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Disclaimer: Although every effort has been made to ensure that the State of Florida Housing is comprehensive, errors and omissions may exist. Regarding limitations to the data, please see the data discussion at the beginning of the Technical Appendix. Please alert the Shimberg Center to any discrepancy by contacting Douglas White at (800) 259-5705.

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• Low-Income Housing Tax Credit And Multifamily Bond Financing: A Comparison Of State-Level Allocation Policies
  Supplementary report comparing allocation practices for the Low Income Housing Tax Credit and multi-family bond financing among states in the U.S.

Contains median income and a list of income limits, adjusted by household size, for HUD subsidized housing programs for each Florida metropolitan area and non-metropolitan county. Categories include 30% of area median income, "very low-income" (50% of median income), and "low-income" (80% of median income). A number of other housing subsidy programs also use these limits.

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• The Need for Housing for Homeless Persons, 2001
  Estimates the number of homeless persons; the supply of shelter beds, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing reserved for homeless persons; and the need for additional beds by county or groups of counties in Florida. This report was done as part of the "2001 Rental Market Study."
• Farmworker Housing Needs, 2001
  Discusses the need for affordable rental housing for farmworkers in Florida. Estimates the number of farmworkers, supply of housing reserved for farmworkers, and income distribution of farmworker households in Florida counties. This report was done as part of the "2001 Rental Market Study."
• Rental Housing Demand by Low-Income Commercial Fishing Workers, 2001
  Estimates demand for affordable rental housing by low-income commercial fishing workers in Florida counties. This report was done as part of the "2001 Rental Market Study."
• Public Housing Authorities in Florida: An Analysis of Selected Issues
  This February 2004 report looks at the performance of Florida's public housing authorities in the operation of public housing units and in the administration of Housing Choice (Section 8) Vouchers. Key performance measures include scores from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public Housing Assessment System and Section 8 Management Assessment Program. Voucher utilization rates and selected financial data are also presented.
• Public Housing Authorities: An Analysis of Practices and Resources for Serving Persons with Disabilities.
  The Shimberg Center surveyed Florida's public housing authorities to gain perspective on how much of their resources currently serve persons with disabilities and how they perform outreach and other functions that support the quality of life for households that include a person with a disability. The report gives a detailed analysis of the survey results, including an overview of the most promising practices various public housing authorities use in order to reach and serve persons with disabilities.
• Public Housing Authority Waiting List Characteristics, 2001
  
This report examines the characteristics of the public housing and Section 8 waiting lists of Florida's local public housing authorities (PHAs) in 2001. The report was done as part of the "2001 Rental Market Study."

Impact of Real Estate on Florida Economy Annual report analyzing the economic effects of real estate in Florida as gauged by property taxes, construction activity, real estate transactions, and real estate investment income.

• The Impact of Real Estate on Florida Economy 2002
• The Impact of Real Estate on Florida Economy 2003
• The Impact of Real Estate on Florida Economy 2004

  The 2004 report quantifies the $237.6 billion annual impact of real estate on the Florida economy. New to this year's report is a detailed examination of the impact of residential real estate on the state's metropolitan areas.

• The Impact of Real Estate on Florida Economy 2005

• Manufactured Housing State of Florida 2000

  Summary of Census data comparing household and unit characteristics of manufactured housing in Florida with other types of housing; describes distribution of manufactured housing among Florida counties.