If you haven't done this already and it interests you, take a ride over the Bexley or Southern Oaks Bridge (not sure what the official name is) and check out the Street of Dreams. I am amazed every time we go there and more progress has happened in a short space of time and there is construction for as far as the eye can see from horizon to horizon. Once you arrive at the Street of Dreams, you will see all the new models that The Villages is now selling....they are also teaming up with a pool company so you can have a pool installed as part of the build. You will see the number of people who are coming by to check out the homes. Even on a Friday morning, there was a steady stream the last time we were there. And the homes are not unlocked, everyone who is looking at those homes is with a Villages Sales Rep. I can't gauge actual sales activity based on this, but I think interest is still strong. Of course there is going to be ups and downs in any market. Maybe things will slow down, but the demographics of how many people turn 65 everyday is not slowing down at all. I also take note of how many homes are now sold in Middleton, which is not age-restricted, and how friggin' beautiful the new High School is....that is a magnificent facility and a sanctuary of learning and athletics and drama and other things that those students are very fortunate to experience.
This is not Kool-Aid, I think the above is accurate and unexaggerated and is just a summary of what's going on.
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