How to Get Your Real Estate License in Port St. Lucie, FL (2026)

The Florida real estate license is the same exam, the same 63 hours of pre-license education, the same $83.75 DBPR application fee whether you sit it in Port St. Lucie or in Miami. The career on the other side of it is not.

Three things separate Port St. Lucie from every other Florida market for a new sales associate. Port St. Lucie has been one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States for more than a decade, and the metro is built around master-planned communities (Tradition, PGA Village, St. Lucie West, Tesoro Club, Riverland/Valencia, Verano, The Cascades) to a degree that no other Florida metro replicates: a meaningful share of total transactions involve new construction or recent-build inventory inside one of these MPCs. PGA Village hosts the PGA of America's national headquarters facility with 54 holes of championship golf (Wanamaker Course, Ryder Course, and the PGA Center for Golf Learning and Performance), making Port St. Lucie one of only two cities in Florida with a national-headquarters-anchored golf community (Naples's Pelican Bay luxury model and Boca Raton's country club equity model are structurally different operations). And Port St. Lucie sits at the geographic and economic pivot point of the Treasure Coast: 45 to 60 minutes from Palm Beach County to the south on I-95, an established affordability landing zone for Palm Beach County priced-out buyers, with a distinct Treasure Coast cultural identity (Indian River, St. Lucie, and Martin counties together) that operates separately from South Florida proper.

None of those appear in the standard state guide.

This post walks the six-step path from "considering this" to "active license held by a sponsoring broker": eligibility under F.S. 475.17, the 63-hour pre-license course, the DBPR application, fingerprinting, the 100-question state exam at the Boynton Beach or Melbourne Pearson VUE center, and activation with a brokerage. By the end you'll have a realistic timeline (3 to 5 months for the standard path, 6 to 10 weeks for the mutual recognition path), an honest fee range ($400 to $700 before exam prep), and a clear view of why Port St. Lucie's master-planned community dominance, PGA Village mid-market golf specialization, and Treasure Coast positioning reward agents here differently than they reward agents in West Palm Beach, Stuart, or Vero Beach.

What Port St. Lucie actually rewards

The honest counterweight: Port St. Lucie is in an active and substantial market correction in 2026. Active inventory has risen approximately 221% year-over-year, the most dramatic inventory expansion in any major Florida coastal metro we cover. Median prices are down 2 to 6% year-over-year on most metrics. Sales volume is down sharply in some months (Houzeo reports December 2025 sales down 88.7% year-over-year, an extreme single-month figure that reflects both broader market correction and timing effects). Days on market have doubled from prior-year ranges. Hurricane exposure is real: the Treasure Coast has been hit by Hurricane Frances and Hurricane Jeanne in 2004, Wilma in 2005, Matthew in 2016, Irma in 2017, and Ian in 2022. Insurance carrier behavior in Treasure Coast inventory has tightened materially, and elevation compliance and roof age scrutiny apply across the metro even on the inland MPCs.

Step 1: Eligibility

F.S. 475.17 sets the bar lower than most applicants assume. You must be 18, hold a high-school diploma or equivalent, have a Social Security number, and meet a "honesty, trustworthiness, and good character" standard that DBPR evaluates case-by-case.

The "good character" item is the one that worries second-career applicants more than it should. DBPR is materially more permissive than most state real estate commissions on prior records. Old misdemeanors, a single dated felony, and minor financial-history items rarely block a Florida license outright. The board weighs nature of offense, time since, evidence of rehabilitation, and relevance to the practice of real estate. What stops applications is not usually the conviction itself. It is incomplete disclosure on the application form.

Two practical notes for St. Lucie County applicants.

If your record has anything you're uncertain about, file the application honestly and let DBPR rule. The board says yes more often than applicants expect. Withholding something the background check will surface anyway is what creates problems, not the underlying record.

If you hold a non-US educational credential, you need a U.S. high-school equivalency on file. Either a GED or an accredited foreign credential evaluation. Handle it before you submit the DBPR application, not after.

Nothing in this section is legal advice. If your situation is non-standard, a Florida-licensed attorney will give you a clearer read than any blog post can.

Step 2: The 63-hour pre-license course

Florida requires 63 hours of approved pre-license education before you can sit the sales associate exam. The hour count is the same statewide. The providers and the formats are not.

