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    The U.S. Commerce Department reported this morning that the 1.38 million new homes and apartments built in July was the lowest figure since January 1997, down almost 21 percent from a year ago.  The...

The central focus of the golf course and resort community at Keswick near Charlottesville, VA, is the imposing, 100-year-old mansion.     Money magazine features its new list of "Best Places to Live" in the...

    With a nod to Yogi Berra, yesterday I had one of those moments of déjà vu all over again (Yogi Berra, for our European readers, is a former baseball player known for such malaprops as, "No one goes to...

Mandatory memberships help courses survive    Some golf communities in the southeastern U.S. try to make membership in their golf clubs as enticing as possible, either through free or discounted...

    I am headed out to my local club in Connecticut, Hop Meadow, in a few minutes to play my first round of golf there in two months.  I've spent the last eight weeks in coastal South Carolina.  After my...

    In researching golf courses and the communities that surround them, I have been fortunate to play more than 1,350 holes of golf over the last two years.  To ensure my objectivity, and lest anyone...

    National Association of Realtors economists can never pass a dung heap without sticking a flower in it.  NAR Senior Economist Lawrence Yun did it again yesterday.  After a rare bit of no-shill honesty...

    According to an AP report covered at the USA Today web site and by our friends at GolfVacationInsider, Tiger Woods is likely to design his first course in the U.S. for The Cliffs Communities, the...

    I've spent the better part of the last two years visiting nearly 80 golf course communities and a handful of private clubs not directly affiliated with any housing development.  To remain as...

The developers of Pawleys Plantation provided Jack Nicklaus with a place to stay and a beautiful view while he supervised construction of the golf course in 1988.    The House for Jack Built     No, that's...

    Today I head back north to Connecticut from South Carolina, a solid 16-hour car drive.  It has been a great summer so far, with lots of new golf courses played and the hint that maybe I am starting...

    When asked to rank their number one physical activity, baby boomers say "walking" or "hiking" substantially more often than golf, tennis or any other recreation.  Golf courses are great places to...