If you have been thinking about buying one of the many high end homes for sale in Tallahassee, I suspect you are licking your chops right about now. High end home values have fallen, interest rates have tweaked down, and there might never have been a better time in the history of the Tallahassee real estate market to be thinking about “moving up.”
But there is a wonderful colloquialism that potentially fits the conservative buyer attempting to squeeze every penny out of the bottom of the luxury home market …
Pigs get fat, and hogs get slaughtered.
Pigs Versus Hogs
If you get too greedy, you’re going to get burned by one of two things (or both).
If mortgage interest rates rise, then the money you hoped to save with falling values is going to be lost to higher mortgage payments. And even if mortgage interest rates don’t rise and spoil your purchase, the glut of inventory will eventually dissolve and you’ll be faced with rising values.
So don’t be so greedy that you let this buyer’s market for high end homes get away from you.
Now, if you are a cash buyer, you really only need to pay close attention to supply and demand for the price range of homes that fit your appetite.
For most of the Eastern side of Tallahassee, the supply of homes for sale under $500,000 has returned to market equilibrium (meaning the market is in balance). That means neither seller nor buyer have an advantage due to supply or demand levels.
The Western side of Tallahassee is another story altogether, though there are not nearly as many high end homes for sale to the West.
Recent High End Home Sales
The following real estate graph shows high end homes sold in the Tallahassee MLS since 2003.
The bars are measured on the left vertical axis, the lines are measured on the right. The blue (bars and lines) record sales and values for homes sold between $500,000 and $750,000, the red (bars and lines) record sales and values for homes sold for more than $750,000, while the green measures the same for all homes sold over $500,000.
There have only been four high end homes sold in 2014, so the up-trend we are seeing thus far is just “noise” in the data. Hopefully, it will be reinforced when more sales are recorded throughout the year, but the imbalance between supply and demand suggests that will not be the case.
The following is a list of the home sold in the Tallahassee MLS that exceeded $500,000:
High End Home Sales In Tallahassee
| Address | Price | Price / SQF | Closing Date | Year Built | SQF | Sale Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 998 Rosebay Court | $950,000 | $261 | 2026-10-09 | 1986 | 3,633 | Resale |
| 3917 Ardmore Ln | $600,000 | $252 | 2026-10-09 | 2026 | 2,378 | New |
| 2316 Cobb Dr | $615,000 | $198 | 2026-10-09 | 2000 | 3,104 | Resale |
| 1489 Vieux Carre Dr | $696,000 | $288 | 2026-10-01 | 2002 | 2,415 | Resale |
| 540 Bienville Pl | $687,900 | $238 | 2026-10-01 | 2026 | 2,890 | New |
| 5050 Velda Dairy Rd | $797,000 | $259 | 2026-10-01 | 1979 | 3,072 | Resale |
| 6311 Bird Dog Pt | $1,100,000 | $349 | 2026-10-01 | 2014 | 3,151 | Resale |
| 6375 Thomasville Rd | $854,000 | $189 | 2026-09-30 | 1981 | 4,529 | Resale |
| 8503 Congressional Dr | $1,700,000 | $244 | 2026-09-28 | 2001 | 6,960 | Resale |
| 2998 Golden Eagle Dr E | $1,375,000 | $219 | 2026-09-25 | 1995 | 6,280 | Resale |
| 6754 Circle J Dr | $865,000 | $226 | 2026-09-25 | 1970 | 3,820 | Resale |
