Tom Hudson
Senior Economics Editor and Special CorrespondentTom Hudson is WLRN's Senior Economics Editor and Special Correspondent.
Hudson's extensive reporting on South Florida's economy has taken him from the waters of Florida Bay to the depths of the PortMiami tunnel (and countless offices and conference rooms). He has interviewed bartenders and bankers, caregivers and CEOs to report on the people behind economic statistics.
He began his business reporting career in March 2000, just weeks after the dot-com bubble burst. He has reported from the trading floors of the CME, Chicago Board Options Exchange, NASDAQ and New York Stock Exchange. He previously served as Vice President of News at WLRN when he created and hosted The Sunshine Economy for 10 years. He was managing editor and co-anchor of Nightly Business Report on PBS.
Hudson is married with two sons and advises every bicycle rider to always wear their helmet.
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Over 28 million people visited the county in 2024 — one in five tourists to Florida spent some of their trip in Miami-Dade. But a slowing global economy and growing uncertainty from changes in trade and immigration enforcement by the Trump administration is expected to hit tourism this year. -
South Florida commercial real estate has weathered a storm that has wreaked havoc in San Francisco, Chicago and New York. But uncertainty stemming from presidential policies — immigration enforcement, trade wars and interest rate unpredictability — is changing market conditions and creating worrying side-effects. -
It might be a buyers market for condos, but buyers are not too interested thanks to reforms and financing difficulties. Meanwhile, demand for homes underpins that market, creating a further gulf between the markets for condos and single family home in the region. -
South Florida home prices are among the most expensive in the nation. The region is also home to some of the highest interest rates for buyers borrowing money to buy a home or condo. -
Regional inflation cooled off in April compared to February. New data released on Tuesday finds consumer prices rose 2.2% last month versus a year earlier.
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Dozens of police departments have signed agreements to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement efforts. One community in Miami-Dade County is waiting for a judge's opinion. -
Billions of dollars of goods are imported into South Florida each year but will not face President Donald Trump's new tariffs thanks to foreign trade zones. -
The world's largest cruise ship operator will stay in its hometown and bring more of its employees to the region, as it consolidate its North American operations to the Waterford Business District, just south of Miami International Airport. -
Condo sales keep falling while home prices hold steady. Look up how condo sales have been in your zip code. -
Single family home prices in South Florida have continued to rise over the past year. While the pace of the price increases is expected to moderate, one expert does not foresee a cliff. -
President Trump paused most of his global reciprocal tariffs until July. Florida's economy is dominated by consumers — residents and tourists. The threat of tariffs comes as consumer anxiety has increased. -
City Furniture is one of the largest importers using PortMiami, bringing in patio chairs, rugs and tables from Asia. It hopes to ‘spread out’ its higher costs to shoppers, but its CEO doesn’t expect President Trump’s tariffs to ignite a renaissance of furniture manufacturing in the U.S.