Three formats exist:

• In-person classroom. Fixed schedule, 2 to 4 weeks of evenings or a compressed weekday track. Best for candidates who don't trust themselves to finish self-paced material.
• Livestream. Same instructor and same schedule as in-person, no commute.
• Self-paced online. Finish in as little as 9 days or stretch over 6 months. Cheapest, highest dropout rate.

Cost runs from about $150 on the cheapest national online providers to $500 for in-person classroom programs. Port St. Lucie has a smaller local provider bench than the Palm Beach County metros to the south, but the options are credible. Indian River State College (with the main campus in Fort Pierce, 20 minutes north of Port St. Lucie) offers a formal Career Certificate Program (CCP) for the Real Estate Sales Associate license through its workforce development division, the academic-track option for candidates who want a college credential alongside the license. Bert Rodgers Schools, Larson Educational Services, and Watson School of Real Estate (Watson Realty Corp's affiliated educational arm, with Treasure Coast brokerage presence) cover the livestream and online segments. National online providers (The CE Shop, Aceable, Colibri, Kaplan Real Estate Education) round out the field. We compared the seven major providers in the best Florida pre-license course post.

Full cost breakdown across the whole licensure path lives in the Florida real estate license cost post. Short version: $400 to $700 in fees and course costs before exam prep.

Step 3: The DBPR application and fingerprinting

You submit the RE-1 application through the DBPR portal. Fee is $83.75. Processing runs 2 to 6 weeks in normal periods and longer during DBPR backlog windows. Fingerprinting is done separately through a Florida-approved Livescan vendor and runs $50 to $75. Port St. Lucie has Livescan vendors across the metro including locations in Tradition, the St. Lucie West corridor, downtown Port St. Lucie, and Fort Pierce 20 minutes north. Most are walk-in.

One tactical point that matters more than the order of any other step in this guide: file the DBPR application before you finish the 63-hour course, not after. The application and the course can process in parallel. DBPR's review does not require proof of course completion at submission. It requires it before they release you to schedule the exam. Filing early can shave 3 to 5 weeks off your total timeline.

The application asks about prior convictions, prior license discipline in any state, and financial history. Answer all of it honestly. The two most common reasons applications get flagged or delayed are nondisclosure of items DBPR finds on the background check anyway, and applicant slowness in responding to follow-up document requests. Neither of those is hard to avoid.

Fingerprints have a 90-day validity window for DBPR's purposes. Schedule the Livescan once you know your application is in. If you fingerprint too early and your application stalls for any reason, you may end up paying to re-print.

Step 4: The Florida Real Estate Sales Associate exam

The exam is 100 multiple-choice questions, 3.5 hours, 75% to pass. The split is 45 state-specific questions and 55 national questions, with roughly 8 to 12 math questions woven through. First-time pass rate hovers near 50%, depending on the DBPR quarter you sample. About half the people who sit it walk out without a license. That is not a comment on the test takers. It is a comment on how most candidates prepare.

The 19-topic DBPR content outline (we broke it down in the 19 topics post) is weighted heavily toward four clusters: real estate brokerage activities and procedures, contracts, property rights and ownership (which is where the condo content lives, including HB 913 changes), and mortgage and lending. Those four clusters account for roughly 40% of the exam between them. If your study time is split evenly across all 19 topics, you are spending time on the wrong ones.

Port St. Lucie does not have its own Pearson VUE testing center. The closest centers are:

• Boynton Beach (Palm Beach County, roughly 55 miles south on I-95, the primary Treasure-Coast-and-Northern-PBC center)
• Melbourne (Brevard County, roughly 50 miles north on I-95, useful for candidates closer to the Vero Beach corridor)
• Ormond Beach (Volusia County, roughly 120 miles north, longer alternate)
• Oakland Park (Broward County, roughly 80 miles south, southern alternate)

Boynton Beach is the standard option for almost all St. Lucie County candidates. Melbourne is a meaningful alternate for north-end St. Lucie and Indian River County candidates. The 55-mile drive on I-95 is the standard practice. Book early. Slots can run 2 to 4 weeks out in peak periods, particularly Q1 ahead of the snowbird-season listing surge.

HB 913 content is on the exam now. If your prep material was printed before 2025, the condo reserve and milestone-inspection answers are wrong. We track the change set in the 2026 exam changes post. Whatever prep tool you use, confirm it's been updated for HB 913 before you commit your study hours to it.

