According to a survey earlier this year, most American voters agree that the Federal government should continue to provide tax incentives to encourage home ownership. Support for the principle crossed all political party lines.

        The National Association of Home Builders commissioned the survey of 1,500 likely voters in January.  The vast majority of voters said they were against any efforts to reduce or eliminate mortgage interest deductions for primary and second homes, against limiting deductions for those with incomes of more than $250,000 per year as well as other talked-about actions.

        About two-thirds of voters said the Federal government should encourage affordable long-term, fixed-rate mortgages; and a whopping 96 percent who own a home indicated they were happy with their decisions to own.

        Read the NAHB’s press release on the survey by clicking here.

        I stopped yesterday at Viniterra, a unique golf community halfway between Richmond and Williamsburg, VA, less than two miles from Interstate 64.  It is unique in that a working winery, as well as a sleek Rees Jones golf course, is on property and managed by the developer.  My tour included a stop in the wine tasting room, a well appointed, neat-as-a-pin spot at the entrance to the community, whose exterior features reclaimed wood and bricks that pre-date the Civil War.  In just its first few years, the winery has picked up awards for its toothsome whites.  In the absence of a clubhouse -- construction begins soon -- the tasting room and its porch serves as a splendid 19th hole.

        I’ll have more to say in this space soon about Viniterra, its golf properties for sale and it golf course.

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Some grape plantings bump up against the Rees Jones golf course at Viniterra.