Property Appraiser

Bill Furst, Sarasota County Property Appraiser

Bill was first elected Sarasota County Property Appraiser in August 2008 and has been reelected 4 times. He has run his campaigns on the principles of fairness and transparency for all citizens of Sarasota County.

With over 50 years of experience in the real estate industry, Bill began his career as a Real Estate Appraiser in Coral Gables, FL. Bill is a past president of the Realtor Association of Sarasota and Manatee. Bill served on the Board of Directors of the Florida Association of Realtors, and on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Realtors for 25 years.

Bill resigned from serving as Vice Chairman of the Sarasota County Planning Commission when he began his campaign for Sarasota County Property Appraiser.

Born in Pittsburgh, PA, Bill graduated from Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. He married his wife Darla in 1976; and, in 1990 they sold their real estate company on the east coast of Florida and moved to Sarasota. 

Bill and Darla have two daughters, both graduates of Riverview High School. Their oldest daughter, Jessica, earned her law degree at the University of Florida, Levin College of Law and is Partner is a Washington D.C. law firm specializing in Republican Campaign & Election Law. Emily, their youngest, earned a Master’s Degree at the University of Tennessee and works with Teen Court in Sarasota.

Bill is a Certified Florida Property Appraiser, a Florida Licensed Real Estate Broker and a Florida Certified Building Contractor.