Popular residential real estate website Trulia.com releases a bi-annual rent vs. buy report, and this time they focused on the question "Should Retirees Rent or Buy?". To try and answer that question, Trulia looked at median home values and median rent in 100 U.S. cities with the largest share of ... Continue Reading » about Trulia: 71% Cheaper to Buy than Rent in The Villages
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How to track “Days on Market” for homes listed with Properties of The Villages®
A reader asks: "We are moving to The Villages as soon as we sell our house. I have been tracking a few homes we would be interested in and they have not sold in the two months I have been tracking them. The MLS listed homes for sale show a stat for "days on the market". Is there something ... Continue Reading » about How to track “Days on Market” for homes listed with Properties of The Villages®
The Villages is Fastest Growing Metropolitan Area for Third Straight Year
For the third year in a row, The Villages is the fastest growing metropolitan area in the country. The Census Bureau released their latest findings yesterday and they said The Villages grew by 4.3% from July 2014 to July 2015. According to their estimates the community now has 119,000 ... Continue Reading » about The Villages is Fastest Growing Metropolitan Area for Third Straight Year
A Case for Golf Cart Seat Belts in The Villages
Editor's Note: Our friend Parker Sykes who wrote the fantastic "50 Things to Think About Before Buying a Home in The Villages" is back this week, and this time he's writing about why he thinks everyone in The Villages should install and use seat belts on their golf carts. Here's Parker. If you ... Continue Reading » about A Case for Golf Cart Seat Belts in The Villages
The Villages Sold 2,294 New Homes in 2015
According to a report just released by John Burns Real Estate Consulting, The Villages sold 2,294 new homes in 2015. This is a 12% drop in sales from 2014, and the lowest amount of sales the community has posted since 2010 when 2,208 new homes were sold. Despite the drop in sales, The Villages ... Continue Reading » about The Villages Sold 2,294 New Homes in 2015
The Villages Featured on CBS Evening News
A recent CBS Evening News segment highlighted the growing popularity of low-speed electric vehicles among seniors. And what better place to focus your story on than ground zero for this trend, The Villages. Watch and enjoy: ... Continue Reading » about The Villages Featured on CBS Evening News