Why these real estate experts say now is time to get back in the game

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Interest rates and the cost of debt dampened the momentum for what should have been an otherwise robust Central Florida real estate marketplace in 2023, affecting both the single-family housing market and institutional markets for high-end commercial real estate.

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Now, with strong indications that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes are behind us — and that rates may begin a downward trajectory later this year — there is a feeling that the region’s strong market fundamentals of job and population growth will begin to shine through the fog.

Here’s what local experts had to say about the outlook this year in several sectors.

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