South Florida Community Development News Clippings

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2011 - 2018 April 13, 2018. - Many of Last Affordable Apartments in West Grove Demolished After Years of Neglect - CLICK HERE April 10, 2018. - Historic Preservation of "shotgun houses" in Coconut Grove - CLICK HERE Jan 22, 2018. - The hidden side of Miami's housing crisis - CLICK HERE Nov 20, 2017. - Wynwood gentrificaton - CLICK HERE Nov 20, 2017. - Miami commission approves smaller micro units - CLICK HERE July 22, 2017. - Carrfour Secures Grant to House Homeless Vets - CLICK HERE July 3, 2017. - Low Income Housing Tax-Credit Program is Perpetuating Segregation - CLICK HERE May 28, 2017. - Roaches, rats and taxpayer dollars: Plan to save crumbling Overtown condos in trouble - CLICK HERE April 13, 2017. - In Miami, 65% say down payments hold them back from buying a home. - CLICK HERE April 1, 2017. - Where did $1.3 billion for affordable housing go? Florida Legislature took it. - CLICK HERE Jan. 1, 2017. - Miami is least affordable place for renters in nation, report says - CLICK HERE Dec. 21, 2016. - Miami Dade Commission rejects mandatory inclusionary zoning - CLICK HERE Dec. 5, 2016. - Downtown's Brickel rapidly changing but into what? - CLICK HERE to read the article Nov. 20, 2016. - Some Solutions for Affordable Housing - CLICK HERE Oct 25, 2016. - Panel Discusses Solutions to Affordable Housing - CLICK HERE Sept 22, 2016. - Carrfour creates affordable LGBT-friendly senior housing - CLICK HERE July 15, 2016. - Miami's Parking Deregulation Will Reduce Housing Costs - CLICK HERE July 7, 2016. - Liberty Square Public Housing replacement approved by Miami-Dade County Commission - CLICK HERE June 8, 2016. - Island Living Apartments, newly constructed affordable housing in Overtown - CLICK HERE April 6, 2016. - New affordable housing projects nearing completion in Overtown - CLICK HERE Jan. 28, 2016. - Proposed new charter school in Liberty Square redevelopment threatens nearby public schools - CLICK HERE Jan. 6, 2016. - Report finds homeownership 'unattainable' for most residents in Little Haiti - CLICK HERE Dec. 11, 2015. - Protests against gentrification in Miami's Little Haiti - CLICK HERE Dec. 3, 2015. - Summary of Redevelopment Proposals for Liberty Square - CLICK HERE Oct. 11, 2015. - Nurturing a future South Florida tech hub - CLICK HERE Sept 6, 2015. - The architecture of segregation - CLICK HERE to read NY Times editorial on government policies that have fostered segregation. August 4, 2015. - Six Charged In $36 Million Fraud Scheme Involving Low-Income Housing Developments - CLICK HERE to read more. July 16, 2015. - Big-name developers competing to redevelope Liberty Square public housing in Miami - CLICK HERE to read more. July 2, 2015. - Urban League and Mayor of Miami question plan for the demolition and reconstruction of Liberty Square- CLICK HERE to read more. May 14, 2015. - Plan for Miami low-income housing unveiled by Miami Coalition for the Homeless - CLICK HERE to read more. May 6, 2015. - Commissioner Barreiro Helped Jorge Perez Make Millions Off Affordable Housing - CLICK HERE to read more. April 2, 2015. - No turning back on Liberty Square - CLICK HERE to read more. March 11. 2015. - Inclusionary zoning proposed for the City of Miami - CLICK HERE to read more. March 11. 2015. - Existing tenants submit written comments on the planned demolition and redevelopment of Liberty Square.CLICK HERE to read more. Feb. 18, 2015. - Fees paid to nonprofit by developers in CRA funded Overtown housing deals questioned. CLICK HERE to read more. Feb. 11, 2015. - Luther Campbell speaks out against Liberty Square public housing redevelopment. CLICK HERE. Jan. 30, 2015. - Liberty Square public housing complex to be torn down CLICK HERE. Dec. 10, 2014. - Tenants of Miami "slums" seek better life CLICK HERE. Nov. 30, 2014. - Foreign dollars fuel new condo boom in Miami - CLICK HERE. Nov. 18, 2014. - New workforce housing being developed in Miami Gardens - CLICK HERE. Nov. 6, 2014. Five developers, including Related, seek $66m in affordable housing bonds. CLICK HERE. Oct. 1, 2014. Study shows housing costs in South Florida put the crunch on lower income families. CLICK HERE. Sept 9, 2014 - The amount of Low Income Housing Tax Credit available is insufficient to meet the demand for affordable housing. CLICK HERE to read the article. Aug. 1, 2014 - Carver Apartments completed in Overtown by the faith based nonprofit Mt. Zion Developments Inc.. CLICK HERE to read the article July 17, 2014 - Carribbean Marketplace in Little Haiti re-opens. CLICK HERE to read the article June 26, 2014 - Carrfour Supporitive Housing's Hampton Village project. CLICK HERE to read the article May 25, 2014 - Opa-locka CDC gets grant from Surdna Foundation to funds an arts-based revitalization initiative  CLICK HERE to read the article. May 5, 2014 - Widening of I-395 results in more disruption for residents of Overtown. CLICK HERE to read the article. May 4, 2014 - Housing rebound eludes Miami's poor Black neighborhoods. CLICK HERE to read the article. April 30, 2014 - Gibson Plaza affordable housing complex breaks ground in west Coconut Grove community of Miami. CLICK HERE to read the article. April 27, 2014 - Overtown properties purchased ten years ago with a Knight Foundation grant to the Collins Center for use as a smart growth "land trust" have been sold to a private developer - CLICK HERE to read the