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Dozens of Golf and Waterfront Communities Join GolfCourseHome and WaterViewHome

Pauma Valley Country Club has lush valley views.

2009 First-Half New Community Summary

Here is a summary of all communities added to GolfCourseHome (6 states, 14 communities) and WaterViewHome (9 states and 15 communities) in the first six months of this year.

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CALIFORNIA

=> Pauma Valley Country Club
Lush valley views, challenging golf, private air strip, homes from $245,000

FLORIDA

=> Olde Cypress Country Club, Naples
Golf by P.B. Dye, attached villas from the mid-$400,000s, homes from the $600,000s

=> SummerGlen, Ocala
Championship golf, SummerGlen Grand Hall, Residents Club, homes from $150,000

=> Frenchman’s Creek, Palm Beach Gardens
Two championship golf courses, deepwater marina, 17 Har-Tru tennis courts, wellness center, homes from $750,000

GEORGIA

=> Kingston on Lake Oconee, Buckhead
Gary Player golf, private marina, $70,000 savings w/ First Families, Lake Club, historic region, homesites from $80,000

NORTH CAROLINA

=> Bald Head Island, Bald Head Island
Ten-acre marina, golf and oceanfront clubhouses, kids camp, homes from the $400,000s

=> Balsam Mountain Preserve, Sylva - near Asheville
Arnold Palmer golf, equestrian center, tennis, pool, homesteads from $350,000

=> Brier Creek Country Club, Raleigh
Arnold Palmer golf, 40,000-square-foot clubhouse, Executive Cottages from the $200,000s

=> Cummings Cove, Hendersonville  
Gated 650-acre mountain community, Bob Cupp golf, stone/timber clubhouse, lots from the $70,000s

SOUTH CAROLINA

=> The Owners Club at Hilton Head, Hilton Head Island
Hilton Head lifestyle, fractional real estate, priced from low-$40,000s to high-$80,000s

=> Spring Island, Spring Island
New sports center this year, equestrian facilities, Arnold Palmer-designed golf, homes from the $600,000s

=> Wachesaw Plantation Club, Murrells Inlet
Tom Fazio golf, Intracoastal Waterway, sports complex, Resale homes from $350,000

=> Wyboo Plantation, Manning 
Lake Marion views and boating access, 36 holes of golf, patio homes from $200,000

VIRGINIA

=> Regency at Valley, Haymarket
Arnold Palmer Signature golf, grand clubhouse, Sports Pavilion, homes from the $300,000s

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ALABAMA

=> Colony at the Grand, Fairhope
Two Robert Trent Jones golf courses, hotel spa, yacht basin, luxury condominiums from the $700,000s

FLORIDA

=> The Champions’ Club, Trinity
Overlooks Fox Hollow Golf Club, tennis pavilion, fitness center, pool, clubhouse, homes from the mid-$700,000s to over $2 million

=> Isleworth, Windermere
Boat ramp to Butler Chain, private golf, 89,000-square-foot clubhouse, homes from $2 million

=> Lakewood Ranch, Sarasota
Parks, nature preserves, 160-acre lake, country club, 54 holes, athletic center, homes from the $200,000s to $1 million+

=> Piper’s Landing, Palm City
Championship golf, great fishing, protected yacht basin, homes from $250,000 to $2 million

GEORGIA

=> The Bluffs at Richmond Hill, Richmond Hill
Clubhouse, pool, tennis courts, 20 acres of lakes, one- to three-acre lots from $69,500

NEW YORK

=> The Lake at Sylvan Way, Grafton
118 acres, never before available, abuts lakefront preserve, entire parcel or lakefront & lakeview homesites,

NORTH CAROLINA

=> Bald Head Island, Bald Head Island  
Ten-acre marina, golf and oceanfront clubhouses, kids camp, real estate from $300,000s to $4 million

OKLAHOMA

=> The Preserve at Grand Lake, Grove
Newly constructed marina, buy-now/build-later, homesites with boat slips from $29,900

