{"id":139,"date":"2026-10-18T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karencastanedafloridarealestate.com\/blog\/?p=139"},"modified":"2026-10-18T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T17:00:00","slug":"florida-home-permits-rebound-28-in-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karencastanedafloridarealestate.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/18\/florida-home-permits-rebound-28-in-august\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida home permits rebound 28% in August"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>August was a busy month for Florida\u2019s real estate scene, with 7,842 new-home permits issued\u2014a 28% jump from July and nearly $2.9 billion in new construction underway. What stands out to me is that Tampa and our own Southwest Florida made up over half of those permits, a testament to how much this region continues to grow and attract new homeowners. Southeast Florida led the way for highest average permit value, but here in Naples and throughout Southwest Florida, there\u2019s a real sense of momentum in both established neighborhoods and new developments. As someone who knows the ins and outs of this area\u2014from waterfront estates to up-and-coming communities\u2014I see these numbers as a reflection of the opportunities waiting for buyers and families looking to call Florida home. If you\u2019re considering a move or want to understand what this growth means for your next chapter, I\u2019m always here to help you navigate the process with confidence.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.floridarealtors.org\/news-media\/news-articles\/2026\/09\/florida-home-permits-rebound-28-august\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August was a busy month for Florida\u2019s real estate scene, with 7,842 new-home permits issued\u2014a 28% jump from July and nearly $2.9 billion in new construction underway. What stands out to me is that Tampa and our own Southwest Florida made up over half of those permits, a testament to how much this region continues [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karencastanedafloridarealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karencastanedafloridarealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karencastanedafloridarealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karencastanedafloridarealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/200"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karencastanedafloridarealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.karencastanedafloridarealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":141,"href":"https:\/\/www.karencastanedafloridarealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139\/revisions\/141"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karencastanedafloridarealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karencastanedafloridarealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karencastanedafloridarealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karencastanedafloridarealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}