story April 15, 2014 - In Miami, rent is rising out of reach of middle class - CLICK HERE to read the article April 3, 2014 - Gibson Plaza development breaks ground in the Black Grove - CLICK HERE to read the article March 5, 2014 - Controversial trolly depot moved out of the Black Grove to affluent Coral Gables. CLICK HERE to read the article February 20, 2014 - Construction to begin on Liberty City transit center on NW 7th Ave. that will include affordable housing and retail. CLICK HERE to read the article January 19, 2014 - Miami used federal stimulus money to build trolly that bypassed poor neighborhoods. CLICK HERE to read the article January 14, 2014 - Several new affordable rental projects about to begin construction in Overtown. CLICK HERE to read the article. January 9, 2014. South Florida ranks high in percentage of mortgages "deeply under water". CLICK HERE to read the article. November 19, 2013. State law allows local governments to use "surplus lands" for affordable housine. CLICK HERE to read the article September 23, 2013. West Grove: the Miami neighborhood that time forgot. CLICK HERE to read the article May 30, 2013.    St John CDC is rehabilitating apartment buildings that are a great fit for historic Overtown.  CLICK HERE to read the article May 23, 2013. Restoration work begins on historic Hampton Housing Motel in Brownsville. CLICK HERE to read the article May 6, 2013: Tax credit developer Carlisle being investigated for fraud. CLICK HERE to read the article April 14, 2013: When "Affordable" is Just a Word. The challenge of creating affordable housing in New York City. CLICK HERE to read. January 25, 2013 - Transit hub and affordable homes to revitalize Miami’s Liberty City. CLICK HERE to read the article. January 24, 2013 - Condo conversions hit a brick wall in South Florida. CLICK HERE to read the article October 20, 2012- Housing & transportation costs make Miami the least affordable city. CLICK HERE to read the report Sept 28, 2012 - Little Haiti Community Development - The on-going saga of Ringo Cayard CLICK HERE to read the article. Aug 26, 2012 - Housing Affordability - Despite housing bust, prices still too high for many South Florida families. CLICK HERE to read the article. May 10, 2012 - Overtown CRA - article about attempts to rob Overtown of its CRA funding. CLICK HERE for the article April 14, 2012 - Carrfour- article about the three most recent NSP funded projects by Carrfour CLICK HERE for the article Nov 19, 2011 - Huge Increase in "Near Poor" - The new numbers take the Census Bureau by surprise. CLICK HERE for the article Nov 18, 2011: Supply vanishing. Repossessed Miami homes are so much in demand that supply vanishes- CLICK HERE to read the article May 15, 2011 - Miami tops the list - Metro Miami has the greatest share of renters nationwide who pay more than half of their income to rent - 42% of working households (both owners and renters) were "severely cost-burdened". CLICK HERE to read the news article Feb 10, 2011 - Carrfour Supportive Housing has commenced construction on an 80 unit affordable rental complex in Naranja that will provide housing for the formerly homeless. CLICK HERE to read more Dec 24, 2010 - Liberty Square Public Housing Small Business Program- NANA and Tools For Change have implemented a micro enterprise program for residents of public housing in Miami's Liberty City community. Participants can qualify for grants, low interest loans and technical assistance. CLICK HERE to learn more. November 24, 2010 - Miami-Dade NSP2 Consortium- In February of this year a consortium of 6 nonprofit developers got an $89 million NSP2 grant from HUD to purchase and rehabiliatate forclosed property as affordable housing. CLICK HERE to read a Miami Herald editorial praising the efforts to fast track the foreclosure process. September 26, 2010 - Florida has set up foreclosures-only courts to fast track the foreclosure process. CLICK HERE to read the New York Times news article. June 11, 2010 - Overtown's aging Town Park coops and condominiums face challegnge in acheiving compliance with the building code's "40 year certification" requirement. CLICK HERE to read the news article. January 6, 2010 - New HUD website for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program: Providing help to local jurisdications struggling to implement NSP. Click here to read it. November 17, 2009 - Click here for a Discussion Paper on having a more effective local implementation of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. September 24, 2009 - Update on Low Income Housing Tax Credit. Florida is allowing developers to exchange credits previously allocated for cash using the federal stimulus money. Click here to read an article August 20, 2009: The Preservation of Town Park - For a number of years Overtown's Town Park cooperative apartments have been deteriorating and in danger of being lost as affordable housing. Remarkable efforts have been made by the residents, LISC, Carrfour Corporation and Legal Services attorney Shahrzad Emami to save the complex. Click here to read an article. August 20, 2009: - Protecting Renters in a Foreclosure  During the foreclosure crisis renters have been forced to relocate with little or no notice. To address this critical problem Congress passed the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009. Click here to learn more. Click here for an outline of "what to do" if you are a renter being evicited in a complex that is in foreclosure. July 27, 2009:  Opa Locka Community Developement Corporation receives grant from AT&T to purchase, rehab and sell foreclosed homes to low income buyers. Miami Heat player to provide downpayment assitance. Click here to read a news article. June 17, 2009:  Implementing the NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION PROGRAM (NSP) in South Florida. Local governments have been encountering difficulties. Click here to read a news article. March 2, 2009:   The IRS has implemented a rule change for the new federal tax credit for first time homebuyers. Buyers can now get their cash now rather than having to wait until they file their tax return next year.  