PENNSYLVANIA

=> Treasure Lake, DuBois
North of Pittsburgh, gated, 36 holes, lakefront, homesites from $29,000, golf homes from $150,000

SOUTH CAROLINA

=> The Cliffs at Keowee Springs, Sunset
Outdoor living on Lake Keowee shores, Tom Fazio golf, homesites from the $250,000s  

=> Palmetto Bluff, Bluffton
On the May River, Nicklaus golf, equestrian, resort village, homesites from the mid-$300,000s

=> Reverie on the Ashley, North Charleston
Private dock with boat slips, deepwater access, pool, units from the mid-$500,000s

=> Wachesaw Plantation, Murrell’s Inlet
Historic site on the Intracoastal, boat storage & marina, Fazio golf, tennis center, homes from $269,000 to $1 million+

VIRGINIA

=>The Riverfront, Suffolk
Riverfront Swim Club, 43-acre lake, golf by Tom Doak, custom homes from the $500,000s

Lakewood Ranch is an Award Winning Community w / Golf, Dramatic Landscapes

Lakewood Ranch is close to shopping, parks, trails and more.

We are pleased to announce the addition of Lakewood Ranch to the WaterViewHome Network. Award-winning Lakewood Ranch features seven villages, offering a variety of lifestyles from townhomes to estate living along with dramatic landscapes of forest and wetland preserves and native wildlife.

Recreational facilities include Lakewood Ranch Country Club and Athletic Center, 54 holes of golf, the Sarasota Polo Club, Sarasota Cricket Club and community parks, lakes and nature preserves. 

Amenities Close By: There are 100+ miles of trails, greenways and bike paths, community parks and nature preserves, excellent shopping and dining just minutes away and excellent schools (college, private, preschool and special needs).

Real Estate

*Seven villages offering a variety of choices for families, empty nesters and singles
*Real estate includes condominiums, single-family homes, a variety of luxury home styles
   o Prices from the high-$200,000s to $1 million+
*Click here for more information about Lakewood Ranch!

Champions' Club Offers Mediterranean Themes, Golf, Nature Preserve Views

Champions' Club overlooks the Fox Hollow Golf Club.

We are pleased to announce the addition of Champions' Club to the WaterViewHome Network. The Champions' Club is a gated golf-course community overlooking the 18-hole Championship course at Fox Hollow Golf Club. More than half of its 368 homesites border the golf course—others overlook lakes or woodland. 

The community comprises seven Mediterranean-themed villages with homes built by some of the best-known homebuilding companies in the Tampa Bay area. The Champions' Club adjoins the $1.5 billion master-planned community of Trinity, one of the largest developments of its kind in the Tampa Bay area.

Designed by the legendary Robert Trent Jones, Sr., the Fox Hollow course at the club has hosted qualifiers for the Senior PGA Tour’s GTE Suncoast Classic. Other amenities include tennis pavilion, fully equipped fitness center including spa and treatment rooms.

Mediterranean-Inspired Clubhouse: Opulent southern European architecture lends a refined air to the community’s $4 million, 10,000-square-foot clubhouse that features a 75-foot competition swimming pool, whirlpool spa and tennis courts.

Real Estate

*Distinctive homes from the Bay area's top builders
*All located within private, gated neighborhoods
*Views of golf and nature preserves
     oHomes priced from the mid-$700,000s to over $2 million
*Click here for more information about The Champions’ Club!

MV Shipyard Rebuilds Cape Dory 270's Shattered Centerboard from Scratch

Avanti, a Cape Dory 270, had its centerboard shattered last fall during a Northeaster that swept through Vineyard Haven Harbor. BoatUS insurance came to the rescue and provided the funds to have the centerboard replaced.

Only 21 Cape Dory 270s were built, the last in 1986. Thus, there was no manufacturer to turn to. Phil Hale and Martha's Vineyard Shipyard stepped up to the plate and crafted a new centerboard from scratch. The photos below tell the story.

 

 

 

Palmetto Bluff: Low-Density Living, Golf, Spa, Boating, Homesites from $300,000s

Palmetto Bluff is surrounded by rivers and creeks.

