[QUOTE=stadry;1756526]we're 2 who started at the wrong time,,, bought into villages last jan w/5-1 closing date,,, everything's fine til we fsbo our home & here comes the kung flu,,, magnanimously our seller agreed to cancel contract rather than defend in ct so we got 80% of deposit back.
we're still in atl north & prices are dropping here as well,,, thankfully we're no longer on mandated lockdown so we'll probably now see an increase in buyer traffic
if what vintage says is true, 10,000 boomers took the hit along w/the rest of us[/QU

It may have been the right time. Home prices will keep going up. You'll only pay more next time if you choose to buy in TV.

New versus older
 

Resale houses to the north, most do have bonds paid, after 2000 they were built with hurricane standards, and now insurance companies are requiring new roofs for houses of 20 years or older. Lots of renovations as well. But it’s your preference.

Real Estate Same as everywhere
 

Let’s make a couple of clear observations.
How is real estate doing in the rest of the country during the pandemic.
Most importantly, who can come and visit the Villages right now? Most buyers are relocating retirees. They’d be hesitant to drive now from the NE, who wants to fly until this is over, why would you come for a Lifestyle visit when you can’t enjoy the lifestyle.
Once the pandemic is truly over, sales will go up. Quite frankly, they may skyrocket as all of those waiting to visit and buy will all flock down at the same time.
Those are my thoughts.

I hear the same thing from my sales guy who sold me my place in 2016. Also, late last year the developer started putting the hammer down on the sales people - they wanted more volume and were paying less commissions. A couple big name sellers left to go to other realtors - I heard they met the unfriendly legal counsel of TV that says they have a covenant not to compete for 2 years and 40 miles radius....

It did not say they were closed it stated only that they were sold. Also when we bought our home we closed in 8 days, it really doesn't take long to close on a home down here. Some of the homes might have been under contract in early march but my guess is that most of them were under contract after the quarantine. More than 25,000 people from the New York metro area have migrated to Florida since the quarantine as quoted by our Governor last week so the borders are not closed by any means.

These were both new and used homes sold by both TV and MLS agents and I have to revise my original figures. There were 270 homes sold between 3/31 and 4/21 that is only a 3 week period that is over 12 per day.

Monday May 4th I am closing on a home north of 466. It was on the market one day. Happy with the price and location. I am optimistic about the future.

Are there no realtors on this Forum that can shed some light on the state of Villages real estate?

You had no basis for a lawsuit. You got away with being a bully.

Real estate agents work for sellers, so any information they provide would be biased. I suspect that they are telling everyone that it is a great time to buy a house.

The competition for new homes is getting very strong.
 

Looking in Zillow I see the competition for new homes is getting very strong. Places like On Top of the World in Ocala have all the amenities along with golf cart access.
Every time you turn a corner in Ocala there is a new development popping up.

True, those of us who follow real estate have never seen a time, ever, where their marketing materials didn't say "it's never been a better time to buy."

But what I had in mind was a realtor who could give us raw data for March/April for things like Days on Market, closing price compared to asking price, original list price vs sale price, etc., compared to March/April of last year, or compared to a few months ago.

You must be looking at the wrong site. Houses are selling fast, but they remain online until closing. This means the house remains for usually at least 45 to 60 days.

I have noticed that the pre-owned for sale section that comes once a week has gotten quite a bit larger.

It most likely was priced to sell.