{"id":22,"date":"2026-09-18T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/probaterealtorsonline-com\/2026\/09\/18\/florida-and-the-great-housing-mismatch\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T09:00:00","slug":"florida-and-the-great-housing-mismatch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.probaterealtorsonline.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/18\/florida-and-the-great-housing-mismatch\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida and the Great Housing Mismatch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/amad-romero\/florida-housing-mismatch-remotion-videos-85c7\"\n                frameborder=\"0\"\n                allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\n                allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Florida\u2019s housing landscape offers us a revealing case study in what happens when available homes don\u2019t quite fit the evolving needs and budgets of today\u2019s buyers. Even with homes on the market, many are out of sync with the next generation\u2019s preferences\u2014whether that\u2019s the size, location, or affordability. As someone who\u2019s spent over 30 years guiding families through both traditional and probate real estate, I see firsthand how true affordability goes far beyond just the purchase price. In Florida, the real costs\u2014insurance, HOA dues, maintenance, storm risks, and reliance on cars\u2014often determine whether a home truly fits someone\u2019s life stage and financial reality.<\/p>\n<p>Communities thrive when residents can transition smoothly\u2014from spacious family homes to more manageable cottages, accessory dwellings, or nearby apartments\u2014without leaving the neighborhoods they love. The real challenge ahead for Florida is whether the next wave of buyers will be able to embrace both inherited and new homes, unless broader options emerge in price, size, and location. Finding the right fit isn\u2019t just about inventory\u2014it\u2019s about helping people move forward, one home at a time.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida\u2019s housing landscape offers us a revealing case study in what happens when available homes don\u2019t quite fit the evolving needs and budgets of today\u2019s buyers. Even with homes on the market, many are out of sync with the next generation\u2019s preferences\u2014whether that\u2019s the size, location, or affordability. As someone who\u2019s spent over 30 years [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":53,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.probaterealtorsonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.probaterealtorsonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.probaterealtorsonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.probaterealtorsonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.probaterealtorsonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.probaterealtorsonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.probaterealtorsonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.probaterealtorsonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.probaterealtorsonline.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}