{"id":15,"date":"2026-09-09T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/karencastanedafloridarealestate-com\/2026\/09\/09\/florida-and-the-great-housing-mismatch\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T09:00:00","slug":"florida-and-the-great-housing-mismatch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karencastanedafloridarealestate.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/09\/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\/karen-castaneda\/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 housing story is more complex than just a shortage\u2014it\u2019s about finding the right fit for buyers at every stage of life. I see this firsthand in Naples and across the state: available homes often miss the mark when it comes to budget, location, or lifestyle needs, whether you\u2019re a growing family, a downsizing retiree, or an investor. Our state is a preview of what happens when a market filled with longtime owners and older homes doesn\u2019t always align with what the next generation wants\u2014or can afford.<\/p>\n<p>Affordability here means looking beyond the listing price. Insurance costs, association dues, maintenance, storm risks, and even how you\u2019ll get around all play a role in whether a home really works for you. I love helping clients explore established neighborhoods where you can find everything from cottages and townhomes to accessory dwellings\u2014making it easier to move within your own community as your needs change.<\/p>\n<p>The big question for Florida: will the next wave of buyers be able to find homes\u2014new or inherited\u2014that truly fit, unless we offer more variety in price, size, and location? Helping people find that perfect match is what I\u2019m here for, whether you\u2019re starting a new chapter or searching for your forever spot by the beach.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida\u2019s housing story is more complex than just a shortage\u2014it\u2019s about finding the right fit for buyers at every stage of life. I see this firsthand in Naples and across the state: available homes often miss the mark when it comes to budget, location, or lifestyle needs, whether you\u2019re a growing family, a downsizing retiree, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":52,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15","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\/15","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=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.karencastanedafloridarealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karencastanedafloridarealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.karencastanedafloridarealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karencastanedafloridarealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.karencastanedafloridarealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}