[Laker14]

Originally Posted by Rich Iwaszko

As folks make the turn to their back nine of life their needs change. First and foremost is the need for safety. The bubble provides that very well. Being around folks your own age and away from hustle and bustle is less stressful, bonus.
Having florida weather is also a bonus. Those items alone will keep values up.
Home values held even during the economy collapse. Only supply and demand factors will determine value changes.

Expectation levels are never good. You are here in the winter and expect summer greens. You need to adjust that. If golf is a major factor than you need to go to a private club community with 1 impeccable golf course. Sorry to say that may put you out of your financial comfort zone. And even then you will get bored of that course and want to play others.

The Villages IS a golfers dream. Where can you play 53 golf courses in 53 days with little travel and never repeat one. And more to come....Never mind all the other rec facilities and social clubs. Its also a retirement dream. The activities are endless.

That being said, everybody's (golfers) concerns all lead back to the same thing, the greens. The bunkers are fine, usually don't come into play. The fairways are fine with preferred lies, the rough is not rough, all very friendly stuff. The complaints are always about the greens. If all the greens went bad, then yes, that may cause a golfer to second think a decision to move here. However, the above mentioned bonus items would bear more weight.

The issue in TV is not the deteriorating conditions of the golf courses, its the inconsistency of the green conditions. Solve that inconsistency and we all benefit.
And yes better greens will help keep values up. (just from less trash talk)
Again, supply and demand will do more to prices. There are a lot of non golfers here.

After reading about all the female dogging about the golf courses, the real bottom line is the greens. Solve that issue and life is wonderful again. In the old days they didn't call them greenskeepers for nothing. All TV needs is to pay more attention to the greens, a lot more with trained eyes who adjust programs for changing conditions. That is the simplest and least costly alternative. More qualified people watching the greens daily.

Well said.