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Not necessarily related to a particular state or location, but valuable information nevertheless.
Keeping Pace with Real Estate Values is Dirty Business
Once again in 2017, sales volumes are up in the quality golf communities we follow and so too are selling prices, an average of 8% in most of the best communities in the Southeast. What this means...
Trapped: A Week of Cold Gives Golfers Nowhere to Go
During the first two weeks of January, my wife, our dog and I were set to head to our condo in Pawleys Island, SC, for two blessed weeks of relief from unrelenting cold in Connecticut. Personally, I was...
Big Deals: Our Choices for Top Multi-Golf-Course Communities
I am not a big fan of “best of” rankings. They tend to be subjective and, in many cases there is a financial relationship (through marketing and advertising) between the reviewers and the reviewed....
New tax plan could drive more people South
The tax plan that Congress is set to approve today or tomorrow will accelerate the already robust migration from North to South. Whereas in the last century, people moved in the other direction for...
A Web Site Focused on Golfers of a Certain Age
I take a measure of satisfaction and pride that this web site is focused on baby boomers who play golf, or just want to live in a community that is nicely landscaped, with plenty of green areas, and...
A Fundamental Question to Ask Before Heading South
The Wall Street Journal, in a special retiree-oriented section published today (11/13) called “Encore,” lays out nine questions couples looking to retire to the Sun Belt should ask themselves. (Click...
Lots of Numbers, No Fake News in Latest Newsletter
I missed publishing a newsletter in October, but I am making it up to subscribers with a power-packed combined October/November issue, which is set to mail on Wednesday morning. The main feature includes...
A Golf Home in Hartford, CT? Seriously? Seriously.
This is going to sound like an advertisement for the Chamber of Commerce in Greater Hartford, CT, but it is really no more than civic pride in the area's golf courses, and recognition by your golf...
CNBC Article Wastes Words about Retirement
Many Americans with stock portfolios tune in to CNBC, at least occasionally, to follow news about the stock market and world events that could affect their investments. The network has an online...
That Second Golf Home Could Be In Scotland
I spent 10 days in Scotland recently, and when I returned I started daydreaming about owning a second home there. Wondering how impractical that would be, I took a look at the costs of golf club...
Golf to Live: How the Game is Good for You
by Anne Foy There are many advantages to living in a golf community, and one of them is how much younger and full of energy you can feel when playing the sport. Most people think of running, going to...
Lessons Learned on My Golf Trip in Scotland
My week in Scotland ended Saturday after some last-minute shopping in Edinburgh and a walk through one of the many venues at the annual Edinburgh Fringe Festival, a celebration of the arts,...