Report: Build-to-rent homes in Florida up more than 300%

The state has seen a 304.7% increase in the number of single-family homes built as rentals in the past five years.

  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 11:20 a.m. April 9, 2025
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A 172-unit build-to-rent community just outside of Lakewood Ranch in Bradenton has sold.
A 172-unit build-to-rent community just outside of Lakewood Ranch in Bradenton has sold.
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The build-to-rent sector continues to boom in Florida, with a 304.7% increase in the number of units completed in the past five years.

That’s according to a report issued Wednesday by the rental home listing platform Point2Homes. In the report, the company says 5,379 new single-family rentals were completed last year in Florida and another 7,792 are on the way.

In all, Florida ranked No. 2 in the country for the most build-to-rent units finished in 2004 behind Texas, with 6,994.

 

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