General
Not necessarily related to a particular state or location, but valuable information nevertheless.
Southeast well-represented in Top 100 golf community course rankings from Golfweek magazine
Big jumps for Currahee, Spring Island, Cliffs at Keowee Vineyard and Daniel Island It was a very good year for golf courses in communities we follow closely. A total of 35 golf community courses...
The $200,000 Question: What kind of 3 bedroom golf community home can you find at that price?
A few days ago, I received a request for help in finding a golf home for a couple from Michigan. They filled out our Golf Home Questionnaire and indicated the following criteria for their search:...
When the frost is on the pumpkin, you and your clubs could be down South
I could learn to love winter, as least as long as I am working with customers searching for a golf home. That is because when the cold weather kicks in, so too do the searches. There is nothing like...
Searching for the Right Golf Community
A Week in…Upstate SC & North GA You may have a general idea of where you want to live in retirement, but putting together an itinerary of golf communities you might visit in a short period of time...
Not Home for the Holidays: December is good time to shop golf communities
Going through the Hartford Courant yesterday, I was stunned by how many local restaurants in my area of Connecticut are advertising Thanksgiving day brunches and dinners. Call me sentimentally...
Car ownership costs indicate little about overall state taxes
Casual readers of this site know how we feel about retirees obsessing over taxes when it comes time to consider places to live: Taxes are just one component of cost of living. In some cases, it is...
Matter of Altitude: Getting high could be the best way to beat summer heat in the South
Every so often I slip into my meteorologist’s mode, scanning the weather history of various towns in the Southeast in behalf of customers or just for my own idle curiosity. My latest excursion into...
Ugly homes show their appreciation
I was offered a great job in Connecticut in 1984, and my wife and I decided to relocate there from Manhattan. Over the course of three days, along with an undaunted and patient Realtor, we wandered in...
Golfweek rater’s comments lead to defense of Nicklaus
I played golf in Hartford (CT) a couple of weeks ago and during the walk, one of my playing partners, a well-traveled rater for Golfweek magazine, offered that the difficulty of Jack Nicklaus golf...
Fear of Fleeing: If you love the coast, hurricane threat should not deter you
The threat of hurricanes drives many golf home seekers inland. But should they? The appendix to a bible of hurricane forecasting indicates that, perhaps, those who love the idea of a home on the...
Golf for all tastes in California Wine Country
My family and I attended our niece’s wedding in California’s Sonoma Valley last week, giving my son Tim and me enough time in the days before and after the ceremony to play three of the finest golf...
Eat, drink and play lots of golf at New Jersey's Crystal Springs Resort
This is the second and final part of our review of Crystal Springs in Hardyston, NJ. Everyone I met at or near Crystal Springs, whether it was the father and son I was paired with on the golf...