For the first time in a number of years, The Villages no longer holds the title of Top-Selling Master Planned Community. According to John Burns Real Estate Consulting, in 2016 The Villages sold 1,966 new homes. That’s down 14% from the previous year when they sold 2,294 homes. "The Villages ... Continue Reading » about The Villages sold 1,966 new homes in 2016
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Trulia: 71% Cheaper to Buy than Rent in The Villages
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
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 Village of Pine Ridge
As many of you know, The Villages is on to their final phase of new homes left to sell, and The Villages of Pine Ridge is part of that final phase. Former Home of Pine Ridge Dairy The Villages has not owned the land that The Village of Pine Ridge was built on for very long. In fact, they ... Continue Reading » about The Village of Pine Ridge
The Villages #19 on 2015 Builder 100 List
We all know that The Villages is the best selling Master-Planned Community in the country, as well as the fastest growing metropolitan area in the country. But perhaps even more impressive is the fact the The Villages is ranked #19 on this year's Builder Magazine "Builder 100" list of the nations ... Continue Reading » about The Villages #19 on 2015 Builder 100 List
New Home Sales in The Villages Drop 24%
Real estate markets cooled in most parts of the country in 2014, and The Villages was not immune. Despite our prediction that 2014 could be a record year for new home sales in The Villages, new homes accounted for 2,601 sales, a 24% year-over-year decrease from the 2013 sales total of ... Continue Reading » about New Home Sales in The Villages Drop 24%