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Not necessarily related to a particular state or location, but valuable information nevertheless.
Wall Street Journal says “It’s Time to Buy”
The "Weekend Investor" section of Saturday's Wall Street Journal includes one of the most bullish cases to buy a home that we have encountered recently this side of the National Association of...
In one South Carolina golf community, price drops give hint of larger picture
Because I own a vacation home there, I am on the mailing list for a few real estate agents who list and sell properties in Pawleys Plantation in Pawleys Island, SC. Occasionally they send out market...
Experts predict active hurricane season
Higher than normal sea surface temperatures and a weakening La Niña effect have led scientists in two respected organizations to come to about the same conclusion -– the upcoming hurricane season that...
Will your new golf home go up in value? Market forecasts available at a discount
Bloodied and bruised by the housing market recession, who among us is ready to plunk down a good chunk of our net worth for a retirement home or vacation home without a good idea of where prices...
Fair Exchange: Weak dollar leads to stronger U.S. property sales
When I published an article 16 months ago predicting increased British investment in American golf communities, the exchange rate for one pound of British sterling was $1.63 US. When I checked...
Golf condos that almost pay for themselves
Condominiums are the Rodney Dangerfields of the housing market, especially during a recession: They get no respect. But now, withThe May edition of our free monthly newsletter, Home On The Course, is...
Silver lining in declining home prices
Home prices in the U.S. will stabilize in the third quarter of this year, according to Wisconsin-based information and technology firm FISERV, a prediction supported by another information...
Rumors of golf’s death greatly exaggerated
Enough already. Golf is not dead, nor is it suffering from some long slog down the drain because (allegedly) our social network addicted children aren’t interested in the game; the gainfully...
Odd choices in best golf course rankings
Once you get below the customary top choices in Golf Digest’s annual rankings of the Greatest 100 overall and 100 public golf courses in the U.S., the choices are curious and demonstrate that there...
Why Wait? Five good reasons why you should take the money and run south
It’s a buyer’s market for property, right? Well, not exactly, according to an interesting piece in the Wall Street Journal today [click here for accessMoving from Long Island, NY, to Myrtle Beach,...
Is six hours too far to travel for a round of golf? Some Japanese do not believe so
My brother forwarded to me an article from the BBC (British Broadcasting System) on a tired subject, the state of the golf industry. Under the heading “Global Golf Industry Facing Challenges”...
Rounds played in February
Southern golf courses like Richmond's Federal Club benefited from a generally mild February. As the weather goes, so goes golf…mostly Golf courses struggling for survival would certainly benefit by...