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NEW COMMUNITIES Newsletter
Vol. 12, No. 518 Friday June 18, 2010 Circulation: 30,343
The Landings, GA: A strong 6 months with 70 real estate sales.
Today's Headlines
* This Week's Deals and Specials
* Special Community Events
* Community News & Updates
* Best
Deals of 2010
* Recently
Added to GolfCourseHome & WaterviewHome
* Did you Know that ... (Uwharrie Point)?
* GolfCourseHome Magazine News
* GolfCourseHome
Network (GCHN) Links Card Adds Balsam Mtn Preserve
* ICW Cruise Update: Discovering Windmill Harbour's Privacy & Elegance on Hilton Head Island, SC
* This
Month's Spotlighted Communities
* Watch for the next
issue of New Communities, coming Tuesday June 22!
Good Morning! The Landings at Skidaway Island, GA, headlines recent sales news from several communities and it is good news. The Landings reports 70 closings this year, a very strong number.
Champion Hills, Hendersonville, NC, is a member-owned, debt-free community and club, and reports nine home sales, six lots sold and more than 20 families joining the Champion Hills Club.
Hampton Lake, Bluffton, SC, has sold 55 properties in the past 5 1/5 months--3 of them to subscribers of this newsletter. And Owen Glen, just over the SC border in Blairsville, GA, reports that is it now building spec homes on several of its lots to show prospective buyers the varied possibilities available to buyers. All in all, good reports of activity!
> Uhwarrie Point Club, NC has a price reduction on a prime homesite. This one-third-acre site at 273 Millingport Lane is a lakeview, lake-access property, with direct access to the Millingport community dock. It is also just across the street from the Millingport putting green. Price has been reduced to $89,000 from $105,000. Click here for more information about the Uhwarrie Point Club!
> The Club at Olde Stone, KY offers a Stay & Play Golf Package through the Club Cottages. Golfers receive accommodations, use of all Club amenities, 18-holes of golf per day (replay available), cart, and range balls during their stay. Two-night minimum stay required for the package. Click here for more information about The Club at Olde Stone!
> Creighton Farms, VA celebrated the groundbreaking of a new, 30,000-square-foot Clubhouse last Tuesday. More than 100 members gathered for the event. Destined to be the centerpiece of this exclusive residential golf community in Virginia's historic Loudoun County, it will overlook several holes of Creighton Farms' award-winning Jack Nicklaus golf course. Click here for more information about Creighton Farms!
> Fairvue Plantation, TN is set to hold its Fairvue Independence Day Fireworks & Cookout on Friday, July 2. There will be food, fun and games for the entire family. Attractions include a giant water slide, entertainment and more. Click here for more information about Fairvue Plantation!
> Blackstone, AZ announces the grand opening of new model homes. The four home plans are single-level homes from 2,750 to over 3,200 square feet and feature large homesites with mountain views. The new models in Blackstone are open daily. Homes are priced from the low $300,000s. Click here for more information about Blackstone!
> Teton Springs, ID congratulates Lisa Smith Batchen, a Teton Valley native and the first person to attempt to run 50 miles in each of 50 states as part of the Running Hope America charity event. On June 19, Lisa, one of the world’s premier ultra-runners, will run the majority of her last 50 miles in Teton Springs Resort. Teton Springs is excited to welcome Lisa home from her extraordinary adventure. One woman–2500 miles! Proceeds benefit the Aids Orphans Rising charity. Click here for more information about Teton Springs!
DID YOU KNOW THAT.....(UWHARRIE POINT)?
> Uwharrie Point, Badin Lake, NC, is within a short drive of some of the best medical facilities in the U.S., including Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, Duke University in Durham, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem.
Top-notch medical services and urgent care are just 10-15 minutes away at Richfield Medical Services and 20-25 minutes away.in Albemarle is Stanly Regional Medical Center. Other nearby facilities include the Rowan Regional Medical Center in Salisbury , Montgomery Memorial Hospital in Troy, and Randolph Hospital in Asheboro. Local EMS units offer service to the many medical facilities in the area.
RECENTLY ADDED TO GOLFCOURSEHOME.NET
SOUTH CAROLINA
=> The Sanctuary, Bluffton, SC
Private Residence Club within Hampton Lake, furnished homes, Pete Dye golf, spa, fitness, priced from $175,000s
NORTH
CAROLINA
=>
North River Golf Club, Beaufort
Championship golf course,
planned golf clubhouse, tennis and fitness, homes from
$234,900
NORTH CAROLINA
=> Anderson Creek Club, Spring Lake
Gated community, Davis Love III golf, fitness
center, fishing ponds, homes from the $130,000s
TEXAS
=>
The Reserve at Sugar Tree, Lipan
Gated, master-planned
community, golf, swimming, fishing, homesites from $23,000
NORTH CAROLINA
=>
Scotch Hall Preserve, Merry Hill
Master-planned community,
Palmer golf, marina, shooting club, homesites from $125,000
RECENTLY ADDED TO WATERVIEWHOME.NET!