Click here to view the article January 6, 2009:  The Florida legislature is threatening to cut funding for affordable housing.  Click Here to read the "call to action" from the Florida Housing Coalition. January 6, 2009:  New York City is delaying implementation of its housing plan.  Click here to read more November 25, 2008.  The Senate leadership has placed on the calendar the so called "Second Stimulus Package" that includes more funds for prevention of foreclosures.  Click here to read more November 14, 2008:  The Affordable Housing Task Force has submitted comments to Miami Dade County regarding the best use of its $62 million share of the federal Neighborhood Stabilization Funds allocated by Congress in July.  Click here to view the comments. The Task Force is comprised of public interest attorneys and community organizers. November 14, 2008:  : An increasing number of multifamily rental properties are being foreclosed upon because landlords can't pay the mortgages. Innocent tenants are losing their homes. Congress is actively considering passage of the "Protecting Tenants in Foreclosure Act of 2008". Click here to read a news story. October 21, 2008 - Illegal conversion of project-based Section 8 property resolved by innovative settlement. CLICK HERE to view a recent article from Clearinghouse Review October 21, 2008 - "Tax Credit" rental properties can be lost as affordable housing at the end of the initial 15 year period due to regulations governing "qualified contract" sales. CLICK HERE to view a recent article from the Journal of Affordable Housing October 17, 2008 - The South Florida Community Development Coalition has made recommendations to Miami Dade jurisdictions receiving Neighborhood Stabilization Grants funds regarding the best and most efficient use of the new money > October 10, 2008: California recently adopted a law requiring that tenants and homeowners be given more notice before a property can be foreclosed. CLICK HERE to read an article about it October 9, 2008   CLICK HERE for streaming audio of an "Expert Chat" on the topic of the 2008 Neighborhood Stabilization Grants. Held 10/2/08.  CLICK HERE to see a powerpoint October 6, 2008 - Tom Zuniga Explains how "Credit Default Swaps" enriched Wall Street insiders and sparked the meltdown July 24, 2008:  The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 affects Section 8 rental subsidy

Before 2010 2/9/11: NANAY Gets Funding for Housing 12/19/10: Opa-locka CDC is transforming the the notorious "Triangle" neighborhood 10/28/10 - St John CDC uses NSP funds to revitalize Overtown 6/11/10: Overtown Town Park Village update 6/8/10: Overtown's Town Park Village in crisis 12/13/09: Troubled Metro-Miami Action Plan restructured and renamed 7/26/09:  Opa-locka CDC to acquire bank foreclosed homes with ATT grant and Miami Heat 7/26/09: Overtown CRA expands its boundaries. 6/17/09:  Update on federal Neighborhood Stabilization program in South Florida 6/4/09: Gov. Crisp signs controversial overhaul of Growth Management Act. 3/13/09: Overtown CRA boundaries to be expanded 3/2/09: IRS expands tax credit for first time homebuyers (buyers get cash now and not a year later) 3/2/09: North Miami affordable housing private developer gets bailout from City. 3/2/08:  Affordable mobile home parks close in South Florida at alarming rate 3/2/09:  Greater Miami Neighborhoods properties change hands 1/19/09: Miami Beach CDC and Carrfour get CITI grants for affordable rental projects. 1/15/09: Poor take a big hit in state's raid of 'trust funds' 12/12/08: Rafael Hernandez Housing and Economic Development Corporation: Building New Homes 11/27/08: Blistering Audit of MMAP 11/14/08: Federal funds for South Florida to buy up foreclosed properties 10/17/08: Recommendations to Miami-Dade for use of NSP Grants 9/30/08: North Miami CRA expands foreclosure assistance 9/27/08: South Florida to get $108 million in foreclosure funds 7/20/08: New State law affects property tax appraisals for affordable housing 7/5/08: Beacon Council battles MMAP before County Commission 6/23/08:  Update of Villa Godoy condominium in East Little Havana 6/11/08:  New affordable housing in Little Haiti 4/25/08: State legislature poised to extend Miami-Dade "Surtax" subsidy program. 3/29/08: Article about community land trusts in Broward  and Palm Beach 3/19/08:local nonprofits compete for new source of affordable housing subsidy. 3/19/08:  Biscayne Group and Carlise partner for Village Allapattah. 2/13/08:  City of North Miami to directly own and operate affordable rental units. 