Mayor Deegan announces start of Jacksonville Affordable Housing
Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan plans to commit $10 million to the new affordable housing fund. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan is continuing to push for the development of…
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Local church brings affordable housing to Jacksonville’s Eastside
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville church is bringing affordable houses to Jacksonville’s Eastside. Affordable housing is a consistent issue as inflation continues to make homeownership more difficult for certain communities….
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Jacksonville’s progress in affordable housing: is it enough?
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – What is affordable when it comes to housing? The back log of people that need a place to live is growing and while Jacksonville is working on…
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Jacksonville appoints special committee to help homelessness, affordable housing
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The city of Jacksonville is trying to find more housing and local groups are trying to help and state lawmakers are trying to find solutions too. RELATED:…
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New Jacksonville military homeowner thanks to affordable housing program with HabiJax
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A military hero will soon be moving into the house she just bought with the help of Habitat for Humanity of Jacksonville (HabiJax). Mia Evans has a…
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New veteran housing in St. Augustine
Twenty hotel rooms on Anastasia Island will become new homes for veterans. The ink is still drying on a real estate deal that will turn a hotel into homes for…
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Lawsuit alleges racial discrimination in housing lending by Navy Federal Credit Union
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Veterans who are Black said they were denied housing loans from a major credit union because of their race. A CNN investigation found Navy Federal Credit Union…
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Workforce housing on Biscayne Road closer to final approval
Neighbors cited several concerns, mainly the aesthetic and design of the apartments they say don’t fit in their neighborhood. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Neighbors living on or near Biscayne Boulevard are…
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‘Everything that’s negative is dumped here on the Northside:’ Biscayne Boulevard neighbors concerned over proposed workforce housing
A developer plans to build a 108-unit workforce housing apartment complex on Biscayne Boulevard. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A chunk of land that has little more than a fence and woods…
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Land use committee approves rezoning for northside affordable housing complex opposed by many residents
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A proposed affordable housing complex on the Northside was met with hours of opposition from concerned residents after the Land Use and Zoning Committee voted to approve…
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