Despite the departure of agents, the Florida real estate market is still booming

Real estate experts anticipate Florida will remain hot despite the migration, as fresh data on the number of U.S. realtors shows decreased membership growth this year as agents flee once-hot locations.

The 1.9% gain in Florida's population is not a coincidence, according to Jerry Howard, CEO of the National Association of Home Builders. Florida and the Carolinas both support economic growth in all spheres. And people are relocating there. You still have room to develop there.

In addition to Howard's remark on "Varney & Co.," two prominent Florida real estate figures made it plain they won't be leaving the Sunshine State anytime soon, despite the fact that house sales have dropped since last year.

Owner of Echo Fine Properties Jeff Lichtenstein told FOX Business' Madison Alworth from Miami Beach that "there are just fewer sales." Comparing December of the last year to December of the year before, it is roughly 40% below. So, the amount of stimulus money that was spent and the increase in borrowing rates from 3% to 7% have resulted in fewer transactions overall.

Aviva Wittenberg, an agent with Echo Fine Properties, didn't delay beginning her career in Florida four months ago since she wasn't making headwinds from falling selling chances.

"Something that really worked for me is picking a broker that offers a lot of support, mentorship and lead generation. It's really been vital to my success in getting started ," Wittenberg also mentioned.

These statements run counter to a recent analysis from the National Association of Realtors, which predicted that membership would drop this year as a result of January numbers well below its October 2022 peak.

Some industry analysts agree that Florida will withstand a cost correction in 2023 and that its market will expand.

Dina Goldentayer, a real estate expert, stated on "Mornings with Maria" last month that Miami and South Florida would therefore experience healthy growth this year as long as California and states like Massachusetts continue to enact policies like the mansion tax or the millionaire's tax and drive extremely wealthy people out of their states.

According to Howard, who is in charge of the greatest network of house inventors and craftsmen, Democrat-led states make it challenging to advance housing affordability and supply. "California, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Illinois, all are very, very difficult for builders to build any housing, let alone housing for the first time homebuyer market. So, yeah, there's still some real problems."

During "Mornings with Maria" last month, anchors Katrina Campins and Cheryl Casone of FOX Business claimed that Florida might experience more expansion as more housing inventory is put on the market.

As stated by Campins, affordability is the main concern here. The projected average mortgage rate for 2023 is $2,430, which is a 28% increase over last year and nearly twice the rate for 2021. The market has more inventory than normal - 33.5% more, to be exact - which has given buyers greater negotiation leverage and led to more concessions from sellers.

The "Mansion Worldwide" host said that Florida will continue to surpass the entire nation in terms of rental market growth.

Campins said, "What I'm seeing in Florida is that, yes, there's less sales, but there's more growth than anywhere else in the nation. You also have states like Texas and Tennessee. We're continuing to see that migration, and especially in Florida."