How residents are responding to the high cost of housing in South Florida
This collection of stories explores how South Florida residents react to surging housing costs through community actions and personal decisions.
Articles highlight Miami-Dade County's interfaith group, which demands action from leaders to combat high rent and prevent evictions. Another story discusses how HOA fees contribute to the financial pressures faced by homeowners. An opinion piece suggests some residents choose to leave Miami for places with lower insurance and home prices. It also notes that wealthier newcomers increase living costs for everyone.
Read the stories below.
Home buyers should review fees for homeowners and condominium association fees to see if the amenities are worth it, including pool, gym, clubhouse.
NO. 1: ARE FEES FOR CONDO AND HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS WORTH IT? ASK YOURSELF THESE QUESTIONS
A mover pushes a box into a waiting moving van for a family leaving New York and relocating to another state, on Manhattan's Upper East Side, New York, NY, August 31, 2020. The mover said the demand was so high that he and three other moving companies were packing people's personal effects out of the same building. (Anthony Behar/Sipa USA)
NO. 2: WITH INSURANCE AND HOME PRICES SO HIGH, SOME ARE FINDING A WAY OUT - OF MIAMI | OPINION
Why the Chamber of Commerce says, ‘We are seeing wealth migrate in – while portions of the workforce migrate out.' | Opinion | Published March 10, 2025 | Read Full Story by the Miami Herald Editorial Board
Attendees listen to Mayor Daniella Levine Cava make a pledge to the community during the PACT Nehemiah Action Assembly on Monday, April 7, 2025, at Sweet Home Missionary Baptist Church in Cutler Bay, Fla. By Alie Skowronski
NO. 3: 'RENT IS TOO DAMN HIGH.' INTERFAITH GROUP DEMANDS ACTION FROM MIAMI-DADE LEADERS
One of Miami-Dade's most politically engaged interfaith groups held their annual assembly to press elected leaders to make housing more affordable and reducing evictions in Miami-Dade County. | Published April 9, 2025 | Read Full Story by Lauren Costantino
The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.
