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It is a feature and a bug of capitalism that one hand giveth and the other taketh away.  Over the last few years, the real estate market reacted to the Covid pandemic by increasing the equity in...

Hidebound private golf clubs have traditionally been a lagging indicator of what the market wants. But in recent years, many have come to understand that extending memberships up and down a family tree...

How did a glorious week in New York City make me rethink the parameters of retirement living?  Read this January issue of Home On The Course to find out. Also, I digest the notion of food as a...

December is when we look back at the year past and ahead to the coming one. The pandemic has had a profound effect on real estate, especially in high-quality golf communities. Demand is up, supplies are...

For nearly 20 years, I have written articles that tout the glories of living in the Southeast, including climate, low cost of living and great golf. I still believe all that and will continue to...

The 2021 hurricane season will just be a painful memory a month or so from now. But as we wave goodbye, we should not forget that flooding is becoming more of an issue in low lying areas of the east...

The course layouts I have begun playing are more than 1,000 yards shorter than those on the PGA Tour. And, yet, the approach shots I am hitting to greens are struck with pretty much the same...

I have owned a vacation home for more than 20 years.  Did I make a good choice?  The answer is a qualified yes.  Would I do some things over again.  Definitely.  I made mistakes.  I share some of the most...

Realtors across the Southeast are starving…for listings of homes for sale. This is also causing consternation among the hundreds of thousands of Baby Boomers looking to move to the region, as well as...

If you are a senior golfer, I have a book for you. It is called Playing Through Your Golden Years: A Senior’s Golfing Guide, and it was written by two guys who know what it is like to play the game...

It is always hard to predict the direction of the U.S. housing market, but it seems like a good bet that the current shortages of homes for sale across the country, and especially in the Southeast, will not...

Renting may be coming of age for retirees who want a simpler life on their “back nine.” More and more developers have jumped on the “build to rent” bandwagon, giving Baby Boomers a solid alternative to...