NORTH CAROLINA
=> River Dunes, Oriental
State-of-the-art marina complex, guest cottages, ICW access, Harbor Club, homes from the $600,000s
NORTH CAROLINA
=> Scotch Hall Preserve, Merry Hill
Access to multiple waterways, Palmer Signature golf, planned marina, homesites from $125,000
TEXAS
=>
The Reserve at Sugar Tree, Lipan
Gated, master-planned
community, golf, swimming, fishing, homesites from $23,000
TENNESSEE
=> Woodlake Golf Community, Gallatin
Boating on Lake Norris, championship golf, fitness center, pool, golf homesites from $38,000
=> Oyster Bay Harbour, Fernandina Beach
Boat slips, marina, yacht club, fitness center, tennis, hiking trails, homes with slip from $199,999
FLORIDA
=>
Sailfish Point, Stuart
Marina and yacht club, Nicklaus Signature golf,
homes from $675,000 to $23.9 million
SOUTH CAROLINA
=> Hilton Head Plantation, Bluffton
Lake and lagoon system stocked for fishing, four golf courses, marina, homes from $175,000
> The Sanctuary, SC's limited-time offer for a Golfer’s Stay and Play Discovery Visit for up to 5 days/4 nights for just $295. Stay in a lakefront luxury residence, spend a day golfing at the private Pete Dye course, dine at Backwater Bill’s, enjoy spa treatments, take a wine cruise on the 165-acre lake and tour the residences.
> Hilton Head Lakes, SC's Special Weekend Incentives for just $149 per couple. Enjoy 2 nights accommodations, plus continental breakfast and a Friday Evening Boat Cruise. On Saturday morning you are the guest for a personal tour of Hilton Head Lakes, and then on Saturday evening there is a Lowcountry Boil & Lake Cruise....
> Sea Pines, SC's offer to owners and their
accompanied guests a special
Summer
Rate
for golf at the famed Harbour Town Golf
Links: Play mornings for $175
and after 11 a.m. for $135. Rates at the community’s Ocean Course and
Heron Point are $65/$50 and $85/$65. respectively....
> The Bay Club, MA's specially priced golf home
now listed at just $699,000. This 2,460-s.f.home has 3 BR, 2.5 BA, 2-car garage and full
basement. The eat-in kitchen has granite counter tops with built-in double ovens, an island and french sliding doors leading to a wooded backyard that expands into hundreds of acres of conservation land....
> Callaway Gardens, GA's Go Outside and Play vacation special that offers golf, tennis, bicycling or boating—all at no charge. Accommodations are $99 and provide lodging in the charming Mountain Creek Inn, free sporting activities, admission to the world-class Gardens, 7 miles of nature trails and 10-mile bicycle trail....
> The Reserve at SugarTree, TX's Land Sale Event this weekend, June 12-13, which offers for food and fun and savings up to 40% on half-acre to 3-acre properties. A one-acre lot at SugarTree currently sells for just $19,900. Plus, all buyers on June 12-13 receive a Platinum Golf Membership—worth $2,500—to SugarTree Golf Club....
> The Links at Gettysburg, PA's special summer savings on golf, plus a great offer on your first post-round beer in the grill room. The Links has reduced its weekend rate to $75 (includes cart and sales tax), its weekday afternoon rate to $47, and its special senior
rate to $42. Also, for the month of June, "Pay what you Score" for your
first draft beer. Example - if you shoot a 90, your first draft beer
will be 90 cents....
> Woodlake Golf
Community, TN's new Stay and Play offering with unique lodging in
condominiums that overlook the fourth hole of a championship golf
course. Take a tour of Woodlake, play a round of golf, enjoy lunch and
soak up the atmosphere. Package price is just $200. Property tour
includes golf-view and mountain-view homesites starting at just
$35,000....
> Harbour Ridge Yacht & Country Club, FL's temporary membership for renters to use the club and of all facilities.
These facilities include the new 45,000-square-foot clubhouse, two championship
golf courses, 10 Har-Tru tennis courts with an active tennis program
and pro shop, and state-of-the-art fitness center. Harbour Ridge is
located on the wide St. Lucie River and has 98 boat slips with direct
ocean access....
> Hampton Lake, SC ’s value-priced homesites have become a better value with just-announced new pricing. Now you can purchase a homesite beginning in the mid-$90,000s. Savvy GolfCourseHome visitors have already recognized what an excellent buy Hampton Lake provides, having accounted for two homesite purchases since the waterfront communities' launch on the GCH Network in mid-January....
> Harbour Ridge Yacht & Country Club, FL's Special Summer Incentive Program: Now through Sept. 30, Harbour Ridge will give buyers the option of paying their Club Equity fee over a 3-year period and will waive one half of Club Dues and other fees for season 2011....
> The Bay Club, MA's offering of a complimentary Social Membership—a $30,000 value—to buyers of the new “Stirling” home design in the Bay Club’s Preserve neighborhood. A product of Abbott Development, this model features 2,206 square feet of living space, 2-, 3- or 4-bedroom configurations and multiple luxury finishes and amenities. Introductory price for the Stirling is $595,000, which includes the $30,000 Social Membership....
> Take 25% off when you purchase the premiere issue of GolfCourseHome Magazine in June--a nod to Dads and Grads. Order here and use the code DADGRAD at checkout.
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=>ICW
Cruise Update: New Installment! Discovering Elegance & Privacy at Windmill Harbour, SC
> Other ICW entries: "A Visit to Daniel Island & Its New Mitchell Wharf Neighborhood", "Mega Yachts of Charleston," plus visits to St. James Plantation and Brunswick Forest and North River Golf Club.
THIS MONTH'S SPOTLIGHTED COMMUNITIES
These communities are now featured in the GolfCourseHome Home Page Spotlight. See below for names, locations and links.a
Frenchman's Reserve, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Fairvue Plantation, Gallatin, Tennessee
Heritage Shores, Bridgeville, Delaware
Brickshire, Providence Forge, Virginia
Chapel Ridge, Pittsboro, North Carolina
Bridges at Preston Crossing, Gunter, Texas
NEW COMMUNITIES COMING ONLINE SOON!
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* Rivers Bend, VA
* Palmetto Dunes, SC
* Carolina Colours, NC
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