Greenacres is the place to be but rent is going up and a blue collar community is stressed

Welcome to The Dirt ! I’m real estate, weather and critter reporter Kimberly Miller with the latest developments in the sizzling market.

The Palm Beach Post’s continuing coverage of the Cat 5 storm of construction happening in Palm Beach County following the pandemic has focused a lot on downtown West Palm Beach and the affordability crisis for homebuyers.

But what about outlier cities where growth in recent history has come from the Caribbean and South and Central America? This week, Post reporter Valentina Palm looks at what’s happening in Greenacres, which have slowly become the hub of the county’s Hispanic community.


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Also, there’s breaking news about Vandy’s proposed downtown campus and a billionaire developer who says Vandy has offered to buy a small parcel. That alleged potential purchase comes as the county and West Palm Beach are readying to give away tens of millions of dollars in property. Vanderbilt University has a $10 billion endowment.

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