Tens of thousands of Floridians avoid eviction

Prior to the final federal eviction moratorium extension last week, Zillow estimates there would have been about 473,000 national eviction filings in July and August.

• That's down nearly 100,000 from the original forecast in March.

Zoom in: 406,163 renter households currently behind on rent here in Florida — 120,277 less than in March.

• 134,341 are estimated to be at risk of eviction.

The big picture: More than 7 million renter households are behind on rent around the country, according to the Census Household Pulse Survey, but Zillow forecasts that only about a third of those (roughly 2.7 million) are actually at risk of eviction.

The bottom line: With continued economic recovery and aid for vulnerable renters and landlords, we've avoided a massive eviction crisis, even as Zillow notes that post-moratorium evictions will likely settle back to pre-pandemic norms.