General
Not necessarily related to a particular state or location, but valuable information nevertheless.
Executive decisions: Stupid is as stupid does
We've read a lot in the last few months about how predatory loans have forced lower-middle-class owners (and poorer people) into foreclosure. The amounts these folks owe on their recently purchased...
What couples want (in a golf community)
I am currently working with four couples to identify the golf communities that will best suit their lifestyles in retirement. Their similarities are more striking than their differences. They run...
Golfweek ratings light on community courses
Like the rest of the course, the par 3 12th at Caledonia in Pawleys Island, SC, shows plenty of spunk but no adjacent homes. Residential communities are off property, just north and south of the golf...
Time to pull the trigger and buy?
I'm heading for the golf course today with a friend, but I had enough time this morning to read a short, savvy piece at the Wall Street Journal online about playing the current housing market. ...
Developer relents; our reader gets the green light
You might have read here a few weeks ago [click here for article] that one of our faithful readers was trying to build an environmentally sensitive, or "green," home in South Carolina but was...
A tragedy, and a reminder for us all
This is not directly about golf communities, although it involves the resident of one. It is a cautionary note. I read this morning about a recent accident between car and motorcycle near my home in...
Fly like an eagle: Birdseye views of U.S. golf courses now available; rest of the world coming soon
I'm catching up on some reading. John Paul Newport reported in Saturday's Wall Street Journal about two new software programs that provide overhead views of most golf courses in America. Since one...
Journal catches up with Golf Community Reviews
Last week, we reported on the travails of one of our faithful readers who is trying to do his bit for the planet by building a green home in a golf community in South Carolina [Click here for story]...
Virginia one of best-run states
If you are looking to move to a golf community in a state whose government actually spends your tax money efficiently, then choose Virginia. Not warm enough for you? Okay, then pack your bags for...
Fly AirTran, but bring back brace or chiropractor
For a flight to Atlanta yesterday, I decided to try AirTran Airlines for the first time. The low-cost airline flies many places in the southern U.S. that are barely accessible and too expensive...
High & low prices of golf community homes
Tuscan-style homes at Grande Dunes are set well back from the Members Club and about a mile from the ocean. A few days ago, I posted the highest and lowest current prices for homes in a few...
Gas prices may be tipping point for going green
The residents of Bald Head Island, NC, will not have to worry about the high price of fueling their cars; there aren't any cars on Bald Head. But all groceries must be ferried in, or residents have to...