{"id":23,"date":"2026-09-21T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/timmathes-com\/2026\/09\/21\/florida-and-the-great-housing-mismatch\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:00:00","slug":"florida-and-the-great-housing-mismatch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.timmathes.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\/timothy-mathes-1268668\/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>As someone who helps buyers and sellers navigate Northeast Florida\u2019s real estate market every day, I see firsthand how the so-called &quot;housing mismatch&quot; plays out in our state. Even with homes available, it\u2019s not always easy to find the right fit\u2014whether it\u2019s the right price, neighborhood, or the kind of home that fits your stage of life. Florida offers an early glimpse of what happens when longtime owners hold homes that the next generation may not want or be able to afford. Affordability is about much more than just the sticker price here; things like insurance, HOA dues, maintenance costs, storm risks, and the need for a car all shape whether a home truly works for you. I always encourage folks to think beyond the initial listing and consider how a property will fit daily life and long-term plans. Our established communities really thrive when there are options for everyone\u2014whether that\u2019s moving from a larger home into a cottage, townhouse, or apartment nearby. The big question for Florida is whether our next wave of buyers will have enough choice\u2014across prices, sizes, and locations\u2014to call these homes their own. As always, I\u2019m here to offer honest, local insight and walk you through what these trends could mean for your next move.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As someone who helps buyers and sellers navigate Northeast Florida\u2019s real estate market every day, I see firsthand how the so-called &quot;housing mismatch&quot; plays out in our state. Even with homes available, it\u2019s not always easy to find the right fit\u2014whether it\u2019s the right price, neighborhood, or the kind of home that fits your stage [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":417,"featured_media":51,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.timmathes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.timmathes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.timmathes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.timmathes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/417"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.timmathes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.timmathes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.timmathes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.timmathes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.timmathes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.timmathes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}