Fall 2007 Journal

It was our statewide annual conference theme, supported by our state’s Chief Financial Officer in her keynote speech, and the Secretary of the Florida Department of Community Affairs in his state of the state address. And at the very time over 700 housing professionals were gathered in Orlando for the Florida Housing Coalition’s statewide conference, Governor Crist announced a plan for fueling Florida’s economy by appropriating $75 million fromthe housing trust funds to provide more money to Florida’s SHIP programs and assist more homebuyers using the state’s loan programs. There was and continues to be a great deal of energy around the economics of housing from political leaders, national and statewide experts, and housing professionals.