| 2321 Haverhill Rd | $605,000 | $240 | 2026-09-21 | 1990 | 2,521 | Resale |
| 5100 Wild Rose Way | $635,000 | $214 | 2026-09-18 | 2005 | 2,961 | Resale |
| 10056 Neamathla Trl | $789,300 | $283 | 2026-09-16 | 1998 | 2,788 | Resale |
| 275 S Franklin Blvd Unit 6 | $680,000 | $334 | 2026-09-15 | 2025 | 2,038 | New |
| 1755 Tarpon Dr | $1,375,000 | $264 | 2026-09-14 | 1991 | 5,205 | Resale |
| 3019 Hawks Landing Dr | $629,800 | $329 | 2026-09-10 | 1995 | 1,913 | Resale |
| 3129 Rue Royale | $790,000 | $278 | 2026-09-04 | 2003 | 2,845 | Resale |
| 3789 Meadow Vista Ln | $661,600 | $256 | 2026-09-03 | 2026 | 2,582 | New |
| 9737 Faraway Farm Road | $685,000 | $243 | 2026-09-03 | 2008 | 2,818 | Resale |
| 1491 Summerbrooke Dr | $629,900 | $243 | 2026-09-03 | 2026 | 2,589 | New |
| 2389 Sweet Valley Hts | $685,000 | $282 | 2026-08-31 | 2021 | 2,425 | Resale |
| 1628 Woodgate Way | $637,000 | $249 | 2026-08-31 | 1976 | 2,560 | Resale |
| 2868 Royal Isle Dr | $852,000 | $287 | 2026-08-31 | 2003 | 2,968 | Resale |
| 6981 Duck Cove Rd | $1,200,000 | $392 | 2026-08-31 | 1984 | 3,062 | Resale |
| 7083 Grenville Rd | $2,925,000 | $495 | 2026-08-31 | 2022 | 5,914 | Resale |
| 3146 Duxbury Ln | $725,000 | $205 | 2026-08-31 | 2008 | 3,541 | Resale |
| 1402 George Calvin Bess Jr Way | $830,000 | 2026-08-31 | Resale | |||
| 8836 Winged Foot Dr | $1,325,000 | $323 | 2026-08-28 | 1995 | 4,100 | Resale |
| 6394 Belgrand Dr | $815,000 | $240 | 2026-08-28 | 1996 | 3,389 | Resale |
| 585 Knotted Pine Dr | $619,900 | $291 | 2026-08-25 | 2024 | 2,130 | New |
| 3101 Livingston Rd | $640,000 | $157 | 2026-08-25 | 1985 | 4,081 | Resale |
| 278 Rosehill Dr E | $1,450,000 | $363 | 2026-08-24 | 1995 | 3,992 | Resale |
| 4605 Forest Ridge Dr | $675,000 | $251 | 2026-08-20 | 2013 | 2,689 | Resale |
| 8983 Winged Foot Dr | $1,125,000 | $267 | 2026-08-20 | 1989 | 4,213 | Resale |
| 1205 Wax Wing Ct | $640,000 | $231 | 2026-08-19 | 2001 | 2,775 | Resale |
| 3909 Ardmore Ln | $647,400 | $251 | 2026-08-14 | 2026 | 2,582 | New |
| 2049 Solomon Ct | $735,000 | $283 | 2026-08-14 | 2023 | 2,595 | Resale |
| 1769 Vineyard Way | $725,900 | $272 | 2026-08-14 | 1984 | 2,664 | Resale |
| 10080 Mahan Dr | $899,000 | $456 | 2026-08-14 | 2022 | 1,972 | Resale |
| 2520 Double Eagle Ct | $795,000 | $234 | 2026-08-14 | 2002 | 3,400 | Resale |
| 1552 Summerbrooke Dr | $834,800 | $242 | 2026-08-11 | 2026 | 3,447 | New |
| 6402 Loma Farm Way | $850,000 | $298 | 2026-08-11 | 2021 | 2,852 | Resale |
| 2220 Armistead Rd | $675,000 | $224 | 2026-08-10 | 1974 | 3,017 | Resale |
| 7047 Ox Bow Rd | $975,000 | $204 | 2026-08-10 | 2013 | 4,787 | Resale |
| 2709 Wharton Circle | $700,000 | $261 | 2026-08-07 | 1999 | 2,681 | Resale |
| 2217 Thomasville Rd | $1,865,000 | $434 | 2026-08-06 | 2016 | 4,301 | Resale |
| 10945 Luna Point Rd | $675,000 | $169 | 2026-08-06 | 1988 | 3,984 | Resale |
| 6937 Grenville Rd | $970,000 | $219 | 2026-08-05 | 2002 | 4,434 | Resale |
| 3752 Tom John Ln | $900,000 | $231 | 2026-08-05 | 1980 | 3,890 | Resale |
| 9270 Shoal Creek Dr | $975,000 | $323 | 2026-08-04 | 2016 | 3,023 | Resale |
| 8991 Winged Foot Dr | $1,050,000 | $204 | 2026-08-04 | 1987 | 5,135 | Resale |
| 22545 Frances Way | $660,000 | $363 | 2026-08-04 | 2020 | 1,820 | Resale |
| 5059 Centennial Oak Cir | $750,000 | $227 | 2026-08-03 | 1996 | 3,306 | Resale |
| 3908 Bobbin Brook Cir | $1,150,000 | $147 | 2026-07-31 | 1993 | 7,805 | Resale |
| 730 E 6TH Ave Apt 1 | $645,000 | $228 | 2026-07-31 | 1935 | 2,835 | Resale |
