{"id":87,"date":"2026-10-03T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.annemarietamparealestate.com\/blog\/?p=87"},"modified":"2026-10-03T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T16:00:00","slug":"map-highlights-cities-ready-for-new-home-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.annemarietamparealestate.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/03\/map-highlights-cities-ready-for-new-home-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Map Highlights Cities Ready for New Home Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>It\u2019s no secret that new home construction across the U.S. has hit a rough patch\u2014permits are down 19.4% from pre-pandemic times, marking a 44-month decline. With higher costs and mortgage rates making it harder for builders to break ground, the result is a significant shortage: we\u2019re currently facing a 4.7 million housing unit deficit. As someone who\u2019s called Tampa home for 17 years, I see firsthand how these national trends ripple through local communities, shaping both opportunities and challenges. My background in retail taught me that finding the right fit\u2014whether it\u2019s a standout look or a place to live\u2014requires patience and a deep understanding of what people truly need. Now, as part of The Charles Rutenberg Realty Brokerage, I stay closely tuned in to the shifts affecting our market, so I can help you navigate them with confidence.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/map-shows-cities-facing-new-home-construction-slump-12447341\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s no secret that new home construction across the U.S. has hit a rough patch\u2014permits are down 19.4% from pre-pandemic times, marking a 44-month decline. With higher costs and mortgage rates making it harder for builders to break ground, the result is a significant shortage: we\u2019re currently facing a 4.7 million housing unit deficit. As [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":88,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.annemarietamparealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.annemarietamparealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.annemarietamparealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annemarietamparealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annemarietamparealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.annemarietamparealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89,"href":"https:\/\/www.annemarietamparealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87\/revisions\/89"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annemarietamparealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.annemarietamparealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annemarietamparealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.annemarietamparealestate.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}