1/24/08: Greater Miami Neighborhoods files for bankruptcy 1/14/08: Greater Miami Neighborhoods update 1/6/08: "We Buy Ugly Homes" a community development tool?? 12/27/07: North Miami Housing Partnership makes first loans 12/19/07: Miami-Dade may not rebuild all of Scott Homes under troubled HOPE VI program 12/09/07: Using Miami Beach CDC model for acquiring surplus condo units 11/29/07: County to Set up Land Trust 11/17/07:  Liberty City Revitalization Trust promises new rental units. 10/15/07: Wynwood Foreign Trade Zone update 9/13/07:  County proposes cuts to "Mom and Pop" grant program to small minority owned businesses. 8/31/07: Census reports City of  Miami in top 5 in rate of poverty 8/28/07:  Miami Beach Manager clears misconception about Miami Beach CDC 8/28/07:  Wynwood Foreign Trade Zone emerges from bankruptcy, Many new jobs to be created. 8/21/07:  Tom Zuniga and Workforce Housing 7/20/07: Black middle class leaving Miami Dade 7/7/07:  City of Miami replaces housing director because of newspaper articles 7/7/07:  Miami Beach CDC creates affordable rents in South Beach. 6/5/07:  Community land trust in West Palm Beach is a success 5/17/07: Last Scott-Carver public housing building not yet demolished named historic landmark 5/3/07: Coconut Grove affordable-housing plans win backing 4/28/07:  Study shows Miami inner city economies undervalued 3/30/07: ABDA completes 30 unit affordable homeownership project in Allapattah 2/27/07:  Coconut Grove's black community,  negotiate to control gentrifying projects 2/19/07: West Palm Beach city government's hostility to affordable housing in its incompetent and unfair dealings with Northwood Rennaisance, a local nonprofit developer  2/15/07: City of Miami to explore expedited permits for affordable housing 2/14/07:  U.S. HUD may take over Miami Dade Housing Agency 1/23/07: Neighborhood Housing Services assisting City of Homestead to create Community Land Trust. 1/19/07: BAME Development Corp to build senor apartments in Overtown 12/19/06: Affordable housing debate in Palm Beach County (news analysis) 12/15/06: Broward County Property Appraiser goes to war against nonprofits 12/13/06: Miami Beach CDC gets $5 million federal grant for affordable housing. 12/12/06: HUD cuts off Miami-Dade CDBG social services money for a year 12/10/06: Northwood Renaissance in Plam Beach County receives Bank of America Award 12/6/06: LISC works in Riviera Beach to demolish apartments to construct mixed income project. 12/01/06: Little Haiti Housing Association spearheads effort to revitalize NE 2nd Ave. 11/23/06: Miami-Dade Housing Agency gets new boss 11/9/06: Study finds Economic Opportunity in Miami's distressed neighborhoods 11/7/06: Miami gives grant for Overtown's controversial Crosswinds project. 10/30/06: Denver studing Miami's homeless programs as possible model 10/25/06: LISC unveils Overtown redevelopment  plan. City commits funds. 9/28/06: CDC in Allapattah has JV with Related Group to create 1000 units on County land 9/25/06: St. Agnes Village, 80 new affordable homes in Overtown 9/18/06: South Miami Redevelopment Agency gets new boost, affordable housing approved. 8/28/06: North Miami city commission questions affordable developer 8/11/06: Carrfour project for formerly homeless back on track in North Beach 8/7/06: Miami's Overtown - battle over gentrification heats up 8/1/06:  Article on Northwood Renaissance's work in West Palm Beach 7/26/06: Part 4 "House of Lies" - buyers flipping houses for profit 7/25/06: Part 3 "House of Lies" - Botched redevelopment of Liberty City public housing 7/24/06:Part 2"House of Lies" - funds funneled to to politically connected insiders 7/23/06: Part 1 "House of Lies" -Trouble at the Miami-Dade Housing Agency 7/18/06:  St. John CDC completes 14 townhouses in Overtown 7/14/06: Neighborhood Housing Services building innovative homes in Homestead. 7/8/06: Audit takes to task Model City Trust for mismanagement 6/29/06: Rising costs cripple faith-based housing efforts 6/9/06: Opa-locka CDC implements housing rehab program for "the Triangle" 6/6/06:  Liberty City's 54th Street to be reconfigured 6/6/06:  Miami's Brownsville community to be revitalized by NHS. 5/24/06: Hallendale Beach buying lots to building affordable housing 5/22/06; City of North Miami considering Tony Crapp for redevelopment czar 5/22/06: Liberty City's 54th St. to get makeover 4/24/06: Developers sue Florida Cities challenging inclusionary zoning laws 4/13/06: The truth about last year's cuts in Florida's affordable housing funding 4/4/06:  MLK Econmic Development Corp brings MLK's daughter to help revitalize Liberty City 3/27/06:  Neighborhood Housing Services teams creates affordable housing 3/13/06:  Homestead wants no part of County affordable housing 3/9/06: New Visions CDC in Broward uses innovative meathod to preserve affordability 3/1/06: Miami-Dade's affordable housing plan questioned by FIU report 2/21/06: Miami-Dade County puts Tony Crapp in charge of Community Development department. 2/19/06: Workers in the Keys can't find housing, they must commute from Miami-Dade 2/13/06:  Leasa Industries honored for job expansion in Miami's Liberty City 1/29/06: Miami-Dade building permits made easier (but improvements still needed) 1/23/06:  Broward County gives infill lots to Lennar for affordable units, CDCs complain 1/19/06: Delray Beach community land trust 1/14/06: Miami Black churches in dialog with banks for more effective redevelopment efforts 1/7/06: Builders challenge affordable housing rules in Palm Beach County 1/7/06: Delray Beach spurns developers to focus on affordable housing 12/27/05: middle class pioneers lead gentrication trend in Miami's poor areas 12/12/05: Miami-Dade County Commission takes up Affordable Housing Ordinance 11/19/05:  City of Miami imposes new "impact fee" on developers. 11/14/05:  Miami-Dade Commision to take up inclusionary zoning law 11/13/05:  Miami disputes land sale with Haitian American Foundation 11/4/05: Displaced by hurricane confronted by affordable housing crisis 10/22/05: Foundations join New York City for new affordable housing initiative 10/9/05: Rental housing disappears as huge numbers of units converted to condo 9/27/05: Miami's "Model City Trust" kept alive but director resigns  9/23/05: rising property taxes put squeeze on affordable rental projects 9/16/05: "Black Grove" being reshaped 9/15/05: Controversy - City of Miami and County dispute tax appraisal method for affordable projects 9/11/05: low income residents protest gentrification displacement 8/23/05: Opinion - developers defend abandonment of Pembroke Pines project - not enough subsidy 8/19/05: City owned vacant lots used for affordable housing in NYC 8/4/05: Sarasota to create Florida's largest land trust 8/3/05: New Boynton Beach "affordable" units out of reach for working class families 8/1/05: South Florida moves towards high density future 7/13/05: Condo boom creates shortage of construction labor 7/8/05: Pinnacle backs out of affordable housing commitment to Pembroke Park 6/30/05:  Nonprofit breaks ground on 32 unit affordable condominium in East Little Havana 6/17/05: "Eastward Ho" is no longer government policy 6/9/05:  New Biotech center in Liberty City's Poinciana Industrial Park to break ground. 5/26/05:  Cement, labor shortages still dog county construction 5/15/05: Liberty City 25 years after the McDuffie riots 5/12/05: foreigners buy 60% of all South Florida Real Estate 5/11/05: Miami-Dade NHS's homeownership effort adds financial incentives 4/24/05:  developers turning away from affordable housing 4/25/05:  progress report on new $120 million biopharmaceutical park in Liberty City 4/19/05: St. Agnes CDC produces 80 affordable homes in Overtown 4/17/05: Broward public housing units to be demolished and replaced with upscale housing 4/14/05: Broward seeks new tax to support affordable housing 4/11/05:  Carrfour Corp. is converting former hotels into affordable housing 3/15/05: Federal HUD scrutinizes Ft. Lauderdale redevelopment project. 3/11/05: Delray Beach engages in land assembly for affordable housing 3/7/05: Miami Dade NHS announces $25 million comprehensive homeownership initiative. 2/24/05: Major transit oriented development project at Tri-Rail station in Hollywood 2/9/05: Opinion - Miami's Overtown CRA now on better financial footing 1/28/05: Overtown lawsuit settlement finalized (article includes full background of dispute) 1/27/05: Overtown lawsuit settlement agsins gentrifying development 1/26/05: Scarce County CDBG anti-poverty funds to pay defaulted Parrot Jungle loan 1/8/05: Federal HUD demands City of Miami return funds for Liberty City houses never built. 1/5/05: Broward offers free lot program to developers 12/31/04: Miami-Dade's Seventh Ave. - neglect in Liberty City and West Little River 12/31/04: Manufactured housing become a competitive alternative as prices soar 12/27/04: New Visions CDC creates affordable home ownership at its Sweeting Estates development 12/26/04: Liberty City merchants struggle 12/23/04: Beacon Council hires "urban initiatives" director 12/19/04: Hialeah city commission debates future re-development of historic 200 acre horse racing track 12/9/04: City of Miami may have to return unspent CDBG funds to the feds 12/8/04: Federal lawsuit filed against Southwest Ranches for its refusal to provide affordable housing 12/7/04: Delray gives new incentives to developers to build affordable housing 11/26/04: Carrfour Corporation's newest housing development for the former homeless 11/21/04: Miami Beach CDC fights for historic preservation to preserve affordable housing 11/15/04:Inclusionary zoning proposal would require developers to make units affordable 11/7/04:Lauderdale makes move toward affordable housing 11/1/04: Broward plan: Free land for builders of affordable housing 10/28/04: Brownfields advocates pushing for greater development incentives 10/14/04: School system plays role in attracting bio-park to Liberty City 10/10/04: Broward SR 7/US 441 is a key to redevelopment low income neighborhoods 10/8/04: Neighbors & Neighbors (NANA) helps mom and pop business to thrive in Liberty City 10/7/04: New pharmaceutical campus in Liberty City could add 1,500 jobs 10/6/04: City in Broward County wants to buy out its affordable housing obligation 9/30/04: Broward raises allowable minimum sales price for subsidized affordable home purchases 9/29/04: Miami-Dade Task Force on Urban Economic Revitalization highlights business successes 9/29/05: Proposal for Hurricane Resistant Mobile Homes 9/12/04: Carrfour Corporation's Little Haiti project for the homeless is recognized and honored 9/7/04: $103 million bond closed for redevelopment of Buena Vista (a/k/a "MidTown Miami") 8/23/04: Building boom challenges Miami's poor 8/23/04: City of Miami makes affordable home ownership loans to "intergenerational" families 8/6/04: affordable Overtown elderly apartments being developed Urban League and Jubilee CDC 7/29/04: "Black" Grove faces redevelopment 7/25/04: Opa Locka CDC purchases 421 unit apartment complex - will spend millions to rehab 7/23/04: Housing costs rising - "South Florida