Which Florida Cities Are Hot Right Now?
It has been a good year for Florida. With northern buyers drawn to Florida by the 2018 tax plan, the state is booming at the moment. But which cities in the Sunshine State are especially growing right now?
1. Sarasota
Home to the fastest growing luxury housing market in the United States. Prices in Sarasota’s luxury housing market grew by 21% in June when compared to one year ago. Half of all luxury houses in the city sold within 157 days.
2. Naples
Home sales in the city of Naples rose 11 percent year over year in January. A month in which national sales dropped over four percent. Fun fact: the Naples zip code of 34102 is ranked as one of the fifteenth richest zip codes in the United States.
3. Fort Lauderdale
According to Forbes, Fort Lauderdale has become a city of choice for savvy investors of commercial and residential real estate. The city is currently in the midst of a building boom. Some 7,000 residential units were under construction or approved in 2017.