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Golf community homes are on fire in the South. No, not forest fires but hot market fires, the kind that come along once in a generation when the gulf between supply and demand seems like an ocean. That...

Apologies for being a little late with this month’s issue. Unusual for Home On The Course, there is nothing about golf real estate this month and I mention only one golf community. But it is a...

You might have resented being told, “Go play with someone your own age” when you were young. Well, what goes round comes round, and past the age of 50, that can be pretty good advice. This month, I...

 Woodside, Aiken, SC Gone with the Wind: Golf Communities Dropping “Plantation” from Names What’s in a name?  When it comes to universities, towns, sports teams and, yes, even some golf communities,...

Covid-19 has had a strange effect on property sales in golf communities, but it isn’t what you’d expect. Learn more this month in Home On The Course.  The best information web sites are those that...

The notion of what constitutes a bargain in a golf community home is changing. In the July issue of Home On The Course, we explore the new definitions and share some examples of current “bargains.” Plus, I have...

The pandemic is changing our national behavior, in some cases forever. And although it seems hard to believe, the after-effects of Covid-19 may very well dramatically increase prices of high quality real...

I hope this note finds you and your families safe and well. It may seem trivial to discuss golf communities during a pandemic, but the media is doing a good job of keeping us posted. And since some of...

It may seem trivial to publish a newsletter about golf communities at a time like this. But I believe it is important to look ahead to better times. And maybe some might find a pleasant diversion or...

Apologies for missing the February edition. I was in Florida for the wedding of my my son Tim, who works for the Golf Channel. I hope you think the wait for the March edition was worth it. We...

Our new site OffTheBeatenCartPath.com has just been launched. Check it out!  It took us a little extra time, and it is still a work in progress, but our new web site has just launched, and I wanted you to...

An active decade ends, another begins and, like migratory birds, baby boomers are still heading south. In this issue we look back a bit at the twenty teens but look ahead with what we hope is 20/20...