04 / 26 / 2012
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The Florida Housing Coalition membership did a remarkable job with legislative outreach this session. We saw the direct benefit from our SHIP Roundtable at the 2011 conference. Advocates met with their local legislative delegations and reported outcomes to the Sadowski Coalition, and we used that information to follow up and make the pivotal conne...
12 / 20 / 2011
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The Florida Housing Coalition is advocating for the appropriation of housing trust fund monies to housing programs. While the Florida legislature acknowledges the excellence in Florida’s programs, such as SHIP and SAIL, the issue of appropriation for the majority in legislative leadership comes down to whether there is a budget deficit. &nbs...
06 / 10 / 2011
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Some people love the excitement of a roller coaster; others tend to get nauseous
02 / 15 / 2011
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01 / 23 / 2011
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07 / 13 / 2010
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On behalf of the board and staff of the Florida Housing Coalition, I extend our appreciation to our members who worked so valiantly on the Sadowski Education Effort for the 2010 legislative session. The Sadowski Education Effort resulted in: •Local government resolutions adopted across the state, calling upon the legislature to repeal the cap...
05 / 20 / 2010
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Just Released: FY 2010 Income Limits HUD has released the estimated median family incomes (MFIs) and income limits for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010. MFIs are used as the basis for income limits in several HUD programs (including the Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher, CDBG, and HOME programs), as well as in programs run by the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Treasury, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and Government Sponsored Enterprises
02 / 24 / 2010
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Florida is beginning to recover from a severe economic downturn, which has resulted in a drop in doc stamp and other revenues. Although for-sale housing costs have retreated from all-time highs, the median priced home in Florida is still unaffordable to a large and growing segment of our citizens - including the workers who fill the critical service industry jobs which are essential to Florida. These workers most often need affordable rental housing, the demand for which is strong and growing
