Deborah Acosta
Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
Reporter at @WSJ; previously at @MiamiHerald and @nytimes.
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1 month ago |
wsj.com | Deborah Acosta
MIAMI BEACH—Florida’s effort to tackle its affordable-housing crisis is crashing into this city’s famous art deco history. Proposed changes to a state law would allow developers to knock down hundreds of Miami Beach’s iconic art deco buildings and replace them with rows of taller apartment buildings. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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2 months ago |
advisorstream.com | Deborah Acosta |Ron Phillips
By Deborah Acosta April 22, 2025 Florida is contending with a condo crisis, and the ballooning costs of ownership are a big reason why. Retirees Rob and Karen Dickson moved from upstate New York to Punta Gorda, Fla., in 2021. They paid $319,000 for a condo with a terrace on the third floor, overlooking a golf course inside their gated community. After nine holes, they would have lunch at the club and then go for a swim. “It was wildly affordable,” Rob said.
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2 months ago |
wsj.com | Deborah Acosta
Insurance increases, special assessments and limited financing options have elevated costs beyond what many can bearFlorida is contending with a condo crisis, and the ballooning costs of ownership are a big reason why. Retirees Rob and Karen Dickson moved from upstate New York to Punta Gorda, Fla., in 2021. They paid $319,000 for a condo with a terrace on the third floor, overlooking a golf course inside their gated community. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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2 months ago |
flipboard.com | Deborah Acosta
President Trump is toeing an economic red line that few before him have dared even consider crossing. Why it matters: The mere possibility that Trump …
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Mar 21, 2025 |
mansionglobal.com | Arian Campo-Flores |Deborah Acosta
Florida’s leaders are considering a far-reaching remedy to cut the soaring costs of owning a home: ditching property taxes. Killing property taxes would leave the state more reliant on its sales tax and strip local governments of revenue to fund everything from schools to social services. A full repeal is unlikely soon, but the idea is gaining political traction, reflecting the strain homeowners are under.
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