The second quarter of 2026 brought encouraging signs of renewed activity across Florida’s housing market, while Volusia County continued to reflect the more deliberate conditions today’s buyers, sellers and real estate professionals have come to expect. The clearest description of the current market may be: Active, but selective. Buyers are participating. Sales activity has improved statewide. Yet affordability, mortgage rates, property condition, insurance expenses and commu

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