NEW COMMUNITIES Newsletter
Vol. 12, No. 561 Tuesday, November 9, 2010 Circulation: 28,700
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Today's Headlines
* Deals and Specials of the Week
* Special Community Events
* Community News and Updates
* Best Real Estate Deals of 2010
* Florida Real Estate Deals
* Best Stay 'n Play Deals of 2010
* Recently Added to GolfCourseHome & WaterviewHome
* This Month's Spotlighted Communities
* New Communities Coming Online Soon!
* Watch for our next issue, coming Friday November 12th!
Good Morning! Golfweek Magazine has just announced its Best New Courses list for 2010 and three GolfCourseHome communities are featured. Here are their rankings, along with designer name and year opened.
2010 Golfweek’s Best New Courses
15. Ballyhack, Roanoke, VA 2009, Lester George
22. Cape Fear National at Brunswick Forest, Wilmington, NC 2009, Tim Cate
25. Murder Rock Branson, Communities at Branson Creek, MO, 2010, Jeff Potts
Savannah Quarters, GA, located on 2,600 acres just minutes from historic downtown Savannah and featuring a Greg Norman Signature golf course, joined the GolfCourseHome Network on Friday. In case your link to this community for families and active adults did not work, here is another link.
See below for more details, deals and stay'n play packages, plus a Florida section of Deals online in Best Real Estate Deals of 2010.
DEALS AND SPECIALS OF THE WEEK
> Savannah Lakes Village, McCormick, SC features a reduction on a prestigious golf home on the Tom Clark-designed Monticello Golf Course, cut by $60,000 to $429,000. Walk out your back door to see the entire first hole from tee to green. Home has 4 BRs, 3 BAs packaged into 2,800 sf of living space. There’s a bonus area upstairs with living room, bedroom and a full bath, plus an oversized 3-car attached garage with workshop. Click here for more information about Savannah Lakes Village!
> Heritage Shores, Bridgeville, DE has a November golf special for members bringing guests this month, plus a Toys for Tots Tournament scheduled for Nov. 20. Resident members who bring golf guests this month will enjoy the special rate of just $25 any time. The benefit tournament is Sat., Nov. 20, a shotgun event with an entry fee that includes a holiday gift to help families in need. Buy a mulligan on the course for $2 each or three for $5—these proceeds also help the needy. Click here for more information about Heritage Shores!
> Hills Quarter, Irvington, VA has a premium golf-course- view homesite in the St. John's neighborhood located on the fourth fairway priced at just $80,000. Private and wooded, it also convenient to all amenities within Hills Quarter as well as the entire surrounding area. Click here for more information about Hills Quarter!
> GCH's Golf & Ocean House, St. Kitts, Leeward Islands, has a special Thanksgiving Week rate of $2,300 for up to 6 people in queen-size bedrooms, all with balconies overlooking the ocean. Your stay includes maid service, welcome food and drink package and use of private 42-ft swimming pool that looks out over Half Moon Bay and the 14th fairway of the Royal St. Kitts Golf Course. Click here for more information about the Golf & Ocean House
> Imported Italian Ceramics: There's still time to order your holiday gifts from our friends at Italian Monogrammed Ceramics, which features fine hand-made pottery, beautifully finished. Click here for more information about Imported Italian Ceramics
> Dataw Island, Beaufort, SC will celebrate its 25th anniversary as a community on Nov. 13 with a series of day-long events scheduled for residents and club members. These include golf and tennis exhibitions and clinics, a slide show by the Dataw Island Historical Foundation, boat ride tours offered by the Dataw Island Yacht Club, a garden club exhibit and a community cookout. The day will conclude with an awards ceremony. Click here for more information about Dataw Island!
> Savannah Quarters, Savannah, GA hosted its Halloween Carnival for all members last weekend. Events included carnival games, a costume contest, family pumpkin carving, Halloween crafts and the famous Haunted House. Savannah Quarters also held an Open House on the 31st, featuring the official Best Priced Home in the Westbrook section, priced at $388,500 for over 3,300 sq ft. of living space, including 3 bedrooms and 3.5 baths. Nature-view homesites priced as low as $59,900 were also toured. Click here for more information about Savannah Quarters!
> The Vineyards, Naples, FL is ready for the new golf season with a number of upgrades and improvements. The club has 92 new golf carts and the maintenance barn is now home to a new fairway mower, a trim mower, a spray rig, new state-of-the-art greens rollers, a six-yard material handler, a utility vehicle with a core harvester and eight new Yamaha utility carts. The golf course has received new drainage and green expansions, In the fitness center are 12 new cardio machines. Click here for more information about The Vineyards!
> Solivita, Poinciana, FL, an award-winning, active-adult, 55+ community recently unveiled plans for a new model park in which the luxury homebuilder will debut new and refreshed models in two phases. The first phase is the updating and reconfiguring phased-out floorplans. Solivita is also releasing an additional five model homes targeted for use in its well-received Discovery Days (3-days/2-nights) program. Click here for more information about Solivita
> Survey Says: You may have noticed a new wrinkle on the GCH blog, visitor surveys. We want to know your opinion! The most recent survey asked, "How long have you been reading this blog?" The overwhelming response--70%--said they had been reading the GCH blog for more than one year. That's great, loyal readership! New question: "What would you like us to write about next?" Let us know your ideas!
BEST DEALS OