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There are 1,400 short-term rentals in Jacksonville Beach. Locals say thatโs driving up home prices and changing the city
Read full article: There are 1,400 short-term rentals in Jacksonville Beach. Locals say thatโs driving up home prices and changing the cityAs part of News4JAXโs Addressing A4dability series, weโre taking a closer look at how short-term rentals, like Airbnb and Vrbo, are reshaping housing markets, neighborhoods, and the ability for locals to afford a place to live.
Yes, you can buy a home with $0 down. A Jacksonville mortgage broker is working to spread the word on social media
Read full article: Yes, you can buy a home with $0 down. A Jacksonville mortgage broker is working to spread the word on social mediaAs part of our โAddressing A4dabilityโ series, we spoke with longtime loan officer Jason Kindler, who says zero-down mortgages are not only possible, theyโre happening every day.
A sign of the times? Jacksonville mom working two jobs, launches fundraiser to help buy first home for her family
Read full article: A sign of the times? Jacksonville mom working two jobs, launches fundraiser to help buy first home for her familyAs home prices and interest rates continue to climb, more families are struggling to cross the threshold into homeownership, especially single parents trying to save on a single income.
Are corporate landlords trapping renters? A Clay County womanโs story highlights a bigger problem amid federal scrutiny
Read full article: Are corporate landlords trapping renters? A Clay County womanโs story highlights a bigger problem amid federal scrutinyA Jacksonville-area womanโs experience renting from one of the nationโs largest landlords is shedding light on a broader housing issue thatโs now the subject of a federal investigation.
25% of Jacksonville residents spend more than half their income on housing. How the city is addressing affordability
Read full article: 25% of Jacksonville residents spend more than half their income on housing. How the city is addressing affordabilityAs part of News4JAXโs ongoing weekly series โAddressing Affordability,โ weโre digging deeper into the issue dominating local conversations โ the rising cost of having a place to live.
โThis is just the beginningโ: Jacksonville officials break ground on new affordable housing in Durkeeville
Read full article: โThis is just the beginningโ: Jacksonville officials break ground on new affordable housing in DurkeevilleThe City of Jacksonville, the Jacksonville Housing Authority and First Coast Construction, will break ground on five new affordable homes in the Durkeeville neighborhood on Friday.
Three Generations, One Housing Crisis: What โAffordableโ means in 2025
Read full article: Three Generations, One Housing Crisis: What โAffordableโ means in 2025As part of our ongoing Addressing A4dability series, News4JAX gathered voices from three different generations โ Baby Boomers, Millennials, and Gen Z โ to discuss the challenges they face when it comes to affording a place to live.
Home Sick: Some Florida mobile home residents are paying the price of lower-cost living with their health, study finds
Read full article: Home Sick: Some Florida mobile home residents are paying the price of lower-cost living with their health, study findsA new public health report by Human Impact Partners and Manufactured Housing Action paints a disturbing picture, accusing one of the nationโs largest mobile home park owners of transforming affordable communities into hazardous ones.
โItโs like free moneyโ: Jacksonville program helps renters become homeowners
Read full article: โItโs like free moneyโ: Jacksonville program helps renters become homeownersJWB Real Estateโs HomeStep program is turning tenants into proud homeowners by offering financial incentives and support services to help them make the leap.
Generational divide widens in U.S. homeownership aspirations and realities
Read full article: Generational divide widens in U.S. homeownership aspirations and realitiesA recent survey by Clever Real Estate reveals that while 90% of Americans across generationsโbaby boomers, Gen X, and millennialsโstill view homeownership as a key component of the American dream, many believe itโs increasingly out of reach.