{"id":1445,"date":"2018-10-04T20:46:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-04T20:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/04\/florida-residents-community-associations\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:22:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:22:59","slug":"florida-residents-community-associations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realtrends.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/04\/florida-residents-community-associations\/","title":{"rendered":"Study: Florida Residents Say Community Associations Are “Good”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Community associations, commonly referred to as homeowners associations (HOAs), condominiums, housing cooperatives, and mixed-use communities, remain preferred places to call home for nearly 10 million Floridians, according to the 2018 Homeowner Satisfaction Survey<\/a>, conducted recently by Zogby Analytics for the Foundation for Community Association Research (FCAR)<\/a>. The nationwide survey also closely examines the community association housing model in Florida, where research shows the majority (64 percent) of Floridians say their community association rules protect and enhance their property values. Eighty-two percent of those surveyed expressed that neighbors elected to their community\u2019s governing boards \u201cabsolutely\u201d or \u201cfor the most part\u201d strive to serve the best interests of the community.<\/p>\n

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Nationwide, 63 percent of homeowners surveyed live in single-family homes<\/a>, followed by 17 percent who live in condominiums, and 14 percent who live in townhomes. Additionally, 62 percent of Florida community association residents say the fact that their homes are in a community association had \u201cno impact\u201d on their decision to buy or rent.<\/p>\n

Florida community association residents in the data sample commented on other association benefits, including:<\/strong><\/p>\n