I absolutely have learned this in the five years we have owned here and I have read this forum.
No villager knows anything before the sales staff does and the sales staff has NO way to know anything in advance. This isn't your mothers real estate climate.
There just is rumor and speculation until the facts hit the street.
If you are interested in a resale, read the new listings everyday from The Villages site and from MLS.
I understand your frustration. It IS easier to find a house when you are living here because you can tour anytime you see an intersting prospect and when they do release lots you can see them with your own eyes.
Our friends saw a one year old home listed in Sanibel and asked us to tour it for them. We verified that we thought that it was what they had been looking for..(for six years) . They flew down next day. ( expensive to do) and bought the house. It had been on the market for three days.
Good luck. Hope you find a place you love.
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