A thriving job market, diversity, affordability, safety and wellness: These are the reasons people have moved (and will continue to move) to Tampa. And as long as the population keeps growing, the housing market will stay hot.

Even if you didn’t buy or sell a home in 2021, you were probably affected by Tampa Bay’s red hot real estate market. Maybe not everything about being in the national spotlight is desirable, but it has certainly strengthened our already strong local economy. So what’s ahead for 2022?