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Interesting ad in today's Daily Sun for Properties of The Villages:
Pre-Owned Homes Closed in 2016
2,029 - Properties of The Villages
413 - Realty Exec.
242 - Remax
164 - ERA
Statistics based on Public Record January 1 - December 31, 2016.

I'm surprised to see it so dominated by TV.

Are the Statistics Comparing Apples to Apples?
 

I was told by a friend who used to sell for The Villages and now is very successful Realtor here that The Villages counts both sides of transaction (the listing and then the sale) thereby doubling their numbers. 2029 dived by 52 equals 39 listings/sales per week.

I check their website several times per week and do not see that kind of activity.

Rumors abound. I see that there were NO HOMES south of 466A a little more than six years ago. NOW look at it.

Many local realtors really resent not being able to sell new homes here and there are many stories in the naked city about the developers by the disgruntled realtors.

The Villages has a huge list of people waiting to buy as for the next 14 years there will be ten thousand Baby Boomers a DAY retire. Not all of them will move here, but they would if they were smart. My source is Pew Research.

Not a disgruntled Realtor, he made a lot of money selling for The Villages and then decided to become Realtor. He closed 59 homes last year. Anyway, I just don't see 39 new resale listings on TV website every week, which is what they would have to average to make their number.

Baby Boomers Retire | Pew Research Center



Current resales listed on The Villages site;

Homefinder - The Villages(R) Homes and Villas for Sale

New construction would not be included because it states "Pre-Owned Homes."
There is only one closing in a transaction. It states "Pre-Owned Homes Closed in 2016." I don't think you friend's "counts both sides" explanation applies to these numbers.

You can believe what you want. I don't see 39 new listings per week on Villages website.

The Truth!
 

In 2011 the Pew Research said that there would be ten thousand baby boomers retire every day for the next 20 years.

This is 2017 so there will ten thousand baby boomers retire every day for the next 13 years. (It is almost the New year) The first to retire will be eighty as time goes on but the others will be younger...now you see. (Every day ten thousand more Boomers; today, tomorrow, and on and on)

Not all of them will come here. But I would if I were them looking to retire in a nice place where it didn't snow and there was a lot of golf and other nice Boomer and better folks.

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How true. What the house last sold for can veil a myriad of unknowns. If you go by this, you can overlook many exceptional homes. I always look at current sales, then consider additions and benefits to living there. Then I visit my top five and see how they compare. I consider new but they can be stripped down to essentials without costly expenditure not to mention the well-known hassles with tradespeople coming and going all the time.

I know some just look for price for a particular model but that most often doesn’t get me what I most desire. Less in some areas can be more overall and I don’t want to look back with regret too many times.

I don't believe that the sales reps that The Villages uses are licensed realtors and therefore there is no license to risk losing.

Of course they have a Florida real estate license. It would be illegal to sell real estate otherwise.


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[QUOTE=Wiotte;1484601]Of course they have a Florida real estate license. It would be illegal to sell real estate otherwise.


Really, so all the home owners selling homes on their own without realtors are illegally selling real estate. Better build more prisons!

If you are looking for a home in The Villages.
 

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Are you serious ? Of course a homeowner can sell their OWN home.
Do I really need to explain this ?

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