Welcome to the newly merged Florida Gulf Coast Chapter of the Appraisal Institute.   The West Coast Florida and Northwest Florida chapters have merged effective April 1, 2012.  Our goal is to be a national leader in appraisal education;  to promote a spirit of friendship among our designated, associate and affiliate members, and to create an atmosphere of professional pride, outstanding achievement and success for our members and their firms.   Our chapter now includes 36 counties on the gulf coast and panhandle of Florida and is now the largest Florida chapter.  The combined territory extends from Collier County in southwest Florida to Escambia County at the western boundary of the state.