tag of making a considerable dent in the housing affordability crisis gripping Miami-Dade County, at a time when it's considering a plan that could pump up to $800 million in affordable housing projects.

As Miami-Dade County faces a worsening affordable housing shortage, advocacy group Miami Homes for All has zeroed in on how much funding is needed to jumpstart a portfolio of low-cost housing projects that could help alleviate the crisis.

Hint: It's no pittance.

Since the early 1990s, the county has since gone from more than 8,000 homeless people to less than 1,000 in Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust’s most recent count, from August last year. (Garrison said the county has done an “amazing job.”)

Legislation that could upend communities’ current homeless strategies is concerning, said Annie Lord, executive director of Miami Homes for All, which works to create and preserve affordable housing.

“It just could have a lot of potentially unintended consequences,” Lord said.

Local governments and developers will likely clash in 2024, as plans are filed for taller and denser projects allowable under Florida’s new affordable housing law.

Earlier this year, housing advocates and the public agency charged with stemming homelessness in Miami-Dade County hailed a major cash infusion designed to put a big dent in the enduring problem.

"Pero en Miami-Dade, la mitad de los residentes están pagando más que eso; de hecho, el 90% de los inquilinos que ganan menos de $50,000 al año están pagando más de lo que pueden pagar por su vivienda. Entonces, hay una gran brecha entre lo que la gente puede permitirse, el lujo de pagar y los salarios que ganan", aseveró Anne Ray, investigadora del Centro Shimberg de Estudios de Vivienda de la Universidad de Florida.

Renters and frontline workers are the hardest hit by Miami-Dade County’s shortage of affordable housing options, according to a new analysis of Census and employment data from the University of Florida’s Shimberg Center for Housing Studies (on behalf of Miami Homes for All).

Miami-Dade has a shortage of housing priced within reach for South Florida workers. Even before the start of the COVID pandemic in 2020, people were priced out of paradise by foreign buyers and investors. Would-be buyers would lose to cash offers or bids well above the listing price, and renters faced steep competition.

Thousands quit looking or moved elsewhere. Data from U.S. Census Bureau reported Miami-Dade had a population loss of 28,000 residents from 2020 to 2022, the biggest decline for any county in the state.

Housing stability is a cornerstone of individual and public health; without it, we cannot achieve optimal health. It is the bedrock upon which healthy communities are built and sustained. That is why we held Miami’s first-ever Housing and Health Summit on Nov. 29, with hundreds of local leaders in attendance.

Community leaders, policymakers and housing advocates will meet Wednesday for the first-ever “Miami Housing and Health Summit” to formulate solutions to improve access to affordable housing and healthcare in Miami-Dade County.

The tale of how the city has decided to develop single-family homes and sell them at a loss as part of a strategy to address the affordable housing crisis offers insight into what experts warn could be a city government that fails to see the big picture, and is throwing money at pet projects instead of spending taxpayer money effectively.

How to Participate in the September 2023 County Budget Hearings. Includes the “Guide to Public Hearings” and the proposed budget from the Mayor’s office. FY 2023-2024, Miami-Dade County.