Property Appraiser speaks at Realtor luncheon
By LYNDA KINSEY Staff
Wakulla County Property Appraiser Ed Brimner Office was the featured Speaker at the Wakulla Chapter of the Tallahassee Board of Realtors monthly meeting last week.
Brimner told the crowd at Seineyard at Wildwood on Thursday, Nov. 3, that he had had some interesting statics to share about Wakulla.
Among those interesting stats:
• In 2021 there were 438 new homes built in Wakulla and in 2022, as of Oct. 31 this year there were 394 homes built.
• In 2021 there were 2,071 homes sold and as of Oct. 31 there have been 1,497 homes sold. (He noted these numbers do not include banks or sales between relatives and $100 deeds.)
• The total market value total for Wakulla in 2021 was $3.1 billion; and this year the numbers reach to $3.6 billion.
• The taxable values are much lower of course with 2021 taxable value at $1.5 billion and in 2022 it is at $1.7 billion.
Brimner also talk about a few of the higher commercial sales values for 2022: Two mini warehouses have sold – one for $2.8 million and then another for a whopping $6.2 million. A local car wash recently sold for $5.8 million and Publix recently bought the completed strip mall where its grocery store is located for $14.75 million. Brimner recognized the members of his staff at the luncheon and gave his appreciation for their hard work and expertise, said that he could not run the office without the great staff that he has.
Lynda Kinsey is the sales and marketing representative for The Wakulla Sun.