Not necessarily related to a particular state or location, but valuable information nevertheless.
Golf courses continued to close at historic rates in 2011, according to a recent report released by the National Golf Foundation. In all, since the industry started taking on water in 2006, 358 ½...
Geoffrey Cornish literally wrote the book on golf course architecture for us regular golfers. “The Architects of Golf,” written with Golf Digest’sRon Whitten, details the histories of design of...
We shared recently some tips about how to buy a vacation golf home and rent it out to defray your annual costs. (Read it here.) The following are a sample of homes in three communities that...
It sounds so simple: Buy a warm weather vacation home in a golf resort community, use it for family vacations a few weeks each year and then rent it out the rest of the time. That extra income will...
Second-guessing is peculiar to our species. When a hungry lion sees an appetizing zebra, does he hesitate? Or regret it months later? But ever since that kerfuffle in the Garden of Eden, we...
The perfect moment for an investment in a golf community home would be when prices hit absolute bottom nationwide, in every market. But the housing market does not work that way; housing price...
The latest housing reports looked pretty good, and some economists are showing a bit more confidence in the real estate market for the coming year. But the bottom end of the market –- where...
This is the final part of our year-end roundup of the best golf courses and golf communities we visited in 2012. If you see any golf course or golf community that piques your interest, please...
This is the second of a three-part wrap up of golf courses and communities visited in 2011. Links to original reviews are provided. If you would like to visit any of the golf communities mentioned,...
This is the first of three parts to run over the next few days. Links to original reviews of golf courses and golf communities visited are provided. Like the economy, my travel schedule slowed down and...
For those of us who live in the northern tier of the nation, or in countries on the doorstep of winter (like Canada and those in northern Europe), this time of the year is filled with many...
The plot at Dominion Club in Richmond, VA, thickens. A bankruptcy judge has given the go ahead to the golf club’s owners to reorganize and pay off member initiation deposits with pennies on the...