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A Friendlier Golf Community Reviews
Golf Community Reviews has become home to nearly 2,000 articles since its debut 15 years ago. It is long past time to improve the view from home. If you are a frequent visitor to the site, you will...
What a Waste: Bunker Rules Outdated
The PGA Championship was an eye opener for more reasons than a 50-year-old’s victory, which was thrilling and gratifying for senior golfers everywhere. But what was more compelling, at least for...
New Golf Book Explores Joys of Playing Through the Golden Years
When a pandemic gives you lemons, at least try to make lemonade. That is what Brad Chambers and I have done, the lemonade being a new book for senior golfers who want to play their best and have a...
Oh No, Not Another Book
As I await my second Covid shot next week, I am still living my life as something of a shut in. If the weather was warmer and the snow had melted from the fairways, I would be out on the golf...
The Song Remains the Same in Southeast Markets
My go-to Realtor in the Sarasota and Venice, FL, real estate markets, Dennis Boyle, toured a couple I referred to him around his area the last two days. They are looking for a permanent home not far...
Good Reasons to Visit Golf Communities Now
One of the pieces of advice I offer clients is that, if you have the time and resources, try to visit a golf community you might be targeting as a future home in a couple of different seasons....
Supply and Demand Wreaking Havoc on Retirees' Plans
The Creek Club at Reynolds Lake Oconee, where homes, especially those priced under $1 million, are in ever-disappearing supply. For many retirees who planned to move South to a retirement life of...
Climate Change in Sunbelt Markets: It’s Getting Hotter
“An inventory shortage in many of the most popular locations has put pressure on pricing and will continue to do so, barring further economic upheaval beyond COVID- 19, until the last of the Baby...
Some Kind of Heaven feels a bit like hell
I don’t recall ever having reviewed a movie in this space or in my monthly newsletter, Home On The Course, which will be mailed out to subscribers in the next two days. (It is free for the asking,...
Survey Says…Wilmington Most Popular City for Those Who Relocate
One of the reliable rituals for me of the first week of any new year is the publication by United Van Lines of its annual “Migration Study.” It provides a snapshot of where people are moving to and...
One Big Thing: Best Value Golf Community
TieSavannah Lakes Village, McCormick, SCCypress Landing, Chocowinity, NCKeowee Key, Salem, SC I have written often about these three communities as examples of extreme values in terms of real...
This Too Shall Pass
Twas the day before Christmas in Avon, CT (Country Club of Avon) Connecticut resident Mark Twain once said, "If you don't like the weather in New England now, wait a few minutes." As I write this, the...