General
Not necessarily related to a particular state or location, but valuable information nevertheless.
Almost 60 communities represented at Live South show
On a large buffet table, everything looks good if you are hungry. But you just don’t have the time or stomach to taste everything. You take a piece of this, a piece of that and move on. So it is...
What 3,000 square feet and a golf view is going for
We have done a quick survey of a few homes for sale in some of the best golf communities nationwide. For an apples-to-apples comparison, we looked at houses of about 2,500 to 3,000 square feet with...
Quote of the Day: Hard knocks for those who chased "easy" money
“If hordes of inexperienced [real estate] agents are scrapping for business…that can only lead to a ‘race to the bottom in fees.’” -- Christopher Galler, SVP of Minnesota Assn. of Realtors, Wall...
Love grows: Most romantic towns for retirees
According to Dr. Warren Bland, one of the most-quoted authorities on retirement destinations, some cities have more “romantic” qualities than others. In an article in the Feb. 2 issue of “Retirement...
Golf weather or not
Here's where they are playing golf today, and where they are not: You are playing today if you live in… Panama City, FL Partly sunny, Hi 64 degrees Savannah, GA Partly cloudy, 60 Aiken, SC Mostly...
Quote of the Day: Connecticut's migratory snowbirds
"We're seeing people who have worked their whole lives in Connecticut and earned a lot of money taking their pension plans and their savings [to the South]." -- Ron van Winkle, Economist for the City...
North vs South: Waiting to make the move may change your view
The housing market is no great shakes anywhere at the moment, and those who have been sitting on the sidelines waiting for prices to moderate in retirement friendly places like Florida and the rest of...
Our first call for comment: What do you know about Eagle Pointe?
Just as I was checking out of a bed and breakfast in Wilmington, NC, recently after a research trip that included enjoyable rounds of golf at Porter's Neck and the Nicklaus course at Landfall, the...
You can "belong" to more than 150 clubs for the price of one
More than 150 golf clubs across the land, including my own Hop Meadow Country Club in Simsbury, CT, have signed on to the Private Club Network, making these otherwise private clubs accessible to each...
Just can't wait for the Super Bowl ... to be over
Like virtually eveyone else, I'll watch the Super Bowl on Sunday night, if for no other reason than to be sure it will truly be over (in the way the Transylvanian townspeople needed to be absolutely...
Quote of the Day: Making the best of condo mess
Mark Zilbert (rhymes with Dilbert, we suppose) is one casualty of the condo collapse in Miami, according to today's Wall Street Journal. But rather than taking a swan dive off one of the city's...
Boomer love blooms, but so does divorce
From time to time we can't help ourselves and must comment on a subject at least tangentially related to the core mission of this site. This is the first. We invite and encourage your own musings on...