{"id":102,"date":"2026-10-11T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.danfontainerealty.com\/blog\/?p=102"},"modified":"2026-10-11T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T17:00:00","slug":"florida-cities-lead-nation-in-active-hoa-communities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danfontainerealty.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/11\/florida-cities-lead-nation-in-active-hoa-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Cities Lead Nation in Active HOA Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>Keeping an eye on HOA fees is just as important as tracking mortgage rates\u2014especially if you\u2019re considering a move to Florida. According to a recent report, seven out of the top ten U.S. metro areas with the steepest HOA fees (as a percentage of mortgage payments) are right here in Florida. Miami takes the crown, where the median HOA fee is $617 a month\u2014meaning nearly 27% of the mortgage payment goes straight to the association. A lot of that comes from condos, new builds, and the rising costs of insurance and inspections.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve seen plenty of buyers\u2014especially military families\u2014get blindsided by these numbers after falling in love with a property. This is exactly why I always dig into the real numbers before you get too attached. If you\u2019re planning to use a VA loan or just want a straight answer about what you\u2019ll really pay each month, make sure you\u2019re factoring HOA fees into your search. The glossy listing price is just the start; the true cost of ownership means looking at every line on the bill.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clickorlando.com\/news\/florida\/2026\/09\/21\/report-these-florida-cities-have-the-highest-hoa-burdens-in-the-nation\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keeping an eye on HOA fees is just as important as tracking mortgage rates\u2014especially if you\u2019re considering a move to Florida. According to a recent report, seven out of the top ten U.S. metro areas with the steepest HOA fees (as a percentage of mortgage payments) are right here in Florida. Miami takes the crown, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":103,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danfontainerealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danfontainerealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danfontainerealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danfontainerealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danfontainerealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.danfontainerealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105,"href":"https:\/\/www.danfontainerealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102\/revisions\/105"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danfontainerealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danfontainerealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danfontainerealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danfontainerealty.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}