{"id":26,"date":"2026-09-21T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/lesjamesrealestate-com\/2026\/09\/21\/florida-and-the-great-housing-mismatch\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T17:00:00","slug":"florida-and-the-great-housing-mismatch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lesjamesrealestate.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/21\/florida-and-the-great-housing-mismatch\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida and the Great Housing Mismatch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/les-james\/florida-housing-mismatch-remotion-videos-85c7\"\n                frameborder=\"0\"\n                allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\n                allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>Florida\u2019s real estate landscape is evolving, and we\u2019re seeing a striking housing mismatch play out across the state. Even with homes on the market, many simply don\u2019t fit what today\u2019s buyers need\u2014whether it\u2019s budget, location, or lifestyle stage. This is especially true in established, owner-heavy communities, where the next generation may not be able\u2014or willing\u2014to step into the homes currently available. Affordability here isn\u2019t just about the price tag; ongoing costs like insurance, HOA dues, maintenance, storm risks, and car dependency all factor into whether a home truly works for you. In my work across St. Augustine and Palm Coast, I see firsthand how important it is for neighborhoods to offer diverse options\u2014cottages, townhomes, accessory dwellings, and apartments\u2014so people can move within their community as their needs change. Florida faces a pivotal question: will future buyers embrace the homes that are coming to market, or is it time to broaden our choices in price, size, and location? As someone passionate about lifestyle-focused real estate, I believe thoughtful variety and a personalized approach are key to building communities where everyone can thrive.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida\u2019s real estate landscape is evolving, and we\u2019re seeing a striking housing mismatch play out across the state. Even with homes on the market, many simply don\u2019t fit what today\u2019s buyers need\u2014whether it\u2019s budget, location, or lifestyle stage. This is especially true in established, owner-heavy communities, where the next generation may not be able\u2014or willing\u2014to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":225,"featured_media":34,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lesjamesrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lesjamesrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lesjamesrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesjamesrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/225"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesjamesrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesjamesrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesjamesrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lesjamesrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesjamesrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lesjamesrealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}