Housing: Is it better to rent or buy?
The price to live in South Florida remains high, so do you rent or buy? CBS4's Chelsea Jones has the report.
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The price to live in South Florida remains high, so do you rent or buy? CBS4's Chelsea Jones has the report.
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.
