An internet rumor that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is purchasing a $25 million mansion on Florida’s Atlantic coast, just 25 miles from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home, may just be too juicy to be true.
Pelosi, one of the richest members of Congress, reportedly owns nine properties worth a combined total of more than $20 million already. But if she were really buying the 10,000-square-foot beachfront property on prestigious Jupiter Island, she would be living in a red state led by defiant Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Several southern Florida Twitter users swear they have sources confirming Pelosi is buying the house, which is listed for sale on several real estate sites. Local property tax records list the home as having last changed hands in 2015 and still list that buyer as the current owner. But Zillow and other listing services state that a sale is “pending.”
Drew Hammill, Pelosi’s deputy chief of staff, told the Washington Examiner the speaker of the House has no interest in buying a house in the Sunshine State.
“This is completely false,” Hammill said. “There’s no such pending sale nor is the family looking or interested.”
Local sources telling me this is the home Nancy Pelosi bought on Jupiter Island, FL. pic.twitter.com/1VKvXsME2V
— John – Pinochet Aviation Academy Grad – Cardillo (@johncardillo) November 20, 2021
Nancy Pelosi just went into contract to buy a Florida oceanfront mansion listed for $25,000,000
Just checked with top broker in area who confirmed this information
10,000 sf property on Jupiter Island just changed to “pending” on MLS pic.twitter.com/jDsweOQeec
— Gabe Hoffman (@GabeHoff) November 23, 2021
The house last sold for $14.4 million six years ago and is listed for sale at $25 million. With six bedrooms, at least 7.5 bathrooms, a fountain, pool, and elevator, the 2021 property tax bill was $218,814, and estimated monthly mortgage payments are in the $115,000 neighborhood.
Whoever winds up with the luxury home would find themselves in tony company. Jupiter Island is one of the most prestigious locations in the United States, with past and present residents including but not limited to Alan Jackson, Celine Dion, Greg Norman, and Tiger Woods.
With Pelosi turning 82 next March, retirement to Florida — or elsewhere — might not seem so far-fetched. Pelosi would lose the speakership if Republicans retake the House majority in next year’s elections, as expected. But she might look to spend her golden years in the Golden State, even if Florida has substantial tax advantages.
Like California, Florida enjoys the benefits of an extremely long coastline. But it’s also becoming known as a red state boasting lower taxes and significantly fewer COVID-19 restrictions thanks to the actions of DeSantis. The irony was not lost on the Twitterati.
Nancy Pelosi just bought a $25,000,000 mansion in Florida.
Remember this the next time she criticizes @GovRonDeSantis for keeping Florida open and taxes low.
— Andrew Pollack (@AndrewPollackFL) November 23, 2021
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— Tim Carney (@TPCarney) November 24, 2021
As House speaker, Pelosi earns $223,500 annually. But her husband, Paul Pelosi, owns a San Francisco-based investment firm and is the major reason for her estimated $106 million net worth.
Among the most prominent commenters on Pelosi’s rumored Sunshine State snag is controversial Georgia GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who was stripped of her committee assignments in February. Greene has a long history of attacking Pelosi.
Greene posted on Twitter that she was on the same plane with Pelosi as the speaker supposedly embarked on a house-hunting trip to Florida earlier this month and posted again as the mansion rumors flared.
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“Obviously she isn’t concerned about rising sea levels from climate change as the ‘greatest threat we are facing.’ But she clearly sees the real threat of the new astronomical taxes she rammed through in the [Build Back Better] bill as a good reason to hide wealth in Florida,” Greene tweeted. “And FLA is free.”
