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What it is: A weekly email newsletter covering the Florida housing market.

What you get: Real estate news, insights, and forecasts, delivered weekly.

Who it’s for: Florida home buyers, homeowners, local real estate agents.

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Florida Housing Market News & Forecasts

Florida Housing Weekly goes beyond data points to help you understand what the real estate market is doing now, and where it might be headed.

  • What’s the Florida real estate market right now?
  • Are home prices rising, falling, or flat?
  • What’s the future outlook over the next few years?
  • Is it a good time to buy (or sell) a home in Florida?
  • Which way does the market lean, and who does it favor?

In short: if it has to do with Florida housing market conditions both now and into the future, you’ll learn about it through this newsletter.

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Florida Real Estate News We’re Covering in 2025

The Florida real estate market has changed significantly over the past few years. For one thing, it has switched from being a hot seller’s market to a much cooler buyer’s market.

What you get from Florida Housing Weekly

Here are some of the major Florida housing news stories we are tracking in 2025:

1. Significant inventory growth

The Florida housing market has gained a lot of inventory over the past couple of years. As a result, home buyers have plenty of properties to choose from in 2025.

This trend has changed the real estate market more than any other factor. With more options to consider, home buyers also have more negotiating leverage and less urgency.

Florida’s supply surplus has basically turned the state into one big buyer’s market. 

2. Declining home values

According to Zillow, the median home price in the state of Florida declined by 2.5% during the 12-month period from April 2024 to April 2025.

Some cities, like Cape Coral and Sarasota, have experienced even bigger price declines, dropping more than 7% over the past year.

This trend has created a kind of vicious cycle.

Many would-be buyers are staying on the sidelines, reluctant to enter the market due to fears of continued price erosion. This reduces demand and causes homes to stay on the market longer, putting downward pressure on prices.

In addition to the unusual supply-and-demand situation in Florida, we’re also seeing increased pessimism among consumers. Many people are worried that Trump’s trade wars could cause an economic recession, job losses, etc.

It’s hard to predict how all of this will play out going forward. But you can rest assured we will stay on top of it and deliver timely insights to keep you informed.

3. Buyer’s market conditions

Most major cities across Florida are buyer’s markets in 2025—with the exception of Orlando and Tallahassee, which could be considered neutral or balanced.

Across much of Florida, there are more properties listed for sale than there are buyers seeking them. This is especially true in cities like Naples and Cape Coral, which strongly favor buyers.

These conditions lead to a longer time on market and a slower pace of sales. They also give buyers more negotiating leverage, when it comes to the sale price and other terms.

If mortgage rates drop later in 2025, bringing more buyers into the market, things will become more balanced. Home sales will speed up, and sellers will have an easier time making a deal.

For now, buyers have an edge in most Florida cities, while sellers face many challenges.

4. Lack of home insurance options

The state’s home insurance situation has been in the news a lot lately, and mostly for negative reasons.

The current home insurance crisis developed over years due to increasing losses from more frequent and intense storms, compounded by factors like costly litigation.

This situation has caused many insurance companies to raise their rates significantly, or to leave the state entirely. This leaves homeowners with fewer options and higher premiums.

You probably know the gist of this story already. But it’s an evolving situation that home buyers and homeowners need to keep up with.

Our Florida real estate news coverage includes regular updates on statewide insurance trends, new developments, and strategies for homeowners, making it a must-read.

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