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Step 5: Find a sponsoring broker

A Florida sales associate license is inactive until a licensed broker activates it. The brokerage decision is the most consequential career choice a new agent makes in year one and the one most often made on autopilot.

The St. Lucie County brokerage landscape sorts into four tiers:

• Treasure Coast local independents: Coldwell Banker Paradise (longstanding Treasure Coast brokerage with multiple Port St. Lucie offices), Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Realty (strong Treasure Coast presence), Engel & Völkers Stuart-Treasure Coast (luxury and waterfront focus), Premier Realty Group, Keller Williams Realty of the Treasure Coast. For agents who want to work for a brokerage with deep Treasure Coast market roots.
• National full-service brands with strong Port St. Lucie affiliates: Coldwell Banker, Keller Williams, Watson Realty Corp (Jacksonville-headquartered with Treasure Coast presence), Century 21, RE/MAX. For new agents who want structure with broad market coverage.
• Tech-forward growth brands: Compass, eXp Realty (independent contractor model), LPT Realty. For agents who want marketing infrastructure or a high-split structure.
• MPC and new-construction specialist brokerages: Several smaller Port St. Lucie brokerages specialize specifically in master-planned community resale work, builder representation for new-construction sales in Tradition or PGA Village, or 55+ active adult community transactions. These tend to be team-driven rather than brand-driven.

The brand-name analysis is mostly noise. Here's the analysis that matters in Port St. Lucie specifically. Coldwell Banker Paradise and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Realty run the highest mainland transaction volume across St. Lucie County. The MPC-and-new-construction specialist brokerages carry concentrated expertise in builder-representative relationship management, master-association vs sub-association HOA disclosure handling, and the village-by-village segmentation inside Tradition, PGA Village, Riverland, and the other MPCs that generalist agents take 24 to 36 months to build.

The Port St. Lucie-specific multipliers, when they kick in, are MPC fluency (village-by-village segmentation, master-association mechanics, CDD assessment differentials, HOA disclosure handling), new-construction sales mechanics (builder representation, to-be-built contract structuring, post-NAR-settlement commission negotiation with builders, 9-to-18-month timeline management), 55+ active adult community expertise (Riverland, The Cascades, Vitalia, PGA Verano, Del Webb at Tradition buyer demographics and age-restricted community rules under Federal Fair Housing exemption provisions), and Palm Beach County relocation buyer pipeline (PBC priced-out buyers moving north for affordability, an established and ongoing pattern). A new agent who develops genuine depth in any one of those four areas has differentiation that doesn't exist for new agents in markets without the MPC concentration.

We go deeper on the brokerage-selection criteria, including the specific questions to ask at the interview, in the sponsoring broker guide.

Step 6: Activate and start

Activation runs $83.75 through DBPR and is initiated by your sponsoring broker. From the moment activation processes, you can list, show, write offers, and earn commission. The 24-month post-activation clock starts on a 45-hour post-license education requirement, which must be completed before your first license renewal.

Honest first-90-days expectation: most new Port St. Lucie agents do not close a transaction in their first quarter. The standard pattern is 60 to 90 days of pipeline-building (sphere outreach, open houses, listing appointments shadowed with a mentor) before a first offer goes out. First closing typically lands somewhere in months 4 to 8. Income in those first months is zero, which is why most new Florida agents enter the business with 6 to 12 months of savings or part-time work covering the gap.

Port St. Lucie has a structural advantage relative to South Florida coastal metros: cost of living and home prices are meaningfully lower. The Port St. Lucie median price ($400,000 to $450,000 across sources) and the broader rental market run substantially cheaper than Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, or Naples. A new agent's 6-to-12-month savings runway stretches further in Port St. Lucie than in South Florida luxury metros. The lower-price-point math cuts the other direction at closing: a 3% commission on a $425,000 PSL transaction is $12,750 gross; on a $750,000 South Florida transaction it's $22,500. Port St. Lucie agents who develop MPC fluency and 55+ specialization can close higher volume per year than coastal-luxury agents to reach comparable gross commission income.

The 2026 market correction adds context. Active inventory is up approximately 221% year-over-year. Days on market have doubled from prior-year ranges. Sales volume is down sharply in some months. New agents should set expectations accordingly: the correction is a feature for patient buyer-side agents and a headwind for listing-side agents. New construction in Tradition and the southern Verano corridor continues at meaningful volume, and the 55+ active adult segment remains a sustained demand driver from the Northeast and Midwest snowbird-and-relocator pipeline.

