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Originally Posted by GizmoWhiskers

Location, location, location…Preowned homes closer to Brownwood sell and the pricing reflects that location matters as pricing on those home remain strong and go up not down…It will be a very long time before the old 470 area has retail people are accustomed to for more than just groceries…Affordability is a reason for buying a house in the undeveloped areas. Hey, whatever it takes to get here. I bought S of 44 because it was what I could afford. My goal was to get here. At the time I bought the last affordable house in my price range.

The bubble is great. If you build it, "they will come." Wherever you buy it's still all good!

What you say about location is very true. There is nothing near Denham where the discounted homes are located. The closest Villages venue is Sawgrass or Franklin recreation center. The bridge to get over to newer Eastport is a fair drive let alone getting to Eastport itself. Groceries and gas are a the marathon of golf cart drives also. The closest is Magnolia or Lake Deaton. Perhaps one day 470 will build up with supportive infrastructure and business, but the Villages has already bought much of that all the way out to Honeycutt and it seems their business model doesn’t usually include affordable retail outlets.

Quite possibly the discounts on new construction were exasperated by the imminent arrival of the real estate crash, economy and excess rental housing inside and outside the Village’s locus.

All will sort itself out eventually as we enjoy retirement in the best place on Earth.