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Old 08-03-2024, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by gego3650 View Post
no facts just guessing
Yeah, I thought about asking them to show me their books but didn't think I would get very far.

Lacking that, the only information is the number of new homes as reported by Sumter County in their annual budget letter, the number of square feet of commercial space as reported by the Villages in their advertising material, a high average of retail space rent across the country, and a high average of developer profit on new home sales.
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