is getting to be like Claifornia" 7/7/04: Revitalization activity in the Western Coconut Grove 7/4/04: Jubilee CDC obtains assistance from City for low income homebuyers 7/4/04: NANA achieves success with its "Mom and Pop Small Business Grant Program" 6/24/04: Average Miami-Dade home price twice as much as most can afford 6/24/04: Overtown seeks developer for 90,000-square-foot property 6/11/04: "Nimbyism" inhibits new affordable housing in Palm Beach County 6/6/04: Miami-Dade middle class shrinking, neighborhood improvements recommended 6/6/04: Broward County and local municipalities quarrel over CRA's 6/01/04: affordable housing developer faces "house of horrors" working with Miami-Dade County 5/18/04: Better regional planning needed to avert bleak future for South Florida 5/17/04: $150 million Crosswinds development deal eyed for southern fringe of Overtown 5/16/04: Overtown "transit village" to begin construction in August 5/6/04: Opa Locka CDC offers affordable home repair loans 4/30/04: City of Miami approves large subsidies for 56 acre Buena Vista project in Wynwood 4/29/04: Miami-Dade home prices jump 17% since March 2003 4/22/04: $170 million in public subsidy for Buena Vista in Wynwood 4/21/04:Miami Dade County proposes changes to affordable housing policies 4/21/04: More than half of low-income homebuyers who bought homes returned to renting within 5 years 4/5/05: Affordable Townhomes being constructed in Opa-Locka 4/4/04: Efforts to revitalize King Blvd in Liberty City 3/31/04: Florida Community Loan Fund - $6 million partnership with Enterprise Foundation. 3/24/04: Few Palm Beach County builders use affordability incentives 3/18/04: Miami-Dade mulls "sales-tax free zones" for poor neighborhoods 3/13/04: "Nimbyism" in Broward - town fights to keep affordable housing out 3/10/04: Increase in affordable housing approved for the Keys 2/27/04: Jeb Bush wants to end guaranteed funding for affordable housing 2/26/04: Broward County's new redeveloment capital program clashes with municipal CRAs 2/22/04 - City of Miami's single Homeowership Zone - Model City Community Revitalization Trust 2/19/04: Blind "Nimbyism" type opposition hinders innovative affordable housing in West Boynton 2/18/04: Wynwood/Buena Vista redevelopment gets County backing for federal redevelopment loan. 2/14/04: Carrfour champions development of "supportive housing" for the homeless 2/11/04: Broward County creates controversial fund to redevelop blighted neighborhoods 2/5/04: Key West to set up a "homeless zone" 2/5/04: Knight Foundation announced new grants for Overtown redevelopment 2/3/04: Plantation in Broward Co. uses special taxing district and CDBG for redevelopment 1/27/04: The challenge of incorporating poor neighborhoods - the Miami Gardens experience 1/15/04: Proposed Fla. legislation seeks to scrutinize nonprofits 1/9/04 - Miami agency to redevelop Overtown (the CRA) to get better oversight 1/5/04: North Miami to create massive new CRA district 1/1/04: Summary of transit oriented development projects at MetroRail statitions 12/29/03: Miami Beach CDC to produce comprehensive guide to Miami architecture 12/25/03: Wynwood redevelopment update ("Buena Vista") 12/17/03: Beacon Council urged to do more in poor neighborhoods 12/5/03: Soaring home prices in S. Florida erasing housing for workers 11/23/03: Housing costs in Broward skyrocket 11/22/03: CDCs produce new housing in Delray. 11/22/03: Innovative manufactured housing Tampa 11/15/03: Putting I-395 underground will affect low income neighborhoods 11/7/03: Public Housing Desegregation - Miami-Dade wants to renegotiate Court Order 10/31/03: Miami CRA audit reveals lack of oversight. 10/31/03: MetroRail extention through North Central Dade to Broward line approved - key to revitalization 10/13/03: Miami CRA once again under scrutiny 10/7/03: Public Housing HOPE VI - Jacsksonville and Miami compared 10/5/03: Update on HOPE VI revitalization of public housing in Liberty City 9/30/03: Tri-Rail studying new route in FEC/Biscayne Blvd. corridor 9/25/03: MetroRail plan for NW 27th Ave. Route approved by residents. 9/14/03 - Mass Transit will shape growth for Biscayne Blvd. Corridor NE Miami-Dade 9/10/03 : Miami Dade bond issue to rebuild decrepit infrastructure 8/29/03: Liberty City merchants get a break from draconian parking restrictions. 8/28/03: Miami downgrades plans for 60-acre park in Little Haiti to two soccer fields 8/25/03: New parkng ban hurts viablity of Liberty City business district 8/22/03:Overtown's CRA comes under scrutiny for questionable practices. 8/12/03: New municipality in Broward tries to avoid state's affordable housing requirement. 8/3/03 - Redevelopment projects in Overtown 8/3/03: History of Overtown's Poverty 7/7/03: Plan to raze 1-395 will impact redevelopment plans for Overtown. 7/5/03: Affordable housing crisis in Key West 6/12/03 - Opa Locka Airport redevelopment 6/12/03: Opa Locka CDC begins construction of 216 unit affordable rental complex 6/11/03: Miami Mayor Diaz wants to help poor with "faith-based" groups 6/1/03: Carrfour develops "supportive housing" in Little Haiti 5/27/03: City of Miami's homeowership program for Liberty City is in turmoil 5/26/03:Miami-Dade "HOPE VI" tears down public housing as Residents scramble to relocate 5/11/03: Miami Performing Arts Center , cost overrun dispute - who should pay? 4/29/03: Proposal for "sales tax free zone" in Overtown - community leaders question motives 4/27/03: Challenges face low income homeowners 4/17/03: Miami-Dade Commission to consider spreading housing subsidy to wealthier neighborhoods. 