The Home Buying Institute has been covering the Florida real estate market for nearly 20 years. Our housing market analysis and reports have been cited by thousands of publishers.
Over the years, we’ve developed proprietary methods for tracking and analyzing real estate conditions across Florida. We now offer these insights in the form of a weekly newsletter.
Florida Housing Market Research and Analysis
The HBI research team monitors housing market conditions and trends constantly. We source data from more than a dozen sources and use every tool at our disposal to track the market.
This process allows us to deliver useful insights to millions of Floridians.
Some of the key trends we monitor:
- Statewide real estate trends across Florida
- Local housing market conditions for cities and metros
- Home prices, mortgage rates, and affordability issues
- Negotiating balance between buyers and sellers
- Real estate market forecasts and predictions
If it relates to the Florida housing market in some way—we track it, research it, and report it to our subscribers with plain language and clarity.
What Makes the Florida Housing Market Unique
Florida has one of the most complex real estate markets in the country.
For one thing, it’s massive. Over the past year alone, there were more than 400,000 home sales across the state of Florida.
It’s also very diverse. From the booming coastal cities to the quiet inland towns, housing market conditions can vary dramatically from one area to the next.
Adding to the challenge is the ongoing hurricane threat and the resulting home insurance crisis. The risk of severe weather has driven insurance premiums to some of the highest levels in the country, making the real estate market more daunting for buyers.
Add in the broad range of local economies and housing demands from city to city, and you have a housing market that’s far more complicated than most others in the U.S.
How We Research and Monitor the Market
We help our readers keep up with Florida housing market trends by using tried-and-true research and reporting methods honed over a 20-year period.
We track and analyze all of the individual factors that affect the housing market, from migration patterns to local wages and affordability. This allows us to paint a clear and accurate picture of what’s really going on in the real estate market.
Our Research and Analysis Process
- Defining the Scope: We start by defining the specific area of focus, whether it’s a statewide trend or a local market in a city like Tampa or Orlando.
- Gathering Data: We collect and analyze data from many reliable sources, including Zillow, Redfin, government reports, real estate associations, local MLS, and more.
- Analyzing Metrics: We analyze all housing market metrics, such as median home prices, inventory levels, sales volume, average time on market, and more.
- Economic Analysis: We also look at broader economic indicators like job growth, population changes, and affordability, to understand what’s driving the market.
- Identifying Trends: We use this information to identify clear market trends, spot emerging risks, and determine if the market favors buyers or sellers.
- Smoothing and Reporting: Finally, we synthesize our findings into clear, easy-to-understand reports that our readers can use to make informed decisions.
Some of Our Go-To Data Sources
We leave no stone unturned when gathering data and trends. Here are some of the sources we use to support our Florida housing market research and analysis.
- Real Estate Associations: Organizations like Florida Realtors and the National Association of Realtors (NAR) provide monthly and quarterly reports with statistics on closed sales, median prices, and inventory levels.
- Multiple Listing Services (MLS): The MLS is a powerful source for up-to-the-minute data on active listings, sold properties, and days on the market.
- Government and Economic Data: The U.S. Census Bureau and the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) database offer insights into population growth, migration patterns, and employment statistics, which are key drivers of housing demand.
- Listing and Data Companies: Firms like Zillow, Redfin, and Realtor.com publish their own research and data sets, providing valuable metrics like home price and affordability reports.
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The Florida real estate market is constantly evolving, and there’s a lot to keep track of. We created Florida Housing Weekly for this very reason.
FHW is a newsletter and research service rolled into one. Each week, you’ll receive detailed and well-researched reports relating to the housing market.
We monitor home prices, supply and demand conditions, sales activity, investor opportunities, population trends and more.
This newsletter will help you understand what the market is doing right now—and understand where it might be headed in the months ahead.
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