Vol. 15, No. 844 August 22, 2013 Circ. 25,075
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* TODAY’S New Real Estate Deals
* Discovery & Travel Packages
* Community News & Updates
* What’s Happening At…
* Real Estate Focus: Martha’s Vineyard & Cape Cod
* New Video Just Added to….Currahee Club, GA
* Best Real Estate & Travel Deals…
* Investigate New Communities Recently Added
* Coming Soon to GolfCourseHome
* Watch for our next issue, coming August 26th!
Good Morning! Today’s golf communities news includes details on golf homes for sale in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, plus travel packages to Florida, North Carolina and Idaho.
This is the second of 3 summer-ending newsletters that are being published on Thursday. Look for our regular Friday publishing schedule to resume in September.
Mortgage Rate Watch: 4.625% at Sovereign Bank–don’t let rising rates push you out of the market. Keep your eye on the rates! –David Lott, Founder/Publisher
NEW LAST WEEK ON GOLFCOURSEHOME
MASSACHUSETTS
Mink Meadows Golf Club, MA: Home purchase includes private association beach.
> Mink Meadows Golf Club, Martha’s Vineyard
Semi-private golf club, clubhouse, 60 homes, private association beach for swimming, fishing, crabbing, clamming, homes from $949,000. Send me more info…
NEW LAST WEEK ON WATERVIEWHOME
NORTH CAROLINA
> Cypress Landing, Chocowinity
Stretch out on 750 acres at this private golf & marina community, featuring
a 222-slip marina, custom homes from $200,000 and lots from $50,000. Send me more info…
TODAY’S REAL ESTATE DEALS
Reynolds Plantation, GA: Spotlighting 4-BR golf-view home.
> Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro, GA features a 4-BR/4.5-BA golf home at 1811 Snug Harbor Drive. Affording views of the Landing Golf Course, this home has a spacious master suite with walk-in closet and soaking tub, plus separate shower in the bath. Upper level has two guest bedrooms, each with full baths and extra-storage closets.
A spacious fourth bedroom is located above the garage, also with full bath. Impressive details include an arched entry with tiled floor. Outdoor entertainment area includes rocking-chair front porch, screened-in porch and open air viewing deck. Listed at $414,900. Send me more information about Reynolds Plantation!
> The Cliffs at Glassy, Landrum SC is spotlighting a 3-BR/3.5-BA home at 6 Goldeneye Court. Built in 2012, this 3,200-sf home is laid out on one level on a nearly three-quarter-acre homesite within a quiet cul-de-sac.
Spacious inside with 14-foot ceilings, 8-foot oak doors and wide hardwood floors, this Craftsman-style residence is also graced by a circular driveway and an oversize gourmet kitchen boasting two separate pantries. Listed at $665,000. Send me more information about The Cliffs at Glassy!
Currahee Club, GA: Golf home for sale on the 8th fairway.
> Currahee Club, Toccoa, GA presents a 3-BR/3.5-BA two-story golf home at 123 Cone Flower Lane. Fine landscaping is accented by a custom flagstone walk and patio, while the view out back is of the eighth fairway on the Currahee Club course.
In the living room is a beamed ceiling, hardwood floor and bead-board walls, plus built-in shelving along the fireplace. A screened porch overlooks the tree-lined fairway and the custom kitchen has solid wood cabinets and granite countertops. Garage is one-car plus golf cart. Listed at $629,000. Send me more information about Currahee Club!
> Willoughby Golf Club, Stuart, FL A 3-BR Estate Home set on a golf course lot is now available. Featuring a large open eat-in kitchen with Corian counters andwood cabinets, the home offers a true split-plan for a possible 4th bedroom.
DISCOVERY PACKAGES & STAY’ n PLAYS
Teton Springs, ID: Enjoy national parks, spa and golf packages.
> Teton Springs Resort, Victor ID and its award-winning Lodge are offering a Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Park Package, a Stay and Play Golf Package, or a Summer Spa Getaway Package through Sept. 30. Ownership opportunities start as low as $260,000 and include full furnishings and member benefits.