4/17/03: Miami-Dade makes concessions on HOPE VI project in Liberty City 4/7/03: South Florida's office sprawl is nation's worst, study shows 4/1/03: Martin Luther King Ec. Dev. Corp. brings Rev. King's daughter for kickoff campaign 3/20/03: "Urban Summit" announced to help envision future of Miami's Black neighborhoods 3/18/03: Controversial historical designation becomes battleground in fight over proposed Little Haiti Park 3/9/03: Group opposes massive redevelopent plan for Liberty City 3/8/03: Program helps Haitian American women become etrepreneurs. 3/3/03: The "30/30" plan would redirect housing dollars to serve lower income groups 2/20/03: More controversy over proposed Little Haiti park 2/19/03: Revelopment proposed for entire length of Broward's U.S. 441 corridor 2/11/03: President's tax cuts will destroy use of affordable housing tax credits 2/11/03: Will Miami's new arts center actually revive decrepit neighborhood? Skeptics abound. 2/11/03: Palm Beach County tries to get a grip on affordable housing 2/7/03: Opponents of Miami Dade HOPE VI gain allies 2/6/03: HOPE VI project at Scott Homes (Miami Dade County) neighbors at odds 2/05/03: Land grab for controversial Little Haiti park could cost triple commissioner's estimate 2/04/03: Federal funding for public housing severely slashed 2/4/03: The next preservation challenge: expiring LIHTC properties 2/3/03: The Coconut Grove Collaborative - smart growth approach for low income community 1/30/03: Micro loan program for small business opens in Miami 1/21/03: "Living Cities" initiative to channel funds to CDCs in Overtown and E. Little Havana 1/20/03: HOPE VI has had mixed results in benefiting public housing 12/19/02: Opa Locka CDC lures jet manufacturing plant that will create 1000 new jobs 12/18/02: City of Miami Fails to Adhere to its Consolidated Plan. 12/18/02: Community Reinvestment Act at 25: Reforming an Almost Perfect Law 12/13/03: Efforts to recall Miami City Commissioner Arthur Teele Jr. 12/12/02: Miami's 56-acre Buena Vista rail yard to yield 3,000 homes; retail stores to follow 12/11/02: Miami-Dade NHS creates secondary market for Surtax loans 12/6/02: Ambitious park plan is dividing Little Haiti 12/2/02: Goulds, a Black community in south Miami-Dade, becomes poorer. Incorporation an option. 11/25/02: Report Finds 30 % Jump In Number Of Families Spending Over Half Their Income On Housing 11/14/02: Developers snatch up property fronting Miami River - historic neighborhoods hurt 11/14/02: Miami plans to seek state OK to offer tax breaks to condo developers 11/08/02: Hollywood offers $1 million to CDCs for low-income housing development 11/7/2: "New Markets" Tax Credit Draws a Flood of Applicants 11/4/02: Miami-Dade's Northside Shopping Center purchased 10/25/02: Update and overview of Miami-Dade's homeless program 10/24/02: Affordable apartments being built at two Metrorail stations 10/24/02: HUD freezes City of Miami community development funding because of screw-ups 10/18/02 - Tax credit program spurs development of affordable rental housing 10/17/02: Construction begins on affordable housing at two Miami-Dade MetroRail Stops 10/10/02: Stable neighborhoods can "ascend" by concentrating on quality of life; - Bernard Zyscovich 10/8/02: Hallendale's historic black community being revitalized 10/7/02: City of Miami not implementing "homeownership zones" mandated in its Consolidated Plan 9/25/02: Miamians grapple with poverty, Mayor announces initiative for jobs, better salaries 9/19/02:The Affordable Housing Crunch in Miami Dade County 9/13/02: Income guarantee proposal is "feasible" 9/11/02: What is the answer to affordability? 9/5/02: Collins Center about to decide on spending of revitalization dollars 8/28/02: Research shows little improvement in housing affordability 8/27/02: Crowds mob intake center for low cost housing 8/23/02: The answer to affordability, denser development. 8/22/02: Section 8 vouchers being used for homebuyer mortgage payments 8/20/02: The U.S. has no national Housing Policy (Opinion by mayor of Boston) 8/19/02: The battle over the future of the Redlands 8/16/02: Del Rey Beach low income neighborhoods benefit from redevelopment plan 8/15/02: Problems in the administration of the Overtown CRA 8/11/02: Candidates are given tour of Miami-Dade's poorest neighborhoods 7/25/02: Predatory lending education campaign kicked off 7/23/02- Miami-Dade's HOPE VI redevelopment program for Liberty City criticized 7/19/02: Lauderdale begins revitalization of blighted northwest 7/18/02 : As Bayside's black retailers dwindle, mall's minority foundation draws critics 7/12/02: Article on Micro Business USA 7/8/02: Regional transportation authority gains popularity , Free fares proposed 7/8/02: Governments push harder to bring contaminated properties to tax rolls 6-28-02: Miami City Commission debates future of CRA 6/20/02: City of Miami's "Homeownership Zone" program 6/14/02: Commission OK's renewal plans for Biscayne - FEC Corridor 6/14/02: Sprawl fraudulently labeled "New Urbanism" in California 6/13/02: Outline of renewal plan for Biscayne - FEC Corridor 6/12/02: Miami-Dade Inclusionary Housing Task Force Issues Report 6/11/02: HUD puts out order for freeze on City of Miami Land Acquisition Funding 6/2/02: Housing agency under scrutiny over vacancies 6/2/02: Dade's public housing slowly being integrated 6/1/02:Low Income Neighborhoods have declined since Andrew 10 years ago 5/31/02: Huge development approved west of Miami-Dade "Urban Development Boundary" 5/24/02: Home costs outpace income in Miami Dade 5/19/02: Urban Removal? Miami-Dade Housing Agency's secret plan for Liberty City revealed. 