The abortion rights position has won on the ballot in 7 out of 7 states since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in mid-2022 — even in red-leaning ones such as Kansas, Kentucky, Montana and Ohio.
Florida
To buy or to rent? New Florida study shares what homebuyers should do now
MIAMI, Fla. — A new study finds rent prices may continue to rise in South Florida, that’s according to research by Florida International University and Florida Atlantic University.
So for those moving to the Sunshine State, is the better move right now to buy or rent?
A monthly study conducted by two Florida universities looked at 100 of the top US housing markets in the country to compare the average prices of homes and rent and see how it fluctuates over time.
The result is the answer to the big question: is it better to rent or to buy?
“Low price to rent ratio favors ownership. So now you are buying homes that are relatively low cost in terms of dollars and price, or one dollar in annual rent.”
According to Ken Howard Johnson with FAU, those in the market right now should go in with a buy-a-home-and-hold strategy.
“I mean, it’s costly to live here, but I think the financial opportunities are here, the professional opportunities are here. When I moved here 20-something years ago, I was floored at the cost of living, especially housing, but I was right to stay, and I think that people years down the road will feel the same,” shared Johnson.
The reason for the push to own rather than rent is due to multiple factors. The main one is a shortage of housing units.
Professor Eli Beracha at FIU said in the US, we are down about 4 million, and the demand is through the roof.
“And that problem is not going to change anytime soon. To build the housing that is necessary to keep up with inflation growth, and to keep up with the shortage, will take at least a decade,” stated Beracha.
It’s the reason that home prices are so high right now.
Researchers said it’s not expected to go down anytime soon but rather stay right where it is.
Beracha shared that transactions in South Florida are currently very low, with sellers not wanting to sell and buyers not wanting to buy.
But buying now is still your best bet before the market becomes even more competitive.
“People think about the risk of, oh, I am going to buy a home, and maybe prices will go down, and that is a big risk. I don’t think that’s going to happen, but I see how people would think so. To me, much more of a risk is what happens if you rent, prices will continue to go up, and I think they will continue to go up as soon as interest rates go down, and then it is being priced. Your rent is going to be higher; you won’t be able to buy a home, and you will be priced out of the Miami market.”
So how do you make sure you are making a financially sound decision?
Beracha said when you are looking to buy a home with all of its expenses, it should not cost you more than around 40% of your income.
Johnson said for those still wanting to rent, make sure you have a savings portfolio to help you in the long run.
Florida
Analysis | Arizona and Florida could send a big message on abortion rights
The polling, from CBS News and YouGov, shows striking margins in Arizona and Florida for enshrining abortion rights into those states’ constitutions. That position leads 65 percent to 21 percent in Arizona and 60 percent to 20 percent in Florida. Previous polling in Florida also showed voters favoring the abortion rights amendment by wide margins — by 21 points in one poll and by 30 points in another.
Florida’s measure will be on the ballot; Arizona’s is still a work in progress, but organizers say they have more than enough signatures to get it there. Other states will feature such measures, but Arizona and Florida are the big ones.
The newest polling shows not only that voters overwhelmingly favor the amendments, but even Republicans lean in favor of them — 43-38 in Arizona and 43-34 in Florida.
That 60 percent overall number in Florida is notable because that’s the threshold for passage in the state — a higher bar than the one for most states.
It’s also notable because it suggests the potential for an even more resounding affirmation of abortion rights.
While abortion rights positions have won plenty of votes from Republican-leaning voters, they have done so to varying degrees. A good way to look at this is how they have performed relative to the 2020 presidential vote.
The best relative performance for an abortion rights amendment thus far? The most recent one. In Ohio last year, it over-performed Biden’s 2020 vote share by 11.6 points. Biden got 45 percent in 2020, but the abortion rights amendment got 57 percent.
The average overperformance across the four states: eight points.
The new Arizona and Florida polls already show support for the amendments outpacing Biden’s 2020 share in those states by 16 points and 12 points, respectively — even with a fair number of undecided voters.
There have been states where the abortion rights position over-performed Biden by more than it did in the four states above: Kansas, Kentucky and Montana. But importantly, those states weren’t voting directly on enshrining abortion rights.
Montana’s measure was narrowly about infants born after failed abortions. Kansas’s and Kentucky’s measures asked voters to affirmatively state that the state constitution didn’t protect abortion rights. In those last two states, the measures over-performed Biden by 17 and 16 points, respectively — the biggest overperformances to date.
