{"id":16,"date":"2026-09-11T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/realestate360-realtor\/2026\/09\/11\/florida-offers-abundant-housing-opportunities-with-1-5m-homes-available\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T11:00:00","slug":"florida-offers-abundant-housing-opportunities-with-1-5m-homes-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realestate360.realtor\/blog\/2026\/09\/11\/florida-offers-abundant-housing-opportunities-with-1-5m-homes-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Offers Abundant Housing Opportunities with 1.5M Homes Available"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Florida\u2019s real estate landscape is always dynamic, and here\u2019s a number that stands out: there are currently 1.5 million vacant homes across the state, representing a vacancy rate of 14.7%\u2014the fifth highest in the country. With a median home value of $359,000, that\u2019s above the national median of $332,700. Even as the national vacancy rate has dropped to 10.1% (with 14.5 million vacant homes overall), Florida\u2019s market presents unique opportunities and challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Having spent over three decades guiding buyers, sellers, and investors through Orlando and Central Florida, I know firsthand how vacancy rates can shape both local opportunities and the broader investment landscape. Whether you\u2019re looking to buy, sell, or diversify your portfolio, understanding these shifts is key to making informed decisions. In a market like ours, having the right guidance and insight can make all the difference.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wftv.com\/news\/local\/florida-has-one-highest-vacancy-rates-us-with-15-million-empty-homes\/K5GI3YRVDZEB3GFJS2QHWUCTAQ\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida\u2019s real estate landscape is always dynamic, and here\u2019s a number that stands out: there are currently 1.5 million vacant homes across the state, representing a vacancy rate of 14.7%\u2014the fifth highest in the country. With a median home value of $359,000, that\u2019s above the national median of $332,700. Even as the national vacancy rate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":327,"featured_media":48,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestate360.realtor\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestate360.realtor\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestate360.realtor\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestate360.realtor\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/327"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestate360.realtor\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestate360.realtor\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestate360.realtor\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.realestate360.realtor\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestate360.realtor\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.realestate360.realtor\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}