The candidates who shorten the ramp materially in Port St. Lucie fall into three patterns. They bring an existing book, which is why second-career applicants from Palm Beach County brokerages (relocating north to live closer to family or for cost of living), from the Northeast US tri-state real estate community (with established Treasure-Coast-snowbird-and-relocator relationships), or from the local hospitality, healthcare (Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital, Lawnwood Regional Medical Center), or financial services sectors often outperform first-career applicants. They have technical depth in one of the four differentiators above. Or they have genuine builder-representative relationships in Tradition, PGA Village, or Riverland that route into the new-construction pipeline.

None of those is reliably built in the first 90 days. All of them can be built deliberately starting in month one if you know to build them.

What you'll actually make in Port St. Lucie

This is the section most state-guide pages get wrong. They cite an average and move on. Port St. Lucie real estate income is lower than South Florida coastal averages but the cost of living offset and the transaction volume in MPC and new-construction inventory are meaningful.

The honest numbers across major sources (Port St. Lucie MSA):

Source	Average / Median	Range (25th–75th percentile)
Glassdoor (Q1 2026)	~$88K	$62K – $118K
AceableAgent career data	~$76K	n/a
Indeed	~$82K	n/a
ZipRecruiter (Apr 2026)	~$68K	$48K – $88K

The reason the Port St. Lucie averages run lower than South Florida is straightforward: lower median home prices produce lower commission dollars per transaction, and the market lacks a deep ultra-luxury tier (PSL's high end runs into the $1.5 million to $3 million range for top Tesoro Club, PGA Village, and waterfront single-family rather than the multi-million-dollar ranges of Palm Beach Island or Boca Raton). The distribution does have meaningful transaction volume in the MPC and new-construction segments, which means agents who develop MPC and builder relationships can close higher transaction counts per year than ultra-luxury agents to the south.

What that means for a new agent: your year-one income will almost certainly be on the low end of those ranges. Most new agents in any Florida metro earn between $10,000 and $30,000 gross in year one. In Port St. Lucie, year-one income for generalist new agents often lands in the middle to lower end of that band because of the active market correction; the multiples in the higher data points come in year two through year five, faster for agents who developed MPC fluency, new-construction-builder relationships, 55+ active adult community expertise, or Palm Beach County relocation buyer pipelines during their ramp.

Deeper on the data, the year-by-year ramp, and segmentation in the Florida real estate agent salary post.

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FAQ

How long does it take to get a real estate license in Port St. Lucie?

3 to 5 months on the standard path (eligibility check, 63-hour course, DBPR application, fingerprints, state exam, broker activation). 6 to 10 weeks on the mutual recognition path if you hold an active license in one of the ten reciprocating states (Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Nebraska, Rhode Island, West Virginia). Connecticut and the broader Northeast snowbird-and-relocator pipeline make mutual recognition particularly relevant here given how much of the inbound migration into Port St. Lucie comes from the Northeast.

How much does a Florida real estate license cost in St. Lucie County?

$400 to $700 before exam prep, depending on which 63-hour pre-license course you choose. The mandatory fees are the $83.75 DBPR application, $50 to $75 for Livescan fingerprinting, the $36.75 Pearson VUE exam sitting fee, and $83.75 to activate with a broker. Course costs ($150 to $500) make up the rest. Full breakdown in the Florida real estate license cost post.

Where do I take the Florida real estate exam if I'm based in Port St. Lucie?

Port St. Lucie does not have its own Pearson VUE testing center. The closest centers are Boynton Beach (Palm Beach County, roughly 55 miles south on I-95, the standard alternate) and Melbourne (Brevard County, roughly 50 miles north on I-95). Oakland Park and Ormond Beach are longer-distance alternates. The 55-mile drive to Boynton Beach on I-95 is the standard practice for most St. Lucie County candidates. Booking 2 to 4 weeks ahead is standard in peak periods.

What makes Port St. Lucie's master-planned communities distinct?

