There are VLS listings (The Villages real estate operation) and MLS listings (conventional real estate salespeople using multiple listintgs, and it's necessary to find one salesperson representing each if you wish to see all potential listings, as each is not able to show those of the other. There are also many FSBOs (for sale by owner listings) in the Daily Sun, the Villages newspaper. For a complete picture, also do some research online where there's a TON of information readily available, not only on this website (
www.talkofthevillages.com) but on local governmental and other websites as well.
Others commenting prior to this have spoken about 'lifestyle.' This is what makes The Villages so unique. We ourselves did not, as others did, go exploring retirement communities coast to coast, but we have heard often enough from those who did and ended up here in the most unique setting. Come check it out and see if it's for you. A friendlier place we cannot imagine!
It is interesting to note that developers of communities close to The Villages advertise themselves less by their direct offerings and more by stating that they are located NEAR The Villages. Being 'near' is a far cry from being 'in.' 'Nuff said....