For decades, Florida has served as a haven from high-tax, high-cost states — attracting retirees, snowbirds, hourly workers, and increasingly, younger professionals priced out of other housing markets. From 2021 to 2023, nearly 2.76 million people relocated to the Sunshine State, propelling it to become the third most populous in the nation, according to real estate data firm Cotality. But Florida’s reputation as a land of opportunity is being tested by a trio of challenges: rising home prices, eroding affordability, and mounting strain on infrastructure.   Read the article…………………………….