Fla.’s Vacation Home Rentals Contribute $27.4B to EconomyTALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A new report commissioned by Florida Realtors® shows the economic impact of Florida’s vacation rental industry exceeds $27 billion. …continue
Fla.’s Vacation Home Rentals Contribute $27.4B to EconomyTALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A new report commissioned by Florida Realtors® shows the economic impact of Florida’s vacation rental industry exceeds $27 billion. …continue
Real Estate Directly Responsible for 16% of Fla.’s EconomyTALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Myth: In Florida’s economy, citrus is second only to tourism.
Fact: Real estate sales and leasing are far-and-away Florida’s No. 1 industry.
Real estate is 16% of Florida’s economy ($173 billion per year), …continue
Florida Realtors: Single-Family Sales Up 23.8% in DecemberORLANDO, Fla. – The holiday season was a time of good cheer for Florida’s housing market, with more closed sales, higher median prices and increased pending sales, plus more pending inventory in December 2019 compared to a year ago, according to the latest housing data released by Florida Realtors®. …continue
Fla. Agrees to Acquire 20K Acres of Everglades WetlandsFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) reached an agreement with Kanter Real Estate LLC to purchase 20,000 acres of critical wetlands in Water Conservation Area 3 (WCA 3) – an area on the western side of Broward County in the Everglades Protection Area. It’s Florida’s largest wetland acquisition in a decade. …continue
State Removing Part of Tamiami Trail to Aid Everglades FlowTALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Governing Board voted to advance an Everglades restoration project and remove 5.5 miles of Old Tamiami Trail roadbed in Miami-Dade County. Removing the roadbed will boost the volume of water flowing south through the Everglades into Everglades National Park. …continue