Florida's housing market remains one of the most active in the nation, balancing rapid population growth with a steady stream of new construction. The state earned a C+ on the Realtor.com® State-by-State Housing Report Card, part of the Let America Build campaign tracking how well states manage affordability and housing supply. While Florida continues to build at an impressive pace, strong demand and rising insurance costs have kept pressure on buyers and builders alike.
Since then, President Donald Trump has put pressure on large homebuilders to increase construction nationwide. In a post on his Truth Social platform in early October, he accused major builders of hoarding lots to prop up prices-likening them to OPEC, which restricts oil output to maintain high prices. "They're my friends ... but now, they can get Financing, and they have to start building Homes. They're sitting on 2 Million empty lots, A RECORD," Trump wrote.