General
Not necessarily related to a particular state or location, but valuable information nevertheless.
Vacation homes strong in weak overall market
Sales of "vacation," or "weekend," homes rose nearly 5 percent nationwide last year, up by a half million to 1.07 million, according to the National Association of Realtors, as reported in the...
Good enough for pros; good options for us too
I can't remember PGA tour stops on one weekend at two courses whose routes I know. But this weekend, I hit the daily double. The PGA's Traveler's Championship is being played at the TPC at River...
Rubs of the green
Wretched excess: What $750K can bring you “What we’re creating here, we think, is a model for the 21stt-century golf club,” says Robert Rubin, creator of The Bridge club on Long Island, in today’s...
Bad housing market good news for some
We don't know if the new Chief Economist at the National Association of Realtors is any smarter than his predecessor, but David Seiders is certainly more forthcoming. "The bottom [of the market] has...
How to spot a buyers or sellers market maybe
Like politics, all real estate values are local. National data is misleading and, for all but the National Association of Realtors and the mainstream media, irrelevant. If we want to sell our home in New...
Ground floor opportunity
Flooding is a nasty word to many golf community owners, especially those who live in coastal areas. But many happy homeowners live on properties that were the result of controlled flooding by the...
The Ultimate Father's Day Gift?
I'm counting on a pair of golf shorts or two from my wife and children for Father's Day today, although yesterday I went out and bought myself a new digital camera to improve the photos here on the...
Bear and Bull: Nicklaus, Icahn do their business
Every time I see his picture taken with some developer or other, Jack Nicklaus looks tired. Not to sound too motherly, but he needs a little more sleep, maybe a few more carbs to round out the flesh a...
Can you stand the heat?
Climate is a major criterion for choosing a home on the course. Except for those lucky individuals with oceanfront property in Florida, the Sunshine State's flat, often boring topography is...
Almost heaven: Now's your chance to own a community and golf course in West Virginia
Sometimes developers bite off more than they can chew. Six hundred acres and a golf course at a small price per acre probably seem like a good idea at the height of the market. But then the folks...
Up for auction; details soon
I am working on an article about a 600-acre development in West Virginia that includes a nice-looking and challenging new golf course. Everything will go to the high bidder at an auction on July 19. As...
Augusta National way better than par
In our informal poll over the last week, Augusta National beat out Pine Valley by a margin of 5 to 1 as the course our readers would most like to play. The responses to this week's poll question...