No new lots available?
 

We were there the last week of May and put a deposit on our lot the week we returned home.

Since then, I have noticed that there have been no new lots made available for sale.

I mentioned this to our Sales Agent and was told that they have really ramped up the construction of Specs and that no new lots have been released.

Apparently the sales staff is waiting for a sales executive to return and give them the official update. But it looks as if we got in just under the wire. I am so thankful that we will be able to design our own home instead of limited to picking a spec.

I guess they really are getting ready for the build out.......

Here is a quote I got from our sales rep a week ago:

"We are not releasing any new neighborhoods for site reservations (and haven't for 3 months). The remaining sites are disappearing quickly--I heard thru the grapevine that end of August will be the last chance to choose a site. After that, they will put spec homes on all remaining. "

Life Style Preview
 

Is the life style preview plan still being offered?

I am doing a life style preview visit in October for 7 days. The rate is $125 per night. As far as LSV's being available past October, I don't know. The TV sales office should be able to tell interested parties if the life style preview visits will be available after October.

We have received differing responses from different sales reps just this week. Some have said that only specs will be available soon. Others have said that lots will be released...but they just don't know when.

Has anyone else heard anything either way?

My friends bought here about 7-8 years ago. At that time there were only spec homes available also. I have heard from a plummer that they will be building tons of spec homes because of new tax laws. It changes based on the economy.

the actions described are indicative of a very healthy demand.
They will continue to build and control costs more efficiently than even before. Then release completed homes to the sales force who will in turn contact a prioritized buyers list with what is available, giving a very specific time (a couple of days/maybe) before going to the next one on the list.

This is exactly how TV did business in 2005 and 2006. Some folks were given 24 hours to decide yes or no.

In one respect it is foretellong of the pent up demand foe housing in TV. A very beneficial side effect is home values will definitely rise. Resales will be very active.

All predicted to happen as build out nears. The demand for residency in TV will continue to be fueled by the every growing baby boomer wave that is just starting.

btk

So glad we came when we did. We came just to "check it out" and mark it off our list as a possibility for retirement. We both thought it was all too good to be true!

We were very fortunate with our timing. We were able to choose our fantastic view lot and build the Designer home WE design. I count myself among the very fortunate.

We almost cancelled the LSV and considered a cruise instead, as we needed a quiet getaway and didn't want to be hassled with some high pressure sales. I am so glad we didn't!! We fell in love with TV immediately and have a fantastic Sales Rep, Julia Powell, who is anything but high pressure. More like a tour guide, a pleasure to be with and a wealth of information.

We did not realize that a place like this could actually live up to the hype. Our visit surpassed all our expectations and dispelled all the strange rumors we heard.

Can't wait for our design visit in late Nov!!

The spec homes will be just wonderful and many, many choices. When we bought our first home in TV in 2008, only spec homes were offered and they weren't just cookie cutter, they were all different, with many expansions and different kinds of interiors, some offered with washer and dryer and some not, some with granite and some not, some with blinds and some not. Some on view lots and some with kissing lanais.

We found one we loved for four years until a poster on TOTV talked us into selling it to them.

And we decided to live here full time and built a home. One experience was no better than the other. Both just lovely.

Sales rep says LSVs are their bread and butter so they will just expose people to the specs if people are interested. Our designer told us that they put a lot of time into picking good finishes in the specs.

Unit 213 in Gilchrist went on sale about 4-5 months ago and were all Spec. About 5-6 weeks ago Unit 223 in Collier opened with about 40% home sites and 60% Specs. About 2 weeks ago Unit 222 in Collier opened with all Specs. They are currently building in Unit 230 in Collier near the new Regional Rec Center. I'm not certain but it also appears to be all Specs.

there lots for sale on the site

The Villages Vmail - July 2013 - Build Your Dream Home

Someone don't know the what they are saying, maybe a rumor

Does it really matter if a house turns out to be a spec home?

There still are lots for sale but the trend is to build specs. Within the past several months there have been 3 units released for sale. There were approximately 500 lots of which roughly 400 were specs and 100 lot sales.

there R only 270 specs avail, that's not many for TV.

Last summer they held off on new units too after June.

Then in the fall they went full steam, these folks have their pulse on the market.