Census Bureau: Over a five year period (2016-2021), the number of these renters who can afford to buy rose 87%. Reasons vary, but most understand the value of ownership.

Handwritten correspondence was once expected. Today it suggests a personal relationship and Realtor who actually cares, even though machines can now pen letters.

Thanks to exchange rates and other things, Canadians buy Fla. homes today mainly for sunshine and warmth – and it still draws in 45% of its U.S. neighbors to the North.

Nationally, it’s 45.5%, though slightly less in the two Fla. metros noted: 41.7% in Miami (up from 31.8%) and 41.3% in Orlando (up from 33.3%).