Rent

Zumper's latest Miami Metro Report shows that Homestead, Weston, and Miramar recorded the largest annual rent price declines in the region last month, each falling more than 7%.

Homelessness among Florida families rose by 28% in the last three years, a report from the University of Florida found.

Greystar, which manages nearly 950,000 apartments, including in South Florida, has agreed to stop using “anti-competitive” algorithms to suggest rents.

Village Code Compliance Officers will begin to issue warnings on Sept. 16 to any properties that are not in compliance with the new enforcement measures.

While Miamians have felt the squeeze of rising rents as South Florida roils from an ongoing, well-documented housing crisis, many local artists, from early career to well-established, have struggled to keep up with paying two rents: one for a place to live and another for a place to work.

Senate Bill 1586 would override much of the relationship between Florida landlords and tenants, including the tenants bill of rights ordinances in Miami-Dade and Hillsborough counties

Voters in several cities approved ballot measures to cap rents, part of a larger resurgence of rent control. Economists warn that such caps can actually reduce affordable housing overall.

If approved, rent stabilization would start in late November and last for one year. It would apply only to multi-family properties with at least four units. And there are other exemptions, too.

Renters in Lake Worth Beach are fighting for more legal protections, urging city officials to pass a tenants' bill of rights similar to Miami-Dade County

Rising mortgage rates and a wave of millennials put more pressure on the rental market. Rents have soared by double digits, but landlords say they're also struggling with higher costs.

A new report shows the cost of renting a home or apartment is up 15% nationally to a new record high.