Not in my backyard: Zoning battles are heating up — and the NIMBY crowd has emerging opposition

Recently passed legislation provides the latest activity in the ongoing battle between the “not in my backyard” — or NIMBY — opposition to various housing developments and the more-nascent “yes in my backyard” YIMBY counter-movement.Original Article

Missing-middle housing remains lost in most US cities. Here’s why, and who’s trying to change that.

The nation's housing affordability crisis has been exacerbated by rapid home-price appreciation, demolition of naturally affordable housing to make way for more expensive new housing and an anemic construction pipeline coming out of the Great Recession.Original Article

Legacy at Jordan Park in South St. Petersburg now open

The St. Petersburg Housing Authority held the grand opening for the new senior building and celebrated the renovations of 206 units in Jordan Park in a ceremony on Oct. 27.Original Article

The $100K club: ZIP codes where it takes a six-figure income to afford a home

Home prices and interest rates have surged in recent years — and so has the number of ZIP codes where it takes a six-figure income to afford a home. Here's where it takes the most.Original Article

Clearwater has one of highest housing vacancy rates in the US

Cities in Florida made up approximately one-third of the top 25 spots.Original Article

Three Tampa Bay cities among most overvalued housing markets in the nation, FAU study shows

A new study from Florida Atlantic University determined the most overpriced housing markets in the nation.Original Article

Tampa Bay among the top destinations for people looking to relocate

Over 7,000 people were looking to move to the Tampa Bay area within a three-month span, a report shows.Original Article

High-profile fights are taking aim at HOAs, but even greater challenges may lie ahead

Even as fights between angry homeowners and their HOAs spill into public view, their numbers are larger than ever. But some believe the future could bring larger, high-stakes challenges and calls for changes.Original Article

Art collectors’ Siesta Key waterfront estate hits the market at $21 million

The home lies in Sanderling Club, one of Siesta Key’s most exclusive gated communities.Original Article

Clearwater Beach home sells for $3.23 million

The home sits on Clearwater Bay and is two blocks from Clearwater Beach.Original Article