Florida's housing market has a perception problem. Here's the facts.
Some national reports depict Florida as a housing market in deep trouble with dire headlines declaring "Foreclosure filings jump," "Prices 'dropping hard,'" and "Florida (among) the biggest losers." But the latest statewide home sales numbers released by the Florida Realtors association paint a much different picture: a housing market that saw sales of single-family homes rise 5.9% year-over-year in March with the fourth-highest ever median sale price of $420,000. More from the Gainesville Sun and Florida Today.
Florida Chamber to host workforce data roundtable Friday
The Florida Chamber Foundation will host a roundtable Friday focused on workforce data and talent development. The event, scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon at Tampa Electric Company headquarters, focuses on the Foundation’s Florida Talent Center Data Hub, a platform designed to give businesses and policymakers a clearer picture of education and workforce trends across the state. More from Florida Politics.
St. Johns County launches new website to attract business
St. Johns County has launched InvestSJC.com, a website designed to attract investment opportunities by highlighting the county as one of Florida’s fastest-growing economies. Serving as a comprehensive hub for site selectors, entrepreneurs and expanding businesses, the website includes community and economic overviews for location and site development, workforce hires and current industry perspectives while showcasing the quality of life the county offers its residents. More from the St. Augustine Record.
Tampa is driving JPMorgan's AI transformation
JPMorgan Chase’s global chief information officer met with the bank’s technology leaders in Tampa this week to ensure its large local workforce is aligned behind her mandate on AI. The bank has made sweeping operational changes to rebuild internal processes around software development, which has fundamentally changed how work gets done by JPMorgan’s thousands of local engineers, according to Lori Beer. More from the Tampa Bay Business Journal.
Report shows Jacksonville population on the rise, office vacancy stuck at above-average level
The new version of the annual State of Downtown report says Downtown Jacksonville’s residential population surpassed 9,000 in 2025, while office vacancy remained well above the national average and the levels of several Florida metros. Released April 29 by Downtown Vision Inc., the 2025 report says Downtown’s population reached 9,228 in 2025, up 287 residents from the figure in the 2024-25 report and 1,571 from 2023. More from the Jacksonville Daily Record.
Sports Business
After 10 years away, PGA Tour makes happy return to Doral
The PGA Tour is back at Doral this week, bringing elite men’s golf to one of South Florida’s most recognizable courses for the first time in a decade. The Cadillac Championship begins Thursday, bringing the PGA back to the property after its long run there ended in 2016. The new event is one of the PGA’s eight Signature Events and features a 72-player field. For tournament organizers, the reintroduction was not simply a matter of putting Doral back on the schedule. It meant building a modern PGA event in a short window while trying to make it feel connected to the course’s history and the broader South Florida market.
» More from the Miami Herald.
Out of the Box
Win a James Bond-inspired electric car for a good cause
Florida residents now have an opportunity to win a limited-edition electric vehicle while supporting local services. 211 Palm Beach and Treasure Coast launched a raffle as part of its 2026 Spring Celebration. The raffle prize is a street-legal, all-electric 007 San Monique Moke, inspired by the iconic style of James Bond.
» Read more from the Palm Beach Post.