{"id":61,"date":"2026-09-21T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alinapalmcoast.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/21\/florida-and-the-great-housing-mismatch\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T16:00:00","slug":"florida-and-the-great-housing-mismatch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alinapalmcoast.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/21\/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\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/alina-pekarsky\/florida-housing-mismatch-remotion-videos-85c7\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Living and working in Florida\u2019s dynamic real estate landscape for over twenty years, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how the housing market doesn\u2019t always line up with what buyers truly need. Here in Florida, we\u2019re experiencing a unique mismatch: plenty of homes are available, but many just don\u2019t fit the budgets, locations, or life stages of today\u2019s buyers. As our market continues to age and homeownership is concentrated among long-time residents, it raises questions about what will happen when the next generation is ready to purchase. Affordability here isn\u2019t just about the initial price\u2014it\u2019s also about insurance costs, community dues, maintenance, storm risks, and the realities of car-dependent living. What truly strengthens our neighborhoods is the ability for folks to move within their community\u2014finding the right fit, whether that\u2019s downsizing to a cottage, moving to a townhouse, or trying out apartment living close by. The big question for Florida is whether future buyers will have the choices they need\u2014across price, size, and location\u2014to truly call this place home. Having helped clients navigate these challenges for years, I know that flexibility and understanding local nuances are key to finding the perfect fit.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Living and working in Florida\u2019s dynamic real estate landscape for over twenty years, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how the housing market doesn\u2019t always line up with what buyers truly need. Here in Florida, we\u2019re experiencing a unique mismatch: plenty of homes are available, but many just don\u2019t fit the budgets, locations, or life stages of today\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":62,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alinapalmcoast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alinapalmcoast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alinapalmcoast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alinapalmcoast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alinapalmcoast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.alinapalmcoast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alinapalmcoast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alinapalmcoast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alinapalmcoast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alinapalmcoast.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}