5/19/02: Conflict at the raw edge of gentrification (Overtown - Parkwest) 4/30/02: Tri-county transit plan in jeopardy over Miami-Dade demands 4/30/02: Trade zone battle stalls Wynwood redevelopment 4/29/02: Relocation of Camillus House into Overtown opposed by residents 4/18/02: "Smart Growth" strategy adopted for declining area of N. Miami Beach 4/18/02: Proposal to use Empowerment Zone funds to lure businesses to Omni area. 4/18/02: Poor areas need better public transportation. 4/18/02: Segregation-era black hotel designated a historic entity Hampton House may be saved 3/30/02: Uproar over plans to relocate Camillus House in Overtown 3/14/02: Little Haiti Housing Association's "Intel Computer Clubhouse" 3/13/02: New Markets Tax Credit Applications Being Accepted 3/13/02: Last West SW Dade land to be developed, Its time to start revitalziaing decaying urban areas 3/13/02: The history of community development in Miami-Dade County 3/13/02: The history of community development in Palm Beach County 3/11/02: Court Ruling Puts a Halt to Zoning Variances in Older Neighorhoods 2/21/02: Business expansion in Liberty City Empowerment Zone 2/19/02: Demolition of public housing units leaves residents homeless 2/15/02: Miami Dade NHS Offers New Financing for Low Income Homebuyers 2/9/02: New development projects being undertaken in the "Black Grove" 2/8/02: Miami Dade vows to oppose cuts to Empowerment Zone by U.S. 2/7/02: Miami-Dade building permit process still a time consuming and costly barrier for small developers 1/29/02: should county designate CDC's to develop transit oriented housing at MetroRail stations? 1/26/02: Miami Dade County Holds "Economic Summit" Amid Slowdown. 1/26/02: Recomendations of Miami-Dade "Economic Summit" 1/24/02: Jeb Bush proposes to gut affordable housing!! - Coalition proposes alternative 1/22/02: Funding plan for transit project in works -Proposal may call for `penny tax' 1/10/02: Miami considers 100% tax breaks on new construction 12/13/01: New transit tax recommended to help inner city residents have access to jobs 11/21/01: City of Miami has nation's highest rate of poverty 11/21/01: Housing costs are outrunning income growth in Palm Beach County 11/21/01: 51 percent in Miami-Dade were born in other nations 11/12/01: 79th Street Corridor Initiative plans for revitalization of community 11/12/01: Unincorporated Areas of Broward pay Disproportionately Higher Taxes 11/08/01: The Miami River Commission: upper river meeting business' concerned over residential projects 10/21/01: Half-billion targeted for City of Miami capital projects 10/21/01: Homestead Air Force Base land recommended for eco-tourism 10/10/01: Little Haiti Housing Association and Intel announce new computer clubhouse 9/24/01: Patience, Persistence Bring Success to Base Redevelopment in Key West 9/20/01: Changes in building permit process offer time-saving options 9/7/01: Lawsuit filed over Miami-Dade Public Housing policies in Liberty City 9/5/01: Bulldozer turns Grove cottages into scrap heap 8/26/01: The New Markets Tax Credit Program: Moving Mainstream Capital to Developing Communities 8/22/01: City of Miami Beach Seeking Proposals for a Section 202 Project Sponsor. 7/31/01: Miami Herald editorial faults Broward County's CDBG spending 7/29/01: Money for Broward cities is under scrutiny. Critics: poor areas should get more 7/29/01: Brownfields stifle development. Builders consider polluted property a costly burden 7/26/01: Land swap in the works to build downtown charter school 7/25/01: Census shows S. Florida's Hispanics have become much more diverse 7/18/01: FIU study recommends significant reforms in Miami-Dade community development programs 7/18/01: U.S. HUD releases assessment of Miami-Dade CDBG program 7/11/01:Penelas unveils poverty plan. Mayor to appoint economic officer 7/11/01: Builders win right to choose project inspectors 7/6/01: Miami-Dade must spend most of its current $35.2 million CDBG grant by October 31 7/5/01: County permitting by affidavit under fire from architectural institute 6/27/01: Probe of City of Miami funded Housing Rehab. 6/13/01: Knight Foundation Awards Funding to Redevelop Overtown 5/28/01: Miami Dade CDCs - An Outline of Accomplishments 5/23/01: Dimensions of the Affordable Housing Crisis 5/6/01: Miami-Dade County HOPE VI Runs Into Problems 4/8/01: City of Miami Census Count: Brickell bursting at seams; black residents abandoning city 4/6/01: Collins Center investment fund to kick-start redevelopment in inner-city neighborhoods 3/20/01: Affordable Housing Crisis: Opening of Section 8 Applications Draw Huge Crowds 1/26/01:Miami-Dade Commission to consider bond to rebuild decrepit innercity infrastructure 12/10/00: Miami-Dade County Audits of CDCs flawed. 6/6/01: CDC lead "Healthier Communities" Initaitve in Chicago 3/3/01: Miami-Dade Ordinance Would Allow Developers to Inspect own Jobs. 1/27/01: Miami-Dade County proposes self building-inspection 1/7/01: Baseball stadiums bolster downtowns only when part of a larger revitalization effort 12/10/00: Wynwood CEDC Files Civil Rights Lawsuit Against City of Miami. 12/8/00: St Agnes CDC gets Empowerment Zone grant