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SWFL lacks housing that's affordable, and that hurts all of us


Published: June 3, 2021 5:09 PM EDT
Updated: June 3, 2021 9:01 PM EDT
Southwest Florida has an unwanted title. We’re one of the worst places to find affordable housing in the country. The pandemic only made it worse, exposing low wages, raising home prices, and cutting funding.
For many people, their reality is having to choose between paying rent, paying for food, paying to get to work.
Drew Broderick had to make that choice living in Fort Myers, even while he made $15 an hour working in construction. Now he’s outspoken about finding solutions.
“I was homeless for over seven years. And I had a job the whole time, just couldn’t afford the rents,” Broderick said. “It’s just such a problem, you see it everywhere.” ....

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