{"id":40093,"date":"2025-11-09T20:04:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T20:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/40093\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T20:04:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T20:04:08","slug":"mix-of-factors-is-fueling-floridas-housing-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/40093\/","title":{"rendered":"Mix of factors is fueling Florida\u2019s housing market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ORLANDO, Fla. \u2014 Politics aren\u2019t just playing out at the ballot box \u2014 they\u2019re also shaping where people choose to live. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realtor.com\/research\/2024-pre-election-survey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">A survey from Realtor.com shows more Americans are thinking about politics when picking a place to call home<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During this time of year, many realtors say they\u2019re busy.<\/p>\n<p>With the recent election on top of that, Jonathan Cole, a realtor in Central Florida, says it\u2019s adding a new layer of activity and conversation among buyers.<\/p>\n<p>According to Realtor.com, about one in four Americans say local or national politics play a role in where they decide to live.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElection results really affect real estate because people get hit in their pocketbooks \u2014 whether taxes go up or taxes go down, and the affordability of living in a house,\u201d Cole said. \u201cOne of the benefits that we have here in Central Florida compared to areas like California, Illinois, New York, Massachusetts \u2014 we have a lot more affordable homes than they would find there. So that is one of the draws that is bringing people here from those areas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s not all about politics. Realtors say Florida has always been attractive to buyers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have great coastal communities, that small-town feel but yet close enough to Orlando for the theme parks and sporting events,\u201d said Jennifer Matacale, who is a Global Real Estate Advisor<\/p>\n<p>Matacale and her husband Todd have been in real estate for over 20 years. They say they\u2019ve seen many people moving for community, the job market, and of course, the sunshine.<\/p>\n<p>Realtor.com found that good schools and affordability remain the top reasons people choose to relocate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery October \u2014 we have seen this consistently for years \u2014 we have several snowbirds that are coming down. The condo market is starting to rebound,\u201d said Metacale.<\/p>\n<p>As for what\u2019s next, experts say many factors, including affordability and the political climate, will continue to shape how confident buyers feel about their next move.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ORLANDO, Fla. \u2014 Politics aren\u2019t just playing out at the ballot box \u2014 they\u2019re also shaping where people&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":40094,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[16022,6507,28,115,1335,139,141,140],"class_list":{"0":"post-40093","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-orlando","8":"tag-app-housing","9":"tag-ashley-engle","10":"tag-florida","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-orange-county","13":"tag-orlando","14":"tag-orlando-headlines","15":"tag-orlando-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40093","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40093"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40093\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40093"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40093"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40093"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}