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Police: Miami real estate agent suspected of killing homeless men

Posted: 26 Dec 2021 08:00 AM PST

A south Florida real estate agent has been charged with the shooting of a homeless man and is suspected of murdering two others in what a judge called “execution-style” attacks. The New York Post reports 25-year-old Kendall resident Willy Suarez Maceo, a licensed real estate broker who works for Century 21 in Miami, South Miami, Palmetto Bay and Kendall, was charged with shooting a homeless man near downtown Miami last Tuesday night. That victim survived

Tampa Bay saw biggest rent hikes in US this year

Posted: 26 Dec 2021 08:00 AM PST

Tampa Bay claimed more than a Super Bowl this year, leading the nation on rent increases in the months after its hometown Buccaneers led the National Football League. CoStar Group data shows rents in the metro area increased 24 percent, on average, over the last 12 months, according to the Tampa Bay Times. That’s the most for any city with at least 100,000 apartments. Landlords in the region along Florida’ gulf coast have had room

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu wants to revamp city’s approach to affordable housing

Posted: 26 Dec 2021 07:45 AM PST

A landlord-backed “Get Government Out” campaign that scrapped rent control in Massachusetts almost three decades ago may have met its match. Boston’s newly elected mayor, Michelle Wu, is considering a revamp of the city’s approach to affordable housing, a move that could include reinstating the rules, according to Boston.com. Wu pledged to form a “rent stabilization advisory group” to make recommendations for a home rule petition with the state legislature, which would have to sign