The concentration. Port St. Lucie carries one of the highest master-planned community densities of any Florida metro by share of total residential inventory. Tradition (the largest), PGA Village, St. Lucie West, Tesoro Club, Riverland (with Valencia Cay and Valencia Grove villages), Verano, The Cascades, Vitalia at Tradition, Lakeside at Tradition, Del Webb at Tradition, and PGA Verano together represent a meaningful share of total transaction volume. Each MPC has its own master-association-and-sub-association HOA structure, its own CC&R enforcement mechanics, and its own buyer pool. Tradition specifically anchors a town square, Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital, retail-and-dining, and starter-to-luxury residential inventory in a single integrated community footprint that's distinct from any other Florida master-planned community at this scale.

Is PGA Village really different from Naples or Boca golf communities?

Yes, structurally. PGA Village hosts the PGA of America's national headquarters facility with 54 holes (Reserve Course, Wanamaker Course, Ryder Course) and the PGA Center for Golf Learning and Performance. Average single-family sale price in PGA Village runs approximately $509,000 across the most recent 12-month window, with inventory ranging from $300,000 starter homes in older sub-communities to $1.5 million-plus luxury single-family in the gated inner village. Membership initiation and annual fees are materially lower than Naples gated golf communities (Pelican Bay, Mediterra, Quail West, Talis Park, where single-family transactions clear $1.5 million to $10 million-plus) and Boca Raton country clubs (Boca West, St. Andrews, Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club, Mizner Country Club, where equity initiations run $55,000 to $125,000 plus $15,000 to $50,000 annual). PGA Village is the mid-market golf community segment with broader buyer accessibility and lower gatekeeping.

Can I get a Florida real estate license with a criminal record?

It depends on the offense, time since, evidence of rehabilitation, and relevance to the practice of real estate. DBPR is materially more permissive than most state real estate commissions. Old misdemeanors, a single dated felony, and minor financial-history items rarely block a license outright. What stops applications is nondisclosure on the form. The background check surfaces the record either way, so file honestly and let DBPR rule.

How significant is the 2026 market correction in Port St. Lucie?

Substantial and ongoing. Active inventory has risen approximately 221% year-over-year, the most dramatic inventory expansion in any major Florida coastal metro we cover. Median prices are down 2 to 6% year-over-year on most metrics. Days on market have doubled from the 2024 cohort experience, running 86 to 100 days in early 2026. Sales volume is down sharply in some months. The 2026 forecast calls for 0 to 4% modest appreciation through the end of the decade. The correction is a feature for patient buyer-side agents and 1031-exchange buyers and a headwind for listing-side agents on resale inventory; new construction in Tradition and Verano continues at meaningful volume.

What's the difference between Port St. Lucie and West Palm Beach for a new real estate agent?

Same license, different careers. Port St. Lucie rewards master-planned community fluency (Tradition, PGA Village, St. Lucie West, Riverland village-by-village segmentation), PGA Village mid-market golf specialization, 55+ active adult community expertise, and the Palm Beach County affordability spillover relocation pipeline. West Palm Beach rewards the mainland-to-island ultra-luxury bifurcation (Palm Beach Island $9.8 million median vs WPB mainland $527K), the Northeast finance and family-office relocation pipeline, Boca Raton country club equity-membership specialization, and the Wellington equestrian capital. Both share the Treasure-Coast-to-Palm-Beach-County north-south economic axis, with Port St. Lucie operating as the affordability landing zone for buyers priced out of Palm Beach County. Many Treasure Coast agents work across both metros via the I-95 corridor.

Methodology

What this post covers. The mechanical and practical path to a Florida real estate sales associate license for candidates based in Port St. Lucie and the broader St. Lucie County market (including Port St. Lucie, Fort Pierce, Tradition, PGA Village, St. Lucie West, Riverland, Tesoro Club, and Hutchinson Island), covering eligibility, the 63-hour pre-license course, the DBPR application, fingerprinting, the state exam at the Boynton Beach or Melbourne Pearson VUE center, activation with a sponsoring broker, and realistic year-one income expectations for the Port St. Lucie MSA. Current as of May 2026.

