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Not necessarily related to a particular state or location, but valuable information nevertheless.
Power outage cramps access...and our style
Your editor finds himself, along with wife and dog, camping out in our house in Connecticut. We are among the few millions in the northeast without power. As I write this, only 8 percent of the...
Congress considering residence visas for foreigners who invest in U.S. real estate
The U.S. Congress cannot agree on much, but two Senators are reaching across the aisle to introduce a bill that might spur foreign investment in U.S. real estate. If it passes, high-end golf...
Cliffs notes come due; big changes ahead for once high-flying Carolina golf group
According to residential development experts, real estate investors and residents of The Cliffs Communities, ownership in the vaunted high-end group of developments may look a lot different a few...
Are Richmond's Dominion golf club members getting the shaft (super stiff)?
Let us say I ran a private golf club, and to get you to join, I promised you, among other things, that I would refund most of your initiation fee within 10 years (in other words, a “deposit”). That...
Sleepy Hollow CC Review (part 2)
by Scott Simpson This is the second and final part of a review of Sleepy Hollow Country Club by reader and golf club architecture afficionado Scott Simpson, whom we thank for his interesting and...
Sleepy Hollow CC: A Legend Reclaimed
Special to Golf Community Reviews: Text & photos by Scott Simpson Sleepy Hollow Country Club is a justifiably storied name in the history of American golf, amongst a handful of clubs where the game...
Mad Men: Cliffs Communities ads featuring Tiger Woods connection hard to fathom
The Cliffs Communities is nothing if not consistent –- in its ads, at least. Its latest bit of mass marketing, a two-page spread in the fall print edition of LINKS magazine, reads in part, “With...
Housing forecaster sees silver lining in home price declines, low consumer debt
To some, the sky may be falling, but to one economist who forecasts house price trends, falling consumer debt and the latest home price reports are causes for a little optimism. Ingo Winzer, who...
Fear, loathing and success: The long par 3
Few things puff up the chest of a golfer like hitting a par three green with a fairway wood. And on that rare occasion when the instrument of accuracy is a driver, the feeling of accomplishment is almost...
In Search for Retirement Location, Best Places to Live Lists Make Things Worse
We are not fans of rankings when it comes to the best or worst states for anything, but magazines like AARP and web sites like MoneyRates.com cannot seem to resist taking advantage of the human...
The right questions to ask when shopping for a golf community home
The choice of a golf retirement home may be the last big financial decision any of us make. Alternately, the purchase of a vacation home could affect the rest of our lives -- for better if it...
Non-golfer figures out yin and yang of golf
Rick Vogel, one of our most dedicated and careful readers, took our piece on the health benefits of golf (see article below) one giant leap forward. He wrote: "I liked your latest Golf Community...