[Pturner]

Originally Posted by English Ivy

The newspaper insert for new and pre-owned homes which is in the paper several times a week has the statistics on the back page.

Yesterday's edition stated that Properties of The Villages sold 3,680 homes in the past 12 months ... 2,282 new homes and 1,398 pre-owed homes. On average that equals 190 new homes per month and 117 pre-owned. These numbers do not include the MLS or FSBO listings, strictly Properties of The Villages.

Originally Posted by eweissenbach

I don't know what design is most popular now, but historically, the Amarillo, stetson, sunkissed, bouganvilla floor plan seems to be dominant in the pre-owned market. According to data on lyle gant's website there were 600 pre owned homes sold in TV in 2011, with the plurality, 241 being designers.

From the Villages information sheet:

HOMES
-The highest month for home sales was 400 /2010 averaged 200 a month.
-Villages as of 2011--67 Villages; Projected By 2015--72 Villages
-2011 total homes--42,000------2016 projected homes--55,805.
-In 2010 2000 homes were built and 4,074 folks moved to The Villages.
-In 2010 the average monthly building permits issued was 250.
-Homes in The Villages range from $59,000.00 to $1,800,000.00
-Existing homes range from 700-4000 sq. feet
-Average Home Price for 2011 - $220,000.00
-2010 was the sixth consecutive year of no property tax increases in Sumter County
POPULATION
-Pop in 1992---11,000 -Pop in 2000---21,000 -Pop in 2006---60,000
-Pop in 2010---80,000+ Projected Population in 2015--105,000
-Population in Lake Co in 2010 293,500 Projected for 2015 328,400 +12%
-Population in Marion Co. in 2010 330,600 Projected for 2015 360,700 +10%
-Population in Sumter Co. In 2010 99,400 Projected for 2015 119,100 +20%

Thanks English Ivy and Coach Ed,
Great info! Taking Villages and MLS sales together, that would average 190 new and 717 pre-owed home sales a month, or 907 homes a month total, on average. WOW. That doesn't include FSBOs.

It's also interesting that far more resales (ave. 600/mo vs. 117/mo) are sold by MLS.