Getting rental assistance is not always easy
It started with an email sent to CBS4 from a Miami woman who told us she was behind on her rent and had applied for the Emergency Rental Assistance program in Miami-Dade County.
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It started with an email sent to CBS4 from a Miami woman who told us she was behind on her rent and had applied for the Emergency Rental Assistance program in Miami-Dade County.
Help is available for those who need rental assistance, but it is not always easy to get.
Mortgage rates are more than double from a year ago.
In case you needed more evidence of how much home prices have skyrocketed: Even as the housing market was cooling over the summer, prices still rose in 98% of US markets, according to a new report.
Analysis found the Miami area had a 28.6 percent year-over-year increase
Inflation, soaring mortgage rates and record high prices are making it extremely hard for so many people to buy a home.
Dr. Linda Kaplan treats eye conditions but what has her seeing red lately, is her ever increasing tax bills both on her residence and the property she owns.
Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava addressed a packed room in Miami Lakes Tuesday evening to discuss the county's budget proposal and housing help.
Contractors have launched an appeal in a legal battle about part of a new Florida property insurance law.
Inflation is at an all-time high, rents are soaring and everyday living is anything but easy.
Not as many houses have sold in the last few months and inventory is up, and since interest rates started rising, prospective buyers are not as plentiful.
Bank of America's Community Affordable Loan Solution promises a zero-down payment and zero closing costs for first-time buyers.
CBS4's Ashley Dyer went along with Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava to look at some of the projects.
The money will be invested into housing programs like the "HOMES Plan."
A family of three turns to CBS4, feeling hopeless in their housing crisis.
In a field at the back of Lakeside Park Estates Mobile Home Park off Pembroke Road, concrete and pieces of mobile homes are piling up.
As Miami's housing market remains at the epicenter of the nation's housing crisis, startup developer Bluenest is hoping to provide more options for buyers in Miami-Dade County.
At Legal Services of Greater Miami, eviction defense attorneys are maxed out with cases and can't take on new clients despite unprecedented demand.
Affordable housing units are going up all around South Florida, but there are waiting lists.
CBS4's Joan Murray was in Fort Lauderdale with a closer look at the situation there.
Miami continues to see astronomical rent hikes with thousands facing eviction
When his landlord increased his rent by $1,100 a month, Mike Atkins decided he needed to find a new place to live.
According to Realtor.com, listings went up, so it could take a little more to make homes stand out in the future.
"We're committing to building more supply. That's the primary focus of today, supply," said Daniella Levine Cava.
Mayor Daniella Levine Cava announced a goal of 18,000 additional affordable housing units.
Riders must be at least 16 and carry a valid ID; fines start at $250, police say.
The continuing resolution would fund the federal government until Dec. 4. It now heads to the Senate, where it could face obstacles.
DOE will discuss the proposed rule change at a workshop on Aug. 5, according to state documents.
All 3 patients allege they were left with permanent injuries after procedures with Dr. Hochstein.
Video shows two people wearing Argentina jerseys arguing with a man wearing a Mexico jersey. During the confrontation, one of the men is heard shouting the N-word at the man in the Mexico jersey.
Riders must be at least 16 and carry a valid ID; fines start at $250, police say.
The continuing resolution would fund the federal government until Dec. 4. It now heads to the Senate, where it could face obstacles.
DOE will discuss the proposed rule change at a workshop on Aug. 5, according to state documents.
All 3 patients allege they were left with permanent injuries after procedures with Dr. Hochstein.
Video shows two people wearing Argentina jerseys arguing with a man wearing a Mexico jersey. During the confrontation, one of the men is heard shouting the N-word at the man in the Mexico jersey.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The continuing resolution would fund the federal government until Dec. 4. It now heads to the Senate, where it could face obstacles.
Lawmakers hammered the president for bulldozing norms in pursuit of his construction goals and imposing his likeness on buildings, coins and passports.
Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán, 28, died July 14 after authorities said he darted across a busy road in St. Augustine, Florida, and into the path of a truck.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told lawmakers the Iran war has cost $37.5 billion. Sources told CBS News the total cost could be far higher, in part due to military construction for damaged U.S. bases.
Sen. Darline Graham, who is serving out the remainder of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's term in the Senate, said she will seek a full term for the South Carolina seat her brother held for more than two decades.
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Larkin spoke this week to CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
The likely Republican candidate for governor, Congressman Byron Donalds, said he would vote for it, but as he told CBS Miami's Jim DeFede, if it does fail, they will tackle the issue again next year.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Officials are still searching for the source of the outbreak, prompting consumers to seek advice on social media about which foods to avoid.
A recall has been issued for frozen blueberries sold at Publix stores in Georgia, Florida and other Southern states after 12 people became sick, the FDA says.
A new Florida law requires drug prescribers to complete sickle cell training, aiming to improve care and address stigma faced by patients.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
A lawyer says influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate will fight extradition to the United Kingdom.
New Zealand actor Sam Neill, known for "Jurassic Park" and "The Piano," died Monday at 78, his family says.
A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London's Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time festival.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.