And that could be instructive.
These were situations in which voters were effectively being asked not to add a right, but to foreclose one.
Indeed, what could set Arizona and Florida apart from the four states that have previously voted to enshrine abortion rights is how much those rights have been curtailed in those states.
The Florida Supreme Court last month greenlit the state’s six-week abortion ban, which even former president Donald Trump has sought to distance himself from. Then the Arizona Supreme Court last month revived a harsh 1864 law that banned nearly all abortions — even in the cases of rape and incest — and made providing one punishable by two to five years in prison. (This set off a panic in GOP circles which eventually led to the law’s repeal. A 15-week ban remains in place.)
This has set up a situation in which voters could effectively view the abortion rights amendments as referendums on the harsh GOP-backed laws and an opportunity to register their discontent. The same YouGov poll, for instance, shows 72 percent of Arizona voters approve of overturning the 1864 law.
Or, at the very least, the stakes of allowing their representatives to restrict abortion rights could be more real to them than to voters in California, Michigan, Vermont and Ohio, where similar laws weren’t in play.
It’s that dynamic that makes these potentially resounding votes in Florida and Arizona particularly important for the future of abortion rights in America.
Florida
Florida ranks in list’s top 10 states for most adults living with their parents. Here’s why
Report finds Americans are optimistic about buying a home in 2024
After years of feeling priced out of the market, potential homebuyers are feeling optimistic again, according to a new report.
Scripps News
In 2020, the Pew Research Center conducted a study that found more than 50% of young adults in the U.S. were living with their parents for the first time since the Great Depression.
And that trend hasn’t slowed down, according to a newer study.
Ahead of the mid-May Mother’s Day rush, trucking industry website Truckinfo.com analyzed data from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the Federal Reserve to find how many young adults would only have to step out of their bedroom to wish their mother a happy Mother’s Day.
The study revealed that the number of young adults who live with their parents has continued to increase. And Florida ranked in the top 10 states where the most young adults are still living at home.
Here’s where Florida ranked on this list and why.
What percentage of 25-34 year-olds live with parents?
“Both men and women between the ages of 25 and 34 are twice as likely to live with their parents than in 1967,” the study said.
“While there was a steady increase until the early 2010s, the figure has grown significantly in recent years.”
According to the study, around 32.1% of adults between the ages of 25 and 34 live at home with their parents. Florida’s state average is a little higher, at 34.8%, ranking the Sunshine State tenth in Truckinginfo.com’s list of states where the most young adults still live with their parents.
Which state has the largest percentage of adults still living with their parents?
New Jersey emerged as the state with the largest percentage of young adults living at home. California placed in second and Connecticut in third. Florida ranked at the bottom, in 10th place.
“Compared to the national average, adult children in coastal cities and the south are much more likely to live with their parents,” the study said.
“Conversely, states in the Midwest and Mountain West are more likely to live with their spouses than the rest of the country”
Here are the rankings, with the percentage of adults between 25 and 34 living with their parents in each state:
- New Jersey, 43.3%
- California, 38.6%
- Connecticut, 38.6%
- New Hampshire, 37.4%
- New York, 37.0%
- Delaware, 36.9%
- Maryland, 36.1%
- Rhode Island, 35.9%
- Mississippi, 35.8%
- Florida, 34.8%
The study also found that high housing costs have the biggest influence on why so many young adults are living at home for longer.
“Even for men gainfully employed, many struggle to afford a home. Since 1984, the home-price-to-income ratio in the U.S. has nearly doubled,” the study said. “Meaning homes are twice as expensive today than in 1984.”
Florida
Florida man drunkenly steals school bus, drives 4 hours to Miami: police
A Florida man allegedly stole a school bus while drunk and drove to Miami in a wild Saturday night outing, police said.
Land O’ Lakes resident Daniel Saez, 32, was charged with grand theft auto on Sunday, according to FOX 13 Tampa Bay.
The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) told the outlet that the suspect stole the bus, which belonged to Hillsborough County Public Schools, near Tampa on Saturday night.
Saez then drove the vehicle to Miami, which is roughly 280 miles from Tampa. It’s about a four-hour drive.
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The suspect was stopped in Sarasota, the FHP said. He told authorities that he was on his way back to Tampa from Miami to return the stolen bus.
Sarasota is approximately 60 miles south of Tampa.
The suspect allegedly admitted to stealing the bus and was reportedly both drunk and high when the crime took place.
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After being arrested, Saez was placed in a county jail.
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