Kiawah Island, SC: Waterfront homes pace recovery.
Recent traffic trends on the GolfCourseHome Network show that golf communities that also offer waterfront homes, waterfront property and waterfront real estate are enjoying a resurgence in sales.
The 2012 surge in waterfront sales has been heralded by the rise in searches on Google for ‘waterfront homes’ and ‘waterfront property,’ according to Google Insights. No doubt this rising tide of interest has lifted water-oriented communities and their sales teams to new levels of hope for a real estate recovery.
Communities in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, especially, have been active in celebrating their 2012 activity which has shown a healthy rebound in general along with excellent sales numbers versus 2011. See below for sales activity trends and reports based on information supplied by the communities and their agents. Read more
Waterfront Homes & Waterfront Property Help Spur Master-Planned Community Real Estate Sales
0 Comments/in Building and Construction, Buyer Resources, MarketingKiawah Island, SC: Waterfront homes pace recovery.
Recent traffic trends on the GolfCourseHome Network show that golf communities that also offer waterfront homes, waterfront property and waterfront real estate are enjoying a resurgence in sales.
The 2012 surge in waterfront sales has been heralded by the rise in searches on Google for ‘waterfront homes’ and ‘waterfront property,’ according to Google Insights. No doubt this rising tide of interest has lifted water-oriented communities and their sales teams to new levels of hope for a real estate recovery.
Communities in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, especially, have been active in celebrating their 2012 activity which has shown a healthy rebound in general along with excellent sales numbers versus 2011. See below for sales activity trends and reports based on information supplied by the communities and their agents. Read more
Fitness & Spa Center Trunk Show @ Frenchman’s Creek, FL Features Jewelry, Accessories, Vendors & Food
0 Comments/in Buyer Resources, Events and HolidaysFrenchmanās Creek, Palm Beach Gardens FL held a Fitness and Spa Center Trunk Show featuring original jewelry and accessories by Jenny’s Jewels and designer apparel by Anatomie Clothing.
Members dropped in to socialize, meet the vendors and enjoy refreshments and hors d’oeuvres. In the Frenchman’s Creek Beach Club, chef Ernesto debuted his new summer menu, including sashimi grade tuna in a variety of preparations. Send me more information about Frenchmanās Creek!
Indian River Colony Club Foundation Donates $3000 Golf Cart to Transport Residents to Nearby Veteran’s Clinic
0 Comments/in Health and Wellness, NewsIndian River Colony Club, Viera, FL Patients wonāt have to trek from the far reaches of the parking lot at the Veteran’s Administration Clinic in Viera anymore thanks to the donation of a four-seat refurbished golf cart valued at $3,000
by the Indian River Colony Club Foundation.
Representatives of the foundation and the Veteran’s Administration Clinic in Viera recently gathered for a short outdoor ceremony to celebrate the gift. Indian River Colony Club is a 55+ community begun as a premier retirement destination for military officers. Send me more information about Indian River Colony Club!
Plantation Bay, Ormond Beach, FL Hosts USGA Women’s Open Championship Qualifying Tournament Today
0 Comments/in Pro Golf Events at Golf Communities, TournamentsPlantation Bay: Aspiring women golfers play today.
Plantation Bay in Ormond Beach is hosting a USGA Women’s Open Championship Qualifying Tournament today, Tuesday, May 15.
Maria Tuohy, general manager of Plantation Bay Golf & Country Club, said the tournament is scheduled on the North and South golf courses of Club de Bonmont at Plantation Bay. Read more
New Communities Newsletter, May 15: New Real Estate Deals and Club Membership Incentives in NC, SC, GA & FL
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~ NEW COMMUNITIES Newsletter ~
Vol. 14, No. 717 May 15, 2012 Circ. 27,600
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Hampton Lake, SC: New homesites near Amenity Village.
Today’s Headlines
* Today’s New Travel Specials
* Today’s Real Estate Deals
* Membership Deals & Incentives
* Special Community Events
* Community News & Updates
* Best Real Estate & Travel Deal Shorts…
* Recently Added Golf & WaterView Communities
* Watch for our next issue, coming Friday, May 18th! Read more
Florida Dominates List of Top Real Estate Turnaround Towns, While Phoenix, AZ Grabs the No. 1 Spot
0 Comments/in Buyer Resources, Marketing, NewsSeven housing markets hit hardest by foreclosuresāall from Florida, including the golf community towns of Orlando, Naples, Sarasota/Bradenton and Jacksonvilleā are leading the nation towards a general housing recovery, according to the Top Turnaround Town Report released today by Realtor.com. In addition, unexpected new comers in Michigan, Texas, Iowa and California are showing signs of strength and stability.
Phoenix, one of the hardest hit by the housing slump, heads the Top Turnaround list. See below for the Top 15 along with local golf communities that are benefiting by the growing recovery and their links on GolfCourseHome.com. Read more
SouthStar Communities Announces Acquisition of Bluegreen Communities for $29 Million
0 Comments/in News, Vacation Resort CommunitiesSouthStar Communities has announced the acquisition of Bluegreen Communities, a division of Bluegreen Corporation, for $29 million. SouthStar Communities is led by J. Larry Rutherford, who also served on Bluegreen’s board of directors for 14 years.
SouthStar Communities is affiliated with SouthStar Development Partners, a full-service real estate company focused primarily on the residential marketplace in the South, having created successful communities in Texas, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
SouthStar’s newly acquired residential communities include Lake Ridge and Sugar Tree near Dallas/Fort Worth, and Chapel Ridge near ChapelĀ Hill, North Carolina. Read more
Viniterra at New Kent Vineyards, VA Offers Cooking Classes w/ “Afternoon by the Beach” Theme – Spots Available
0 Comments/in Food and Drink, Things To DoViniterra, New Kent VA encourages residents to take part in the New Kent Winery’s May Cooking Class Series, featuring Chef T.J. Enderle.
The series started this week in the Winery’s famed Barrel Room and will follow the theme of “An Afternoon by the Beach.”
Guest chefs provide recipes, demonstrations and food while New Kent Winery will provide the paired wine. Send me more information about the Viniterra!
Celebrate Memorial Day @ Aberdeen, FL w/ May 26 Tournament-Includes Golf, Cart, Lunch, Prizes
0 Comments/in Events and Holidays, Things To DoAberdeen Golf & Country Club, Boynton Beach, FL will hold its Memorial Day Golf Tournament and Luncheon on Sat., May 26 beginning with an 8:30 shotgun.
The tournament is a modified Alternate Shot format in teams of fourāset up your own foursome of two men golfers and two women.
Contestants are encouraged to dress in red, white and blue. Entry fee of $43.25 covers golf, cart rental, lunch, prizes and gratuities. Send me more information about Aberdeen Golf & Country Club!
Deal of the Day: This Summer, Reynolds Plantation, GA Discovery Package Offers Golf @ Four Courses, Lodging @ The Landings Inn
0 Comments/in Discovery Package, Special Deals & IncentivesReynolds Plantation, Greensboro, GA presents the Landing Inn Summer Special, a golf visitation deal starting at $149 per person per night and valid through Aug. 31.
You get one night’s lodging at The Landing Inn, one round of golf on your choice of four courses, an additional round of golf on day of departure or arrival at a preferred rate of $99 per round, plus complimentary replay, same course/same day.
Taxes and gratuity are additional. Send me more information about Reynolds Plantation!