Housing

Tampa had a 4.8 percent year-over-year home-price increase, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices.

More than 1,500 renters were evicted in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties in March. That’s a 26 percent jump compared to January of 2020, according to data from the Eviction Lab.

In recent years, cities and counties, in Orange, Hillsborough and Pinellas counties, have passed tenant “bill of rights” that go beyond a state law known as the Florida Residential Landlord and Tenant Act.

Local agencies in the greater Tampa Bay region are set to receive more than $19 million in annual grant funding to address chronic homelessness in their communities.

The new law, dubbed the Live Local Act, marks a historic investment in affordable housing through a series of tax breaks, incentives for development and a record $811 million in funding.

Almost 2,900 eligible St. Petersburg communities and property owners have the option to convert their home or build up into four residences on a typical sized single-family lot.

More than half of non-residents who commute to jobs in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metro area earn less than $3,333 a month, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

The country is suffering from a severe shortage of affordable housing. But elected officials have done little to fix a problem that puts many Americans at greater risk for sickness and shortens lives.

A recent study found military families are spending more time and money to find places to live when they change duty stations.

For eligible homebuyers, the Hometown Heroes program can offer up to $25,000 in down-payment and closing-cost assistance.

The number of seniors who have experienced homelessness jumped nearly 40 percent since 2018 and the number of families facing homelessness increased by 21 percent since 2020, the survey found.

Community leaders at a forum in Tampa this week said the affordable housing crisis is making it harder for them to help people experiencing homelessness. And they expect the number of people in need to grow.