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According to Zillow, the Orlando metro area saw rent prices go up by 5.6% from last year, but it's much higher in coastal communities. The Melbourne market saw a hike of 9.8%. In Daytona, 10.6%. ....
TALLAHASSEE – With a plan to cut almost $300 million from affordable housing funds drawing widespread criticism, Republican leaders agreed Tuesday to steer more dollars into the program – but still cut it by more than half. The move would put another $59 million into housing – bringing funding to $200 million for the coming year. But if lawmakers left the housing trust fund untouched, $423 million would be available next year to build and repair lower-cost housing and help Floridians buy homes. Rising home prices and demand spurred by low interest rates have left millions of Floridians struggling. Studies show the demand for affordable housing is now four times its supply in the state. ....
| 4/5/2021 Lawmakers look to restrict impact fees Amid a booming real-estate market in many areas, state lawmakers are moving forward with proposals that would place additional restrictions on impact fees that cities, counties and school boards say are needed to help keep up with growth. House and Senate committees Wednesday approved bills that include putting limits on impact-fee increases and defining the types of infrastructure projects that can be funded with impact-fee money. The bills (HB 337 and SB 750) came after the approval or consideration of large impact-fee increases in areas such as Hillsborough County, according to House sponsor Nick DiCeglie, R-Indian Rocks Beach. With impact fees collected on new construction, supporters of the bills say increases are baked into the prices of new homes. More from the News Service of Florida and the Palm Coast Observer. ....
From the time we listed it on Dec. 4, the market went from having a tight housing inventory to not having any, said the couple s Realtor, Geri Westfall Adams, referring to the home the Johnsons recently sold in Ormond Beach s Chelsea Place community. In February, the number of available existing single-family homes shrank to a new all-time low of just 1,035 in Volusia County, down 60% from the same month a year ago. In Flagler County, the inventory of active listings fell even more, down 70.7% to just 333, according to area Realtor association reports. The Johnsons, who have an 18-month-old son, said their stay with Maxine s parents is just temporary but acknowledged it could be a long wait until they can find a home for sale in their price range. They are determined to remain in Ormond Beach where both grew up and where they have family. ....