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No other state in the east offers more in the way of golf community choices than does North Carolina, whose 500-mile length spans ocean to mountains with a fertile Piedmont region in between. Choose from among dozens of coastal golf communities, like Landfall, just a few miles from the exciting town of Wilmington and even closer to Wrightsville Beach; or Mountain Air (photo left), whose 4,000+ foot elevation will add a few yards to your golf shots; or any of the great choices near sophisticated cities, like Asheville, Charlotte and Raleigh/Durham. And there are plenty of out-of-the-way choices where bargain real estate abounds and the golf is excellent, such as the area between Hertford (Albemarle Plantation, Scotch Hall Preserve) and Greenville (Cypress Landing, Brook Valley); and the many top notch golf communities sprinkled throughout the western North Carolina mountains.
North Carolina upscale golf community residents take bailout into their own hands
Balsam Mountain Preserve, an upscale golf community a half hour from Asheville, NC, seemed to have everything going for it when it opened in 2001. Its developers, Chaffin & Light, had an excellent...
After Balsam Mountain Preserve foreclosure, what's next?
The Asheville (NC) Citizen-Times reported this morning that Balsam Mountain Preserve, a golf community near Waynesville, NC that I reviewed favorably earlier this year, is in foreclosure. Developers...
Tiger takes a shot in Asheville cartoon
On a billboard along a highway near Asheville, NC, Tiger Woods stands larger than life, poised (and posed) at the point of follow through, holding his finish and staring down the fairway -- or in this...
What's in a name? A better future for one North Carolina mountain golf community
The folks who developed the standard in southern golf communities, Reynolds Plantation in upstate Georgia, are putting their mark -- literally -- on Laurelmor, the high-end community near Blowing...
Morton's Fork, NC not a great place to be
An ongoing battle between inland and coastal homeowners in North Carolina has reached something of a Morton's Fork in the road. It is a compromise but like many such compromises, both sides of the...
Tax-free weekend in North Carolina, not a moment too soon
In North Carolina, when the going gets tough, the state's residents go shopping. Today is the first day of Tax Free Weekend in the state, a once a year event that helps strapped consumers -- and...
High stakes gamble: NC developer going all in
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Easy up, easy down: Charlotte home prices make soft landing
If market stability and predictability are important factors for you in purchasing a vacation or retirement home, Charlotte, NC, golf communities are worthy of consideration. The Case-Shiller March '09...
Price points: North Carolina homes for sale give taste of what's available across South
The Sound Links anchors the community of Albermarle Plantation in Hertford, NC. The state of North Carolina is something of a microcosm of golf communities in the southern U.S., with a topography...
Balsam Mountain accolades keep rolling in...
Tom Fazio's design at Bright's Creek is the 21st best course in the golf rich state of North Carolina. I don't promote golf communities at this site; I review them and report news about them. But...
Healthy altitude: One mountain community bucks trend
The views from the Arnold Palmer golf course at Balsam Mountain took my breath away. The course took about a dozen golf balls. As reported here yesterday, Balsam Mountain Preserve near Waynesville, NC,...
Mountains of problems: Some Carolina communities travel rocky road to survival
Balsam Mountain Preserve is backed by a finished Arnold Palmer golf course, an established developer, and a good first quarter of sales. Draw a circle about a 45-minute drive around Asheville, NC,...