Counties in region dominate Florida in second home mortgages

If there’s a competition to find the most popular place to buy a second home in Florida, then the west coast of the state is like Tom Brady: lots of wins.

In a new report from Rocket Homes, all nine counties in the Gulf Coast region make the top 15 of a list of the most popular places to buy a second home in the state. The top three for most vacation home mortgage applications, the report from the mortgage firm found, are Lee, Collier and Sarasota counties. Pinellas is No. 6 and Charlotte County is No. 7, while Hillsborough, Polk, Manatee and Pasco close out the top 15.