Market Intelligence: Q1 2026 Florida Update (Secondary Metros)
Florida Secondary Metros Multifamily Market Outlook: Supply, Demand & Performance Trends
Listen as RealPage experts Carl Whitaker, VP Chief Economist and Dustin Weaver, Market Research Analyst, for an analysis of Florida’s multifamily secondary metros as we head into peak leasing season.
As the new year moves into its second month, RealPage offers a new on demand series focused on secondary metros. This video will deliver a comprehensive look at supply, demand, and performance trends across Florida’s secondary metros.
What You’ll Learn:
- Supply/Demand Fundamentals:
Florida’s construction pipeline has cooled in recent years. Will this slowdown help balance normalizing demand as migration trends ease? - Performance Metrics:
Explore occupancy, rent growth, and renewal trends. Which metros are leading, lagging, and showing signs of softening or strengthening?
Markets Covered:
- Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
- Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
- Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
- Naples-Marco Island, FL
- Port St. Lucie/Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL
- Tallahassee, FL
- Gainesville, FL
- Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL
- Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
- Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL
Carl Whitaker is RealPage’s Chief Economist, leading the company's team of economists and market analysts. Carl and the Market Intelligence team specialize in analyzing and disseminating economic and market trends for the rental housing industry. He primarily focuses on presenting trends in the rental housing industry to a wide audience, including investors, asset managers, operations professionals and media, among other personas. Carl has been cited in the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and GlobeSt and is a frequent keynote speaker for industry events. Carl holds degrees from the University of North Texas, including a Master of Science in Applied Geography.
Dustin Weaver
Market Analyst, RealPage, Inc.Dustin Weaver is a Market Analyst with RealPage's Data Analytics division, where he focuses on conventional apartment market analysis, research and data methodology. Dustin leverages his background in partnering with institutional investors and REITs to enable easier consumption and application of multifamily data and analysis.
