PENSACOLA, Fla. (WALA) – Across the country, including Northwest Florida, officials are working to make more affordable housing available for low to middle income families. Mayor D.C. Reeves says it all boils down to a supply and demand issue.
“Housing at every level matters. This is a simple supply and demand issue,” said Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves. “Whether it’s market rate housing, whether it’s $1,000 a month, $2,000 a month we need to have supply and inventory at every level.”
About a year ago, the city council approved donating three parcels of land with the goal of making them affordable housing for families. This existing house on North E Street will be fixed up for before a family moves into it, while brand new houses are being built on North Spring Street and West Jackson Street which some of those involved with the project got a first look at last week…