We are pleased to announce the addition of Palmetto Bluff, an award-winning resort community on the broad and scenic May River just inland from Hilton Head, SC. Sited on a vast, historic hunting preserve, Palmetto Bluff has won awards for its timeless, walkable luxury resort village. Golf by Jack Nicklaus, boating on the river and the pleasures of Savannah and Hilton Head make this a community well worth visiting.

A vast, 20,000-acre retreat between Hilton Head Island and Savannah, Georgia, Palmetto Bluff is surrounded by three historic rivers and master-planned for ultra-low-density living. In just a few years the property has become a distinguished residential town and a coveted visitor destination.

Miles of uninterrupted waterways, scenic rivers and creeks surround Palmetto Bluff, ideal for boating and sport fishing. The Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course at the community’s May River Golf Club is artfully laid out on oak-studded natural terrain.

Palmetto Bluff’s activity centers—the Village, the neighborhoods, the Inn, the golf club, the canoe and kayak club—will all be linked through a series of historic roads, pathways and waterways. This intricate trail system will allow residents to reach their destinations by bicycle, foot, boat, horseback, golf cart or automobile.

Resort Village Meets Sports Campus: The Sports Campus, located in the Village, includes such amenities as tennis courts (some lighted), croquet, bocce and other lawn sports.

The Inn at Palmetto Bluff, right in the heart of the Village, is operated by internationally renowned Auberge Resorts, considered among the finest operators of small hotels in the world.

The Spa at Palmetto Bluff offers expert massage therapy, aromatherapy, facial and body treatments–all at the high standards provided by the finest European spas.

Real Estate: Palmetto Bluff, SC
*  240 homesites, 1-8 acres, along the Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course
      o Views of golf, May River, maritime forest, salt marshes and inland lakes
* Estate sized homesites with fairway, marsh and river views
      o Prices range from the mid-$300,000s to 3.9 million
* 10 Family Compounds overlooking the upper reaches of the May River
* Village homesites range from the mid-$300,000s
* Village homes from $1 million
* Click here for more information about Palmetto Bluff!

WaterView Communities from Carolinas to New York Join WaterViewHome Network

Bald Head Isl.: One of 5 communities new to the Network.

Five new communities from six states from New York to Alabama have recently joined the WaterViewHome Network. See below for brief descriptions and links to the communities.

SOUTH CAROLINA
=> Wachesaw Plantation, Murrell’s Inlet
Historic site on the Intracoastal, boat storage & marina, Fazio golf, tennis center, homes from $269,000 to $1 million+

VIRGINIA
=>The Riverfront, Suffolk
Riverfront Swim Club, 43-acre lake, golf by Tom Doak, custom homes from the $500,000s

ALABAMA
=> Colony at the Grand, Fairhope
Two Robert Trent Jones golf courses, hotel spa, yacht basin, luxury condominiums from the $700,000s

NORTH CAROLINA
=> Bald Head Island, Bald Head Island  
Ten-acre marina, golf and oceanfront clubhouses, kids camp, real estate from $300,000s to $4 million

SOUTH CAROLINA
=> The Cliffs at Keowee Springs, Sunset
Outdoor living on Lake Keowee shores, Tom Fazio golf, homesites from the $250,000s  

NEW YORK
=> The Lake at Sylvan Way, Grafton
118 acres, never before available, abuts lakefront preserve, entire parcel can be purchased for $2.95 million

Wachesaw Plantation Offers Fazio Golf, Intracoastal Views, Homes from $269K

Wachesaw Plantation Club, SC overlooks the Intracoastal.

We are pleased to announce the addition of Wachesaw Plantation Club, a club community in Murrell’s Inlet near Myrtle Beach, SC, to the WaterViewHome Network. Set on a high bluff overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway, Wachesaw Plantation Club offers a Tom Fazio championship course that originally helped define Fazio’s signature style, tennis, boating, home rentals and more--all at an excellent value.

