What a deal! Just $5 million for all of Florida

ESSENTIAL NEWS. February 20, 2025. Florida Weekly

Aug 13, 2025

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In one of the great real estate deals of all time, the United States acquired all of Florida from Spain 206 years ago this week for less than the price of a Naples beachfront home.

Spain’s asking price was $5 million. The sale closed on Feb. 22, 1819, a cash deal, sold as-is.

It is unknown who among the more than 200,000 real estate agents in Florida got …

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