Housing Prices

The Tampa area had a 28.1 percent increase in home prices from October 2020 to October 2021, while the Miami area had a 25.7 percent increase.

Gov. Ron DeSantis effectively lost $232,000 by selling his Ponte Vedra home a year before the pandemic caused housing prices to surge across the United States.

Tampa has nearly 4,000 units of affordable housing in its near future, according to one housing official.

Housing prices aren't expected to drop significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. The group Florida Realtors says that's because builders have been cautious since the last recession. They've built fewer homes, and right now, Florida has a statewide shortage.