{"id":27,"date":"2026-09-21T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/cindyfurtadorealtor-com\/2026\/09\/21\/florida-and-the-great-housing-mismatch-sarasotaluxuryrealestate\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T11:00:00","slug":"florida-and-the-great-housing-mismatch-sarasotaluxuryrealestate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cindyfurtadorealtor.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/21\/florida-and-the-great-housing-mismatch-sarasotaluxuryrealestate\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida and the Great Housing Mismatch | SarasotaLuxuryRealEstate"},"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\/cindy-furtado-1354105\/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>After 36 years of helping people find their place in Sarasota, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how Florida\u2019s housing landscape has changed\u2014and how tough it can be for buyers to find the right fit. Our state is a unique example of what happens when the homes available don\u2019t always line up with what people truly need or can afford. It\u2019s not just the price tag that matters: insurance, HOA dues, maintenance, storm risks, and even how much you\u2019ll need to drive can all tip the scales when deciding if a home really works for your lifestyle and budget.<\/p>\n<p>In established Sarasota neighborhoods, some of my most rewarding work has been guiding clients as they downsize, stay near family, or transition to townhomes, cottages, or apartments that better fit their current stage. The real challenge ahead for Florida\u2014and for all of us who care about this market\u2014is whether the next generation will be able and willing to step into the homes being passed down or newly built, especially if more flexible options in size, price, and location aren\u2019t on the table.<\/p>\n<p>Having grown up with snowbird parents and made a career of helping people find the right Florida home, I know how important it is to have choices that fit every chapter of life.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After 36 years of helping people find their place in Sarasota, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how Florida\u2019s housing landscape has changed\u2014and how tough it can be for buyers to find the right fit. Our state is a unique example of what happens when the homes available don\u2019t always line up with what people truly need or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":90,"featured_media":60,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfurtadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfurtadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfurtadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfurtadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/90"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfurtadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfurtadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfurtadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfurtadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfurtadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cindyfurtadorealtor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}