GL Homes broke ground Thursday on a development that will include a new Publix-anchored retail and commercial center in the Riverland community of Port St. Lucie.

Decades of bourgeoning single-family development has done little to make housing more affordable here. Tradition has added more than 5,000 homes and 12,000 residents to Port St. Lucie in the past ...

Nine renters are competing for each available housing unit in Port St. Lucie. This is down from 12 last year, following a surge of new apartments.