Florida

Hundreds of affordable housing units are coming to South Florida, thanks to one development firm.

The median sales price for single-family homes in the Bradenton, Fla., area jumped 9.1% in October, compared to the previous year, to $325,000.

The total number of home sales picked up in Miami-Dade County but fell in Broward.

Palm Beach County, Fla., home prices continued their trend of modest appreciation in October, and sales volumes dipped despite a robust economy.

Orange County's Housing For All task force has unveiled a 10-year plan to add tens of thousands of new homes and establish for the first time a local funding source that could pump $160 million into fighting Orlando's affordable housing crisis.

As more people have gotten into the flipping business, and as home costs continue to increase and inventory shrinks, the profitability of fix and flips has dwindled.

Years after the foreclosure crisis ended, the Tampa Bay area still has 305 "zombies'' — vacant homes in some stage of foreclosure.

Lakewood Ranch, Fla., led the nation in annual housing starts for the third quarter of 2019, according to Metrostudy, a research and consulting firm specializing in U.S. residential markets.

Bay County, Fla., home sales and prices were up year-over-year during the last nine months of 2019, driven by continued high demand for housing after Hurricane Michael.

Fewer people are lying when buying or selling a home in South Florida.