{"id":9282,"date":"2023-09-29T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalland.com\/blog\/?p=9282"},"modified":"2024-11-22T14:07:14","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T19:07:14","slug":"florida-land-markets-green-cemeteries-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalland.com\/blog\/florida-land-markets-green-cemeteries-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Land Markets, Green Cemeteries, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"150\" width=\"640\" style=\"border: none\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;btn-skin=7&amp;multiple_size=600&amp;square_size=300&amp;order=episodic&amp;filter=all&amp;limit=600&amp;season=all&amp;tag=all&amp;i=xsuxm-14ba665-pb\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Florida has seen one of the largest real estate growth spurts in the United States over the past few years. 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