The 1929 Florida Land Boom That Broke Before the Crash

In this episode of The Economic History Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the Florida land boom of the 1920s — a speculative frenzy in real estate that collapsed two years before the 1929 stock market crash. They examine the role of easy credit, out-of-state speculators, and the rise of 'binder boys' who flipped lots sight unseen. The episode focuses on the bust of 1926, when a hurricane and a railroad embargo punctured the bubble, wiping out investors and triggering bank failures from Miami to New York. Lucas explains how the land boom foreshadowed later housing bubbles, while Luna questions whether the parallels to 2008 are overblown. A concrete case study in how localized speculation can ripple into systemic risk. #EconomicHistory #FloridaLandBoom #1920sSpeculation #RealEstateBubble #HousingBust #1926Hurricane #BinderBoys #EasyCredit #SpeculativeFrenzy #MiamiRealEstate #CoralGables #GeorgeMerrick #CarlFisher #BankFailures #LessonsFromHistory #EconomicBubbles #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo