Can I wait until July/August to buy a new house?
 

I would like to look at a Courtyard Villa with private enclosed courtyard and walk-in shower but won't be down there until July/August after I retire.

Is that too late to find a new Courtyard Villa?

Something should be on the market

Don't worry, they are building new ones every day. And based on all the land The Villages now owns, it appears that they will be building a new one every day for a long long time.

No reason to panic, unless there is a certain village you want to live in.

there will be several thousand built every year for quite a while.