| 7042 Duck Cove Rd | $880,000 | $299 | 2026-07-31 | 1982 | 2,946 | Resale |
| 7521 Refuge Rd | $621,300 | $202 | 2026-07-31 | 1993 | 3,074 | Resale |
| 7877 Jared Way | $2,250,000 | $471 | 2026-07-31 | 2024 | 4,777 | Resale |
| 2909 Brandemere Dr | $689,000 | $260 | 2026-07-30 | 1965 | 2,650 | Resale |
| 125 Evening Shadow Ct | $1,950,000 | $298 | 2026-07-29 | 2019 | 6,553 | Resale |
| 4557 Highgrove Rd | $715,000 | $219 | 2026-07-29 | 1990 | 3,265 | Resale |
| 3873 Ardmore Ln | $720,000 | $279 | 2026-07-28 | 2024 | 2,577 | Resale |
| 6274 Hines Hill Cir | $750,000 | $281 | 2026-07-28 | 1993 | 2,668 | Resale |
| 8014 Susan Bradford Ln | $2,875,000 | $482 | 2026-07-27 | 2022 | 5,969 | Resale |
| 522 Knotted Pine Dr | $640,000 | $252 | 2026-07-24 | 2023 | 2,535 | Resale |
| 1504 Summerbrooke Dr | $696,200 | $270 | 2026-07-23 | 2026 | 2,582 | New |
| 7817 Mcclure Dr | $720,000 | $233 | 2026-07-22 | 1989 | 3,090 | Resale |
| 24212 Lanier St | $700,000 | $253 | 2026-07-22 | 1954 | 2,769 | Resale |
| 2125 Trescott Dr | $640,000 | $262 | 2026-07-21 | 1981 | 2,444 | Resale |
| 1305 Rachel Ln W | $1,150,000 | $341 | 2026-07-20 | 2003 | 3,377 | Resale |
| 1022 Lothian Dr | $1,350,000 | $356 | 2026-07-17 | 1968 | 3,797 | Resale |
| 5990 Colonel Scott Dr | $925,000 | $312 | 2026-07-17 | 2000 | 2,965 | Resale |
| 4315 Cripple Creek Rd | $625,000 | $226 | 2026-07-17 | 1977 | 2,768 | Resale |
| 2007 Middlewood Dr | $825,000 | $250 | 2026-07-16 | 1989 | 3,300 | Resale |
| 9132 Shoal Creek Dr | $720,000 | $211 | 2026-07-16 | 1997 | 3,420 | Resale |
| 3780 Longfellow Rd | $685,000 | $270 | 2026-07-16 | 2011 | 2,539 | Resale |
| 7096 Spicewood Ln | $622,500 | $229 | 2026-07-15 | 2000 | 2,724 | Resale |
| 5705 Groveton Ct | $635,000 | $249 | 2026-07-15 | 2016 | 2,555 | Resale |
| 3860 Ardmore Ln | $1,055,000 | $311 | 2026-07-14 | 2023 | 3,389 | Resale |
| 5351 Pembridge Pl | $1,147,500 | $247 | 2026-07-14 | 1995 | 4,653 | Resale |
| 9093 Old Chemonie Rd | $675,000 | $240 | 2026-07-13 | 2003 | 2,814 | Resale |
| 1111200080000 | $700,000 | $200 | 2026-07-10 | 1989 | 3,496 | Resale |
| 2366 Mystic Pl | $665,000 | $308 | 2026-07-10 | 2023 | 2,157 | Resale |
| 5992 Hardy Croom Ct | $977,500 | $274 | 2026-07-09 | 2003 | 3,571 | Resale |
| 1119 Bannerman Rd | $825,000 | $257 | 2026-07-08 | 2003 | 3,213 | Resale |
| 1408 Pullen Rd | $610,000 | $158 | 2026-07-08 | 1930 | 3,870 | Resale |
| 8179 Glenmore Dr | $822,000 | $277 | 2026-07-01 | 1997 | 2,972 | Resale |
| 649 Knotted Pine Dr | $613,400 | $272 | 2026-07-01 | 2026 | 2,255 | New |
| 1471 Summerbrooke Dr | $667,900 | $259 | 2026-07-01 | 2026 | 2,582 | New |
| 9519 Starhawk Dr | $999,000 | $168 | 2026-07-01 | 2003 | 5,945 | Resale |
| 2351 Maple Leaf Way | $1,420,000 | $310 | 2026-07-01 | 2024 | 4,587 | New |
| 3900 Shamrock W | $650,000 | $214 | 2026-06-30 | 1977 | 3,037 | Resale |
| 3125 Rue Royale | $780,000 | $292 | 2026-06-30 | 2003 | 2,673 | Resale |
| 537 Williams St | $1,010,000 | $281 | 2026-06-30 | 2016 | 3,595 | Resale |
| 2130 Golden Eagle Dr W | $1,059,000 | $276 | 2026-06-30 | 1999 | 3,841 | Resale |
| 3592 Mossy Creek Ln | $1,525,000 | $233 | 2026-06-30 | 2004 | 6,550 | Resale |
| 9699 Dancing Rabbit Way | $841,000 | $275 | 2026-06-29 | 2005 | 3,054 | Resale |
| 3001 Golden Eagle Dr E | $1,039,000 | $227 | 2026-06-29 | 2003 | 4,576 | Resale |
| 8530 Congressional Dr | $620,000 | $234 | 2026-06-29 | 1993 | 2,652 | Resale |
