Housing in Florida

Find Your BlissFL Home in Florida

Whether you’re dreaming of a beachfront abode, a swanky urban apartment, or a ranch-style family home surrounded by trees, Florida has the perfect home for you. With a variety of home types and styles, you’ll find your bliss one way or another in Florida. Average prices are on par with the rest of the country, and new options are always hitting the market. Modern builds and sought-after properties make Florida a solid real estate investment, so if you grow out of one home and into another, you’ll have that much more purchasing power to help you level up!

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#1 in the fourth-quarter - Emerging Housing Markets Index (Naples) Wall Street Journal/Realtor.com, 2021

7.3 million Housing units in Florida Infoplease

#3 Fastest growing real estate market in Florida (Orlando) Aceable, 2021

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Renters Are Supported in Florida

Not everyone wants the hassle of purchasing a home, even if they want to stay in Florida. Remote lifestyles make it easy to discover other parts of the state with ease, and some of us are always on the move from home to home. Favorable tenant laws that protect you, the renter, help make Florida an easy place to rent with peace of mind. Considering renting in Florida? Read up on your renter’s rights.

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Put Down Roots

As Americans are realizing the potential of living and working in Florida, buying a house is a solid move for anyone so inclined. Why? Unlike many housing markets, this one’s a safe bet. You and your family can call it home for as long as you want, but rest assured that an ever-popular housing market means your home is a smart investment. Then again, with so many people seeking to retire to Florida, you might as well just call it home forever, no?

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Beyond Houses and Apartments

Not all homes are alike, and they don’t all need to be built atop a cement foundation! House boats, trailers, and mobile homes are unique choices for future Floridians looking for something a bit different. These options aren’t for everyone, but for the cost – or just the experience alone – of breaking free from the norm, they are worth mentioning. Besides, changing it up and moving to Florida was never about playing by the rules!

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Central Moloney, Inc. Creates 500 Jobs in Northwest Florida

Central Moloney, Inc., a manufacturer of distribution transformers and transformer components, has selected two locations for new manufacturing facilities within Northwest Florida as they focus on their long-term growth. At full capacity, the two Northwest Florida locations are expected to employ 550 individuals with a capital investment of $75 million.

Florida is No. 3 Job Market in U.S.

To determine which states have the strongest labor markets, Peak Sales Recruiting analyzed the most recent data from BLS. The company factored in positive indicators such as employment, wage growth, labor productivity, quit rates (higher rates means the labor market is expanding) and job openings (a sign that employers are looking to expand their businesses). […]

Florida is America’s Best Economy for Residents

The Sunshine State’s economy is white hot. Overall growth is among the strongest in the nation, with the job market to match as workers flood into the state. Florida’s housing market, which is notoriously prone to booms and busts, is well-balanced for the time being. Price appreciation is the fastest in the nation at around […]

Central Moloney, Inc. Selects Okaloosa County for Manufacturing Facility

Central Moloney, Inc., (CMI) headquartered in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, announced the selection of Okaloosa County, Florida for a new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility that will specialize in producing pad-mounted electrical transformers. The 302,000 SF facility will be developed on a 48 acre parcel currently owned by Okaloosa County in the 10,500 acre Shoal River Ranch Gigasite. […]

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