Housing Crisis

The growing rent crisis in South Florida rears its ugly head with a family who has a loved one with special needs reaching out for help. NBC 6’s Willard Shepard reports

The growing rent crisis in South Florida rears its ugly head with a family who has a loved one with special needs reaching out for help.

Miami-Dade County housing leaders announced a $70 million effort Friday morning to try and convince developers to build more affordable housing units.

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava held a ceremonial bill signing Wednesday for the “Tenant’s Bill of Rights,” which will add more legal protections for renters in the county. NBC 6’s Laura Rodriguez reports

The blooming housing market is pricing many people out of South Florida, and a safety net meant to help those in need is falling short.

The blooming housing market is pricing many people out of South Florida, and a safety net meant to help those in need is falling short. NBC 6’s Phil Prazan reports

Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is looking into expanding county resources and wants people to file housing discrimination complaints if they feel they’ve been wronged.

Landlords across South Florida have raised rent prices to historic levels, pushing many people out of neighborhoods. And as a recent NBC 6 investigation revealed, more people are reporting discrimination when applying for housing in Miami-Dade County. NBC 6’s Phil Prazan reports

Mayor Daniella Levine Cava and leaders on the county commission announced new measures Friday morning. Mayor Levine Cava signed executive actions adding $13 million more to a fund for emergency rental assistance, known as the ERAP program. NBC 6’s Phil Prazan has more.

NBC 6 Investigator Phil Prazan brings us the latest on Miami-Dade County’s housing affordability crisis following remarks from Mayor Daniella Levine Cava

Miami-Dade Public Housing and Community Services Committee passed a measure by Commissioner Kionne McGhee directing Mayor Daniella Levine Cava’s office to study the housing situation in the county

Miami-Dade could declare a housing emergency in the county amid rising rent. NBC 6’s Phil Prazan reports

In the past weeks, dozens of viewers reached out to NBC 6 Investigators concerned about rent increases. Many asked why their landlords can raise their rents so much.

A call for rent control as rent prices surge across South Florida — but NBC 6 Investigators found it’s not an easy task

Two studies released Wednesday found that the nation’s housing availability and affordability crisis is expected to worsen significantly following the pandemic

With a housing crisis and rise in building expenses, many companies are searching for innovative housing solutions. Two companies turning to robots and technology to meet that demand, Mighty Buildings and the Palari Group, are on course to make the first-ever 3D housing community in American.

As more Americans are priced out of the housing market are 3D printed housing communities one potential solution?

Climate migration and subsequent gentrification will accelerate as the United States faces an accelerating sea-level rise, more intense heatwaves, wildfires, and even mega hurricanes, all worsened by a warming planet. Those trends and events will leave more and more of America uninhabitable.

What office life looks like after the pandemic is still an open question. But real estate experts have no doubt there’s going to be a surge in empty commercial real estate. In many cities, developers say some of the buildings can be redesigned to help address the affordable housing crisis. The practice is called “adaptive reuse” and it’s been used...

In California, the Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission is partnering with the city of Los Angeles to open tiny homes to people struggling with homelessness. Founder and CEO Ken Craft joined NBCLX to explain how tiny homes help restore dignity, safety and a sense of autonomy to its residents.