Data sources. Florida Statutes Chapter 475 (license law), Chapter 718 (Condominium Act, as amended by HB 913), Chapter 720 (HOA), Chapter 190 (Community Development Districts), and F.S. 689.302 (flood disclosure, October 2025 expansion), Florida Administrative Code Rule 61J2, DBPR Division of Real Estate fee schedule and application guidance, Pearson VUE Florida Real Estate Sales Associate Candidate Handbook (2025) Boynton Beach and Melbourne testing centers, Realtor Association of Martin County and Realtors of the Palm Beaches and Greater Fort Lauderdale market reports (Q1-Q2 2026), Movoto Port St. Lucie market trends (March 2026), Houzeo Port St. Lucie housing market analysis (Q1 2026), BrokerOne Port St. Lucie market data (April 2026), U.S. Census Bureau population growth data (multi-year), PGA of America PGA Golf Club facility documentation, Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital facility data, National Weather Service Hurricane Frances, Jeanne (2004), Wilma (2005), Matthew (2016), Irma (2017), and Ian (2022) damage assessments for St. Lucie County, and aggregated salary data from Glassdoor (Q1 2026), Indeed, ZipRecruiter (Apr 2026), and AceableAgent.

Why this post emphasizes master-planned community fluency. Port St. Lucie carries one of the highest master-planned community densities of any Florida metro by share of total residential inventory. Tradition, PGA Village, St. Lucie West, Riverland, Tesoro Club, and the broader MPC corridor anchor a meaningful share of total transaction volume, with each MPC operating its own HOA disclosure mechanics, master-association vs sub-association structures, CDD assessment schedules, and buyer-pool dynamics. Generic Florida licensing guides flatten this feature; we treat it as the primary differentiator because it is.

Why this post emphasizes the Palm Beach County affordability spillover. The price spread between Palm Beach County (median $513,000 in March 2026) and Port St. Lucie ($400,000 to $450,000 across sources) has created a persistent migration pattern: PBC priced-out buyers move 45 minutes north on I-95 to Port St. Lucie for affordability. Agents who work the relocation pipeline operate in a sustained demand segment unique to the Treasure Coast.

Why this post addresses the 2026 market correction explicitly. Active inventory in Port St. Lucie has risen approximately 221% year-over-year, the most dramatic inventory expansion in any major Florida coastal metro we cover. Median prices are down 2 to 6% year-over-year on most metrics. New agents entering the Port St. Lucie market in 2026 are entering a buyer-leverage environment that's fundamentally different from the 2020-to-2022 cohort experience.

Why this post does not rely on one average income figure. Port St. Lucie real estate income is bimodal because of the MPC and new-construction transaction segment alongside the conventional residential market. A single average obscures the distribution. The post cites the range across four data sources and explains the distribution explicitly.

Mutual recognition note. The ten-state mutual recognition list (AL, AR, CT, GA, IL, KY, MS, NE, RI, WV) reflects DBPR's current agreements at time of writing. Mutual recognition agreements have changed historically and may change again. Confirm against DBPR's current published list before relying on it.

What this post does not cover. The Florida broker license (a different track with different rules), the 45-hour post-license education requirement in detail (covered in a dedicated post), or content review for specific exam topics (the 19-topic and math-formula posts handle those).

Sources

• Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Real Estate (application, fee schedule, eligibility rules)
• Florida Statutes Chapter 475 (real estate license law), Chapter 718 (Condominium Act, as amended by HB 913, 2025), Chapter 720 (HOA), Chapter 190 (Community Development Districts), and F.S. 689.302 (flood disclosure, October 2025 expansion)
• Florida Administrative Code, Rule 61J2 (exam and eligibility rules)
• Pearson VUE Florida Real Estate Sales Associate Candidate Information Booklet (2025), Boynton Beach and Melbourne testing centers
• Realtor Association of Martin County, Realtors of the Palm Beaches and Greater Fort Lauderdale, and Realtor Association of Indian River County Q1-Q2 2026 market reports
• Movoto Port St. Lucie market trends (March 2026)
• Houzeo Port St. Lucie housing market analysis (Q1 2026)
• BrokerOne Port St. Lucie market data (April 2026)
• U.S. Census Bureau population growth data for Port St. Lucie (multi-year)
• PGA of America PGA Golf Club facility documentation (Reserve, Wanamaker, and Ryder Courses; PGA Center for Golf Learning and Performance)
• Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital facility data
• ZFC Real Estate PGA Village transaction summary (197 homes, average sale $509,141)
• National Weather Service Hurricane Frances and Jeanne (2004), Wilma (2005), Matthew (2016), Irma (2017), and Ian (2022) damage assessments for St. Lucie County
• Indian River State College Career Certificate Program catalog (May 2026)
• Glassdoor, Indeed, ZipRecruiter, AceableAgent (Port St. Lucie MSA real estate agent salary data)

All information verified May 2026.