Tag: affordable housing
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Florida’s Housing Shortage Comes Into Focus: New Interactive Map Tracks the Gaps
Florida’s housing story is one of relentless growth colliding with structural limits. For years, the Sunshine State has attracted new residents faster than builders and policymakers could respond — and now, the numbers finally show just how deep the shortage runs. According to a new interactive map from the Florida Housing Data Project, the state…
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How Mass Timber Modular Construction Is Redefining Workforce Housing in America
When architect Peter Rose first toured a modular school in Germany built with cross-laminated timber (CLT), he ran his hand along a stair joint where two modules met. “With my eyes closed, I couldn’t feel the seam,” he recalled. That single moment changed everything. For Rose, modular construction was no longer just about cutting costs.…
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Vail’s 268-Unit Workforce Housing Project: A Blueprint for Resort-Town Sustainability
The numbers are stark. The National Low Income Housing Coalition puts the U.S. affordable-housing shortfall at seven million homes, while Fannie Mae pegs the workforce-housing gap at 2.2 million units. Vacancy in income-restricted rentals hovers near 2.7 percent—less than half the vacancy in Class A apartments. Nowhere is that crunch more acute than in ski…
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Affordable Housing Fix: Living on Top of a Costco
The U.S. housing crisis has long demanded innovative solutions, and Thrive Living is stepping up with a bold new model. By blending affordable housing with retail, their upcoming Los Angeles development in Baldwin Village offers a potential blueprint for addressing housing shortages in urban markets. This $425 million project will house 800 residential units—184 of…
Daniel Kaufman Real Estate 