Originally Posted by justjim (Post 2323671)

Many older golfers do. Perhaps a championship nine once a week or every 10 days.

Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 2323650)

1) Sad if "your" house is not selling and "you" feel the sky is falling. "You" have other issues.

3) "price reductions"..........sounds like someone felling for selling tactics. Over price, sit for a month and then give a "discount". Look, a price reduction.

Originally Posted by Papa_lecki (Post 2323552)

Wait, I was told by TOTV experts that paying off the bond doesn’t impact your resale.

Originally Posted by Tonydivo (Post 2323595)

Only traffic in my house is on open houses. We live in what they call the most sought after village. My realtor never walked anyone through. Go figure.🤦🏻*♂️

Originally Posted by VApeople (Post 2323610)

Yeah, that is what we did.

We closed on our house in 2016. The interest on our bond was 6% and our savings account earned 1%.

So we paid off the bond.

Originally Posted by margaretmattson (Post 2323511)

You have no idea of the true history of sales because it is NEVER reported. You are going on what you heard from the grapevine. It would be great to see ACTUAL numbers but that will never happen.

I have been here since it was only Spanish Springs. You see progress as great but I can take or leave it. Same cookie cutters homes again and again and again. The model I bought 20 years ago is still built today. I would enjoy seeing something different. Many would argue that the Villages was much better when it was smaller. Outsiders are not happy their hometown has seen a population explosion. I can go on...

My point is this. There is no sense in posting a quarterly report that only shows what the Developer wants you to know. We live in a beautiful community but like anywhere else, it has its problems. IMO, pretending everything is ALWAYS GREAT is not beneficial. Only the Developer profits from that type of behavior. I would rather see the bad as well as the good. This way, I can make informed decisions. I find it is always better to make my kool aid than drink what is served.

Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 2323608)

Golfers don't focus on Executive Courses.

:ohdear:

Originally Posted by Indydealmaker (Post 2323730)

Chronic contrarianism is unhealthy particularly if one also suffers from "Developer Syndrome ".

Originally Posted by Indydealmaker (Post 2323730)

Chronic contrarianism is unhealthy particularly if one also suffers from "Developer Syndrome ".

Originally Posted by margaretmattson (Post 2323741)

I do not have developer syndrome. It seems I am one of few who understands what he earns on the sale of his home has NOTHING in common with a homeowner wishing to sell his. TWO DIFFERENT sales transactions neither associated with the other. One can make a profit while the other has a loss. Not a difficult concept to understand.

Currently, many preowned homes are sitting on the market for months even with major price reductions. If you looked at MLS and home histories you would CLEARLY see this. If RECORDED TAX AND PRICE HISTORY is contrary to what posters are stating, sorry, I will believe the recorded history. You are free to believe as you wish.

Originally Posted by LianneMigiano (Post 2323747)

Do these figures that everyone is posting here include all real estate sales - or just Properties of The Villages?????

Originally Posted by Haggar (Post 2323689)

Just a piece of tax advice - the loan payment (principal and interest) should be added to the tax basis of the home.

Originally Posted by Craig Vernon (Post 2323641)

My wife and I will be in TV for the month of May and will be actively looking.

Originally Posted by dewilson58 (Post 2323549)

THE PLACE IS BOOMING.
Where else is selling 2,000-3,000-4,000 houses.
Some swings, but no market bust.

Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2323776)

Yet, for some reason, some insist on portraying that the sky is falling...