Wachesaw Plantation Club membership is a coveted lifestyle amid coastal beauty. Members socialize and compete on a collection of standout amenities, including a Tom Fazio championship course that originally helped define Fazio’s signature style.

Undulating greens, fringed bunkers and love-grass knolls establish a visual character Fazio himself dubbed “the Wachesaw look.” No. 18—atop a bluff overlooking the slow-moving Waccamaw—is called one of the most dramatic holes on the entire East Coast. Tennis facilities include eight Har-Tru courts, five that are lighted for evening play.

Five Years of Excellence: Wachesaw Plantation just earned the "Gold Star of Excellence" Award from the Myrtle Beach Area Hospitality Association for the 5th year in a row.

Real Estate: Wachesaw Plantation Club, SC

* 463 homes in 18th-century architecture design
      o Four neighborhoods
* Homes priced from $269,000 to $895,000
* Building lots priced from $165,000 to $299,000
* Resale homes from $350,000 to $1 million and up
* Club membership options with home purchase
* Click here for more information about Wachesaw Plantation Club!

The Riverfront Overlooks Namsemond and James Rivers, Offers Engaging Golf Layout

The Riverfront, VA is a waterfront community.

We are pleased to announce the addition of The Riverfront to the WaterViewHome Network.

The Riverfront is a golf community overlooking the scenic Namsemond and James rivers in a vibrant region of Virginia where recreation and opportunity meet. This award-winning waterfront community features custom homes built by the area's finest custom builders.

This beautifully landscaped community is located in the rapidly growing northern section of Suffolk. Nearby Harborview Station Town Center contains a mix of a 16-screen cinema, restaurants, offices and a medical health center. And just a short distance away are shopping and dining opportunities in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Newport News and Williamsburg.

Doak' Distinguished Design: The course displays the highly lauded talents of Pete Dye protégé Tom Doak, one of the premier young golf architects in the world and the designer of Pacific Dunes, in Oregon. Doak’s course at The Riverfront is a bold, engaging layout that plays along low bluffs and long stretches of riverfront.

Real Estate: The Riverfront, VA

* Luxury condominiums, priced from the $300,000s
* Custom single-family homes, ranging from the $500,000s to $1 million+
* Click here for more information on The Riverfront!

Preserve at Grand Lake Offers Homesites with Slip for $29K This Memorial Weekend

The Preserve at Grand Lake, OK: Enjoy boating on Grand Lake.

The Preserve at Grand Lake, OK, announces a special Memorial Day Weekend (May 23-24) event in which homesites with boat slips will be available from $29,900.

If you purchase on or before May 25th (Monday, Memorial Day), you will have no association or marina fees for 2009--a saving s of up to $1,490.

The Preserve is the newest upscale waterfront community on the shores of Grand Lake in the Green Country of northeast Oklahoma. The property was designed with the preservation of natural beauty and natural wildlife habitat as its top priority.

Call for your appointment today at 1-877-909-5253. Learn more about the community here.

Bald Head Island, Golf and Oceanfront Community, Joins WaterViewHome.net

Bald Head Island: 14 miles of beachfront.

We are pleased to announce the addition of Bald Head Island, and golf and waterview community to the WaterViewHome Network.

Bald Head Island is the southernmost of North Carolina’s cape islands, and the northernmost semitropical environment on the East Coast. Access to the island is by passenger ferry or private boat, and travel on the island is by electric cart.

The island features 10,000 12,000 total acres set aside as nature preserves. Ocean beaches stretch for 14 miles, while tidal creeks, perfect for paddling a kayak or canoe, traverse the salt marsh. The maritime forest, with its miles of walking trails, beckons hikers with an enchanting mix of palms, live oaks and dogwoods.

While nature takes top billing here, several clubs add another recreational dimension. The Bald Head Island Club golf course has earned top accolades from Golf Digest and Travel & Leisure Golf for quality of play and environmental sensitivity. Along with golf, the club offers tennis, swimming, croquet and excellent fine and casual dining.

• Homesites range from the $300,000s to $2 million

• Homes on Bald Head Island range from the $400,000s to over $4 million