Named a “Top Hotel in Idaho” by US News & World Report in 2012 and 2013, the Teton Springs Lodge & Spa offers 1- and 2-bedroom condominiums with first-class hotel amenities and services. You can own one of these condo-hotel units and and get a return on your purchase by placing it in the hotel’s rental program. Send me more information about Teton Springs!
St. James Plantation, NC: Enjoy golf, beach club & more.
> St. James Plantation, Southport, NC, a Where to Retire magazine “50 Best Master-Planned Community,” invites you to visit on its 3-day/2-night Discovery Package.
Your mini-vacation for two includes round of golf or dinner for two, accommodations, VIP Tour of community, access to amenities, including beach club, clubhouses, tennis, swimming and time to explore historic neighboring towns of Southport and Wilmington. Cost is just $149/couple. Send me more information about St. James Plantation!
On Top of the World Communities, FL: You’re invited for 3 days.
> On Top of the World Communities, Ocala, FL Come for a 3-day/2-night stay Discovery Visit and sample the lifestyle at this 55-plus community set in the heart of central Florida.
Included in your stay is use of all of the Health & Recreation Center, tennis, fitness center, indoor/outdoor pools, community tour and more. Cost just $129/couple. Send me more information about On Top of the World Communities!
COMMUNITY NEWS & UPDATES
Cypress Landing, NC: 20th anniversary celebration Sept. 21.
> Cypress Landing, Chocowinity NC is planning a parade and exhibit of member-owned classic cars as part of the community’s 20th Anniversary Celebration on Sat., Sept. 21.
A dozen Cypress Landing classic cars periodically hit the road for touring and a luncheon at selected restaurants in the region. The oldest vehicle is a 1948 Dodge, while other treasures include ’55 Chevy, a ’65 Cadillac and a 1973 Corvette. Send me more information about Cypress Landing!
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT…
Treasure Lake, PA: Summer celebration August 24.
> Treasure Lake, DuBois PA is set for its traditional End of the Summer Bash, happening Sat., Aug. 24 beginning at 4 p.m. at the Poolside Bar & Grill.
Guests can bid the season farewell while enjoying a delicious food buffet and the musical sounds of G-Force DJ. The music will play from 6 – 10 pm and the price is just $10 for dining. Entertainment is provided complimentary by the club. Send me more information about Treasure Lake!
> Savannah Quarters, Savannah GA invites one and all to the 6th Annual Savannah Craft Brew Fest Week, with festivities leading up to the main events on Sat., Aug. 31. Location is the Savannah International Convention Center Exhibit Hall and outdoors on the esplanade overlooking the Savannah River and downtown, with an expected crowd of 5,000 people.
Attendees will gather to celebrate 100-plus craft beers from the finest micro-brew houses. They will also enjoy musical guest The Train Wrecks, playing a range of styles from country and bluegrass to rootsy rock. Send me more information about Savannah Quarters!
NEW VIDEO JUST ADDED TO
> Currahee Club, Toccoa, Georgia – 1,200-acre private, gated golf & waterfront community on the shores of Lake Hartwell
REAL ESTATE FOCUS: MARTHA’S VINEYARD & CAPE COD
Retirement, Second Homes, Vacation Rentals Presented by Vineyard Open House Real Estate LLC
Two-bedroom home reduced to $379,000.
> Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard, MA This sweet little cottage is completely renovated, sparkling on the outside with new roof and new cedar shingles, and has recently been reduced by more than $30,000 to $379,000. Featuring 2 BRs/1 BA, it is set in the Highlands section of East Chop and just a half-mile to the center of all that makes Oak Bluffs the hub of the Vineyard. (See more pictures here.)
Oak Bluffs has everything for the family and vacation, from fine dining to deep sea fishing, fun for the kids and fun evenings for the adults. Private clubs in the area include the East Chop Tennis Club and Beach Club. 14 Myrtle Avenue can be you own getaway, a great investment or your own year-round home. Send me more info...
