One of the nation's largest homebuilders, PulteGroup, has reported surprising gains in Florida in the last quarter compared to 2024, reversing years of slowing sales and dwindling prices in the state.

The Atlanta-based company, which has built over 800,000 homes across the country, said i n its latest financial report that net new orders in the Sunshine State climbed 2 percent in the three months ending June 30 compared to a year earlier, going from 1,265 units to 1,272. In the six months ending June 30, net new orders in Florida were up to 1,660 from 2,539 a year earlier.

"We're really happy with what we saw out of Florida," PulteGroup president and CEO Ryan Marshall told investors on a call last month mentioned by Realtor.com. "We get buyers from all over the country, all over the

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