Two Florida cities, Miami and Orlando, lead the nation in rental housing cost increases through the first few months of 2022, reflecting a scorching-hot national housing market.
Miami marked the highest increases in America, increasing at a clip of 38.6 percent on average. Orlando trails behind, occupying second place with an average cost rise of 19.9 percent. Nationally, single-family rent prices rose a shade under 13 percent from a year earlier, though Florida is outpacing the nation due to a high increase of people moving to the state, leading to an increased demand for rentals.
“Rent has increased dramatically in many parts of Florida the past year. Inflation is at a 40 year high so prices for everything are going up nationally,” said DeSantis Spokeswoman Christina Pushaw on Twitter. “But in Florida we are seeing a bigger spike in rent prices because so many people are moving here. Demand outpaces supply.”
Lawmakers have recognized the skyrocketing price and increasing prevalence of native Floridians being priced out of neighborhoods, though the proposed legislation has fallen on deaf ears.
“No legislation passed this session to address the ridiculous cost of rent, condo safety, or property insurance rates,” said Rep. Anna V. Eskamani. “Easier to distract than solve problems.”
Rent prices reached an all-time national high to kick off the new year, rising to $1,374 in January, reflecting a 12 percent year-over-year increase. The median two-bedroom rose to $1,698, a 14.1 percent year-over-year rise.
Foreign real estate acted as a secondary influence on Florida rent prices, particularly in the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metropolitan area. Foreign real estate investors brought upwards of $12 billion to the Florida economy in 2021, totaling 22,500 existing homes purchased at a medium cost of $347,300.
The Miami metropolitan area, including West Palm Beach and Ft. Lauderdale, accounted for over 50 percent of properties purchased, followed by the Orlando region (10%), Tampa (8%), Cape Coral-Ft. Myers (5%), and Sarasota (4%).
Forty-three percent of Florida’s foreign buyers purchased in a central city or urban area, an increase from 34 percent in the prior 12-month period. The increase can be explained by the higher share of buyers from Latin America, who tend to purchase properties in the Miami metro area. Nationally, 28 percent of all U.S. foreign buyers purchased properties in a central city/urban area.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday placed blame on the Center for Disease Control on rising rent prices, positing that an enforced rent moratorium served as a contributing factor.
“The CDC basically had a moratorium that said that people didn’t really have to pay rent. And I’m not saying people here weren’t. Some may not have been,” DeSantis said. “What’s happening now is all these people who own these properties are charging more to make up for what was there.”
Miami, the most expensive real estate market in Florida, holds a medium rent price of $2,340 for a one-bedroom apartment, while Orlando has a one-bedroom median listing at $1,733
Should be a cap on rentals price
Yes, there should be some type of cap on RE rental/sale increases. Just since the pandemic, I have observed rental prices skyrocketing 65%-100%. People are being displaced from their homes and no one cares…unless you’re completely impoverished. But even then, there aren’t enough affordable housing programs to accommodate everyone. Now, If your income qualifies you as middle-class…good luck!
Everyone should stop paying rent and mortgage and then is what happens thinks will come to order.
Not Gonna Happen… However, IF a renter gets really upset, a lien can be placed vs a LL, IF grounds for it. And/or complian on Ibternet & BBB…
You must be a lover to make such ridiculous suggestion
My rent increased 25% and I’m in an older, non-remodeled apt. I will now pay just over $2000.00 monthly for a 1-bedroom apt. in West Broward Cty. So unfair 🙁 It’s exactly what our governor stated above 👆🏻
No it’s not the cdc I it’s the leaders doing business deals with those that are in the 20% rather than their constituents in the 80%
I completely agree!
My problem is that DeSAntis is always blaming someone else. He’s the governor but he never comes up with any answers or solutions!!!
They really need to find a way to lower the rent and gas prices. It’s really getting ridiculous and people can’t afford to live.
In orange park, an 2/2 apartment that has been our home for over 10 yrs, with no upgrades or simple upkeep even, is about to increase about 30%. If we were to chose to stay, we would be paying over $1500. While the upgraded version is over $1700. It’s a rip off, it shouldn’t be legal to hike the rent so dramatically. But in Fl there are no laws on rent hikes. They can go as high as they want. Smh.. Time to leave my native state and start fresh somewhere else.
A healthy,lucid 78 yr old now has to live in their 20 yr old car because DE SANTOS won’t help anyone but himself and his life style. No Ron it is not the CDC it’s FL. heartless laws. Your out pricing native Floridians so you can get your name on the ballot FOR VP w/Donald. You won’t get my vote.one I could be dead….just think how safe I will be. I know it’s not your fault that I must live on $19,992 a year. .what a wasted life with nothing to show for 40 years of FT work.YOUVE OUTPRICED CA
AND THAT’S SAYING SOMETHING.
It’s called massive immigration. When you vote for democrats that’s what you get. Also, Democrat cities refuse to approve permits to build enough new units, pushing people out to the lower cost areas.
BOB THERE are NO lower cost. Areas
Hahaha are you completely oblivious to the fact that Florida has absolutely ZERO Democratic representatives in the state?! No my friend it is your Republican leaders allowing this and racking in the benefits as they are being paid by the very scum they are helping push people out onto the streets. I wonder if people will actually see the reality of Democratic or Republican they are all the same because they hold all of the money and power. They care nothing of the working class who made all of that money for them to rule like overlords and push our country into 3rd world nation status, where there is only rich and poor.
Also most of those “immigrants” you speak of who happen to be buying up property on a mass scale happen to be Republican voters. Please do your research into facts
It’s pure GREED and its not justified! Shame on these landlords and shame on the government for not preventing this price gouging! So many people are being priced out of their homes now! It’s so wrong
It’s like I said before here in Florida stop paying rent and mortgage and then thinks will come to order we are human beings not animals the love, care in this world is gone Israel cirilo.
This sucks
Anonymous CDC has not one thinking to do about anything. I own property in south Florida free and clear. It’s just clear greed among owners, LLC groups and corporate investors. There is no considerate or caring for the average renter or prospective buyer in Florida especially in South Florida. Being an owner and investor I only see it as getting worse. There is no interest or desire to build or allow affordable housing. It’s pretty sad.
As a landlord myself I can tell you much of the rent hikes are due to insurance costs & cost to acquire property. The more I pay the more my tenants pay. We don’t own property for charity we own it to make money. If I acquire a duplex for 300k the base rents will be $1500 for each side at a minimum.
Insurance is also dictated by what the leaders of the state allow the insurance companies to raise it to. Again back to the leaders of the state allowing such things to happen to the people who put them in office to represent their best interest, not their own pocket or political career