Not necessarily related to a particular state or location, but valuable information nevertheless.
The last three months of 2012 showed the greatest quarterly jump in U.S. home prices since the last quarter of 2005, according to the National Association of Realtors. Of the 152 metro areas tracked by...
In searching for a golf home, or any home for that matter, the initial decision a couple should make is geographical -- where they want to live. We aren’t suggesting, for example, that Mr. & Mrs....
Local Market Monitor president and economist Ingo Winzer has issued his latest forecast for the economy and the housing market. Note that Mr. Winzer, who has analyzed real estate markets for more than...
Every year, Atlas Van Lines publishes its “Migration Patterns” report based on the more than 73,000 households the company moved during the preceding 12 months. The recently issued report for 2012...
We all long to live in a house perfectly suited to our tastes and designed to accommodate the flow of our lives. Getting to that point, however, is expensive and daunting. Building materials and...
It may seem a sweeping generalization, but the numbers bear it out: Homes in golf rich markets of the southeast are appreciating in value faster than most metro markets in the north. In Avon, CT,...
For retirees who don’t mind giving up some of the conveniences of nearby urban life in exchange for a quiet, golf community centered life, we found a few gems as October turned to November and we...
Golf is a tough enough game without unwanted distractions. When we play an unfamiliar golf course, we especially appreciate signs at the tee boxes that show the layouts of the holes. Better yet, we...
A reader from Georgia wrote us today that his search for a vacation home in a southern golf community is on hold indefinitely “unless I see prices on a rapid escalation.” "Rapid escalation," of course, is...
In a special report in today’s Wall Street Journal about retirement planning, the editors suggest that moving to a smaller home may not work out as intended for many baby boomers. The Journal...
The housing market had a good day yesterday and appears to be encouraging confidence in the overall economy. “An improving housing market is buoying consumers’ spirits and spurring spending” is the way...
During a recent-two week swing through South Carolina and Georgia, I was amazed at the responses by Realtors to my question, “How are sales going?” The consensus first part of the answers -– “We’re up over...