They consolidated south of 466A and south of 44 this time
 

Probably makes the numbers look better

Good source for MLS sales- go to UTube and look up "David is in the Villages". Hes a MLS agent who posts sales weekly from MLS listings. This is very helpful!
It paints a very different picture than what The Villages are reporting.

Homes sold
 

[keep in mind this shows ONLY the homes sold by The Villages aka Developer. Not For Sale by Owner or through the Multiple Listing system the numbers would double

QUOTE=JMintzer;2212895]Down the road we'll all be taking the big dirt nap...[/QUOTE]

Contact a Realtor not a Sales agent for the developer 😎

Simply amazing as "The Villages Morse Money Hungry Mouguls" actually offer nothing for the buyers to do or go to when they purchase a home South of CR-44.
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When we bought in Feb. of 2009 in the "Village of Amelia" all the stores and clubhouses were up and running to attract us as new purchasers. This included the fairly new "Lake Sumter Landing Town Square" as it had opened a year or so before to attract buyers. Seems there are no new "Town Squares" built south of CR-44 are there? Correct me if i'm wrong.
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Now what does one get? They (new owners South of CR-44) get the opportunity to get in their Automobile to drive north of CR-44 to enjoy what The Villages was always about since its inception back in the 1980s on both sides of 192.
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Would a new resident please let me know just how many Publix are open South of CR-44? Shameful "The Morses" (Grandchildren) will not spend the money to build shopping South for all new owner's convenience. I only know of just one Publix.
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If your looking to buy South of CR-44 ask your Village Salesperson this question.
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Just how can any of "The Village Salespeople" even believe the excessive building is helping anyone other than "the Morse pockets" and "their own lucrative commissions for themselves"?
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We had 6 Publix supermarkets as well as a few Winn Dixies North of CR-44.
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And now you can see why we moved out of our 2nd home that was in Pine Hills (between 366A and CR-44) 3 years ago. in 2020 it was due to the excessive traffic on the roads and in the stores where we resided. Can't conceive what is going on there now other than what our friends who still live there tell us.

Hmmmm.....I was not aware the Morse family builds or was responsible for building Publix, Winn Dixie, or any other retail outlet. Do you know something we don't? :bigbow:

Recent listing below, actually nice home, purchsed 1.5 years ago, Southern area. Do the math regarding closing cost and such, lucky to be a break even$.

839 Lesiege Ln, The Villages, FL 32163 | realtor.com(R)

First, you complain that there are no stores/squares, etc south of 44.

Then, you complain that you moved because of all of the traffic that was due to the stores...

So which is it?

Do you want less traffic with no stores, or too much traffic due to all the stores?

Maybe they decided TV wasn't for them...

1.5 years? Not a lot of time to build much equity...

Plus, interest rates have more than doubled which will lower the selling price...

2020 was the start of the massive covid pause. Not much traffic and empty pools even when Florida opened up in July of that year. Now that things are back to normal I still have never been in bad traffic here.

Long term price should increase but a real estate we know and trust told us prices down about 10% on resales in past 4 months or so.

We live in Osceola Hills, which is just north of Route 44.

When we leave our neighborhood "to enjoy what The Villages" has to offer, we usually head south to the newer areas. We especially love the walking/biking trails and the new pitch-n-putt golf courses. Yesterday we went to the beautiful Fenney area and walked around the nature trails and played pool in the recreation center. Life is good.

Brownwood is NOT south of 44 - it literally is at 44 - so probably closer for most south of 44, than those around 466a.
The developer can not FORCE Publix or WinnDixie where to open stores. In fact, WinnDixie made th opposite choice, they bought land on 466A to open a store and are opening another one on 466.
There’s plenty of commercial space available south of 44, all a grocery store needs to do is call.

Current designer homes being built or either stick built vinyl or concrete fabricated. The concrete fabricated homes are interesting concept.

I also live in Osceola Hills. The only time I venture south is to play golf, or for the occasional lunch at the Fenney Grill (their fried chicken caesar salad is amazing!)

My wife likes to go to the Aviary Rec Center for some exercise classes...

That's what's great about TV. Something different for everybody...