BEST DEALS SHORTS…
Real Estate
Pauma Valley Country Club, CA: This home has mountain views.
> Pauma Valley Country Club, San Diego, CA’s listing at 32618 Womsi Road is a 3-BR/3.5-BA home priced at $399,000. Well-sited on a private lot that overlooks a large greenbelt and the club pool complex, this 1,811-sf home has been completely renovated. Send me more info…
> Hampton Lake, Bluffton, SC’s spotlight is on a lakefront home with 3-BR / 3.5-BA, a study, bonus room or media room, and a private dock on Hampton Lake for $699,000. This 3,400-sf custom home at 8 Anchor Cove Court was completed in May 2013. Send me more info…
> Dominion Valley Country Club, Haymarket, VA’s Harding Williamsburg home by Toll Brothers from the Estates collection is available for quick delivery and priced at $749,995. This 4-BR/4.5-BA estate home occupies a half-acre homesite. Send me more info…
Discovery Packages
Plantation Bay, FL:
> Plantation Bay, Ormond Beach FL’s Rediscover Florida tour package provides a 3-day/2-night stay in a community villa for just $399/couple plus tax. Send me more info…
INVESTIGATE NEW COMMUNITIES RECENTLY ADDED
NORTH CAROLINA
> Cypress Landing, Chocowinity
Private golf & marina community, marina with floating dock system, par 72 semi-private course, homes from $200,000 to over $1,000,000 and lots from $50,000
> Brunswick Forest, Leland
4,500-acre community, top-ranked Cape Fear National Golf Course, River Club, fitness/wellness center, trail network, homesites begin at $75,000
SOUTH CAROLINA
> Moss Creek, Hilton Head Island
1,000-acre private golf, marina & equestrian community, two golf courses, tennis, marina, nature preserves, clubhouse, miles of trails, homesites from $60,000, homes from the $200,000s.
> Connestee Falls, Brevard
Private, gated, established community, pristine mountain setting, George Cobb golf, 30,000-sf clubhouse, pool, wellness center, Homes from $125,000
> Hampton Hall, Bluffton
Gated, 1,000-acre club community, golf by Pete Dye, near Hilton Head, 24,000-sf clubhouse, health and fitness center, lakeside pool complex, homes from the $400,000s, Golf Cottages from $250,000, homesites from $44,900
MARTHA’S VINEYARD, MASSACHUSETTS
> The Boathouse, Edgartown
Private club community, recreational amenities, private wine room, spa, fitness, nearby golf, homes from $1,895,000
> Tashmoo Woods, Vineyard Haven
Set on Lake Tashmoo with direct ocean access, tennis, swimming pool, golf next door, condos/single-family homes from $560,000
BAY ISLANDS
> Pristine Bay, Roaton
Oceanfront Caribbean community, Pete Dye golf, dining, fractional ownership from $69,900, villas from $438,000
GEORGIA
> Currahee Golf Club, Toccoa
The Currahee Club is a 1,200-acre private, gated residential club community set in foothill splendor along the shores of Lake Hartwell near the Georgia-South Carolina line.
FLORIDA
> World Golf Village, St. Augustine
6,300-acres, ‘Home of American Golf’, two golf courses & two clubhouses, Swim & Tennis Center, Fitness Cottage, World Golf Hall of Fame & IMAX Theater, miles of paths and walkways, real estate from $110,000
> Boca Woods Country Club, Boca Raton
Gated, private club community, 2 renovated golf courses, tennis center, fitness center, pool, grand clubhouse, active social calendar, homes from $80,000
VIRGINIA
> Glenmore, Keswick
Private, gated golf and equestrian community, 1,500 acres, 3 lakes, golf, homes from $400,000, homesites from $159,000
COMING SOON TO GOLFCOURSEHOME
* The Moorings, Baltimore, MD
* Owl’s Nest, NH
* The Founder’s Club, FL
