As folks make the turn to their back nine of life their needs change. First and foremost is the need for safety. The bubble provides that very well. Being around folks your own age and away from hustle and bustle is less stressful, bonus.
Having florida weather is also a bonus. Those items alone will keep values up.
Home values held even during the economy collapse. Only supply and demand factors will determine value changes.
Expectation levels are never good. You are here in the winter and expect summer greens. You need to adjust that. If golf is a major factor than you need to go to a private club community with 1 impeccable golf course. Sorry to say that may put you out of your financial comfort zone. And even then you will get bored of that course and want to play others.
The Villages IS a golfers dream. Where can you play 53 golf courses in 53 days with little travel and never repeat one. And more to come....Never mind all the other rec facilities and social clubs. Its also a retirement dream. The activities are endless.
That being said, everybody's (golfers) concerns all lead back to the same thing, the greens. The bunkers are fine, usually don't come into play. The fairways are fine with preferred lies, the rough is not rough, all very friendly stuff. The complaints are always about the greens. If all the greens went bad, then yes, that may cause a golfer to second think a decision to move here. However, the above mentioned bonus items would bear more weight.
The issue in TV is not the deteriorating conditions of the golf courses, its the inconsistency of the green conditions. Solve that inconsistency and we all benefit.
And yes better greens will help keep values up. (just from less trash talk)
Again, supply and demand will do more to prices. There are a lot of non golfers here.
After reading about all the female dogging about the golf courses, the real bottom line is the greens. Solve that issue and life is wonderful again. In the old days they didn't call them greenskeepers for nothing. All TV needs is to pay more attention to the greens, a lot more with trained eyes who adjust programs for changing conditions. That is the simplest and least costly alternative. More qualified people watching the greens daily.
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Originally Posted by Laker14
It occurred to me that if I were considering buying a place in a retirement community in Florida, and golf was a major factor for me, the conditions of the courses in TV would send me away.
TheVillages.com website markets TV as a golfer's dream. In the 6 years I've been spending my winters here the conditions of the courses has steadily deteriorated, at least during the high season. The value of having so many courses, both championship and executive, diminishes when the greens look like sandboxes in a playground.
I didn't buy my home in TV thinking of it as an investment, nor was golf the primary factor, but I don't want to see any of the amenities be allowed to deteriorate for lack of proper maintenance. I don't want, in 10 years to see the rec centers, pools, tennis courts, pickleball courts, etc not being kept up nicely. Likewise for the plantings and general common landscaping.
I would include the proper conditioning of the golf courses in all of what keeps TV an attractive option for potential buyers.
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