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GCH 2016 Annual Index of Articles, Awards & Communities

~ GCH 2016 Annual Index ~ Communities On the Water & the Golf Course December 31, 2016 The GCH 2016 Annual Index > Communities New to Golf Course Home Network in 2016 > 2016 Awards – Golfweek & Others Honor GCH Communities > Where Buyers Want to Live Most in 2017 > The 2016 GCH […]

Bloody Point, SC: A Case Study in the Conversion from Golf to Natural Amenities

By Mark L. Baker, ASLA, President Wood+Partners Inc. Founding Member, GCH Retirement Planning Advisory Board Bloody Point is an oceanfront golf community on Daufuskie Island, SC, located between Savannah, GA, and Hilton Head Island, SC. Dafuskie is a beautiful Lowcountry coastal barrier island that is served by boat access only. Many believe its limited access […]

Is Your Community Ready to Convert from Golf to Natural Amenities?

By Mark L. Baker, ASLA, President Wood+Partners Inc. Founding Member, GCH Retirement Planning Advisory Board There’s an historic trend under way right now at master-planned communities: Convert golf course acreage to amenities that take advantage of the property’s natural landscape and environment to create a total recreational experience. Whether on land or on water, these […]

An Historic Trend: How Golf Is Giving Way to Natural Amenities, Increasing Community Experiences

By Mark L. Baker, ASLA, President Wood+Partners Inc. Founding Member, GCH Retirement Planning Advisory Board An historic trend is under way right now at master-planned communities, especially ones that have focused on golf. Simply stated, the focus is less on golf and more on a total recreational experience. This transition may mean that the community […]

Island Living in Communities in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Massachusetts & the Caribbean

Good Morning! As winter continues to tighten its grip, it is easy to let one’s mind drift to the carefree images of island living and warm sandy beaches, swimming, boating and more. Thus, today we present the best of island living at communities stretching from the Caribbean to the South to the famed summer isle […]

New Development Trends: Golf Now Has to Share Amenity Time & Space at Communities

By Mark L. Baker, ASLA, President Wood+Partners Inc. Founding Member, GCH Retirement Planning Advisory Board The real estate market for golf and residential amenity communities has changed dramatically over the recent decade. The National Golf Foundation reports that more than 600 courses were closed between 2006 and 2013. Many of the Great Recession’s golf course […]

Harbour Ridge Yacht & CC, FL Is GCH 2015 Community of the Year

VINEYARD HAVEN, MA, January 14, 2016 – Harbour Ridge Yacht & Country Club, Palm City, FL, has been named the “2015 Community of the Year,” by the Golf Course Home® Network, David Lott, Founder and Publisher, announced today. Harbour Ridge Yacht & Country Club was the most visited golf and waterfront community on the GCH […]

2015 GCH Annual Index: The Year’s Best Articles, Communities & News

Dear GCH Visitors and Friends: Here’s a riddle: What do you call a community that welcomes retirees, soon-to-be-retirees and families with kids? A retirement community? Not quite. An all-generation community? A whole-family community? An active, age-in-place community? Getting closer. The answer is important, because in the past few years, single-focus communities have been expanding their […]

Is it True that 10,000 Baby Boomers Retire Every Day?

Those reporting on the growing ranks of retirees in the U.S. population frequently use the oft-repeated fact that ‘10,000 Baby Boomers retire every day.’ It sounds like a lot of people. How accurate is this number? If you multiply 10,000 Boomers times 365 days, you come up with nearly 4 million people—an impressive total. Are […]

Retirement Planner: Why You Should Consider Deferring Your Taxes with a 1031 Exchange

By Jason Salmon Managing Director of Real Estate Analytics Kay Properties and Investments, LLC Founding Member, GCH Retirement Planning Advisory Board The Basics If you own investment real estate—that means a rental condo or home, apartment building, a commercial building, raw or vacant land or otherwise—you do not have to pay taxes when you sell […]