{"id":66,"date":"2026-10-04T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marcoislandbeachrealtor.com\/blog\/?p=66"},"modified":"2026-10-04T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T11:00:00","slug":"floridas-home-market-offers-abundant-choices-for-buyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marcoislandbeachrealtor.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/04\/floridas-home-market-offers-abundant-choices-for-buyers\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida\u2019s Home Market Offers Abundant Choices for Buyers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>It\u2019s surprising to learn that Florida has 1.5 million vacant homes\u2014about 14.7% of all housing. Many of these are seasonal or vacation properties, which means they\u2019re not available to people searching for a year-round place to call home. As someone who\u2019s worked with buyers, sellers, and investors on Marco Island for over 16 years, I see firsthand how high demand for second homes keeps prices elevated and reduces options for local families and workers. Every property here has its own story, but finding affordable housing is still a real challenge for many. Whether you\u2019re dreaming of a waterfront getaway or a long-term home, understanding this dynamic is key to making the right move.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thecooldown.com\/green-home\/florida-vacant-homes-high-prices\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s surprising to learn that Florida has 1.5 million vacant homes\u2014about 14.7% of all housing. Many of these are seasonal or vacation properties, which means they\u2019re not available to people searching for a year-round place to call home. As someone who\u2019s worked with buyers, sellers, and investors on Marco Island for over 16 years, I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":245,"featured_media":67,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcoislandbeachrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcoislandbeachrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcoislandbeachrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcoislandbeachrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/245"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcoislandbeachrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcoislandbeachrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcoislandbeachrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66\/revisions\/68"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcoislandbeachrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcoislandbeachrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcoislandbeachrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcoislandbeachrealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}