City residents feeling home pinch [North Florida]

City residents feeling home pinch [North Florida]

Jeremy Crane is devoted to the American dream of owning a home. Crane, 22, single and living in Gainesville, said he has bounced with family members from apartment to apartment. Now out on his own, he hopes to buy a house before he marries.

“All my life, I’ve wanted to own my own home,” Crane said recently.

But looking for one means looking outside the city limits. Houses in Gainesville that fit Crane’s annual income of about $23,000 a year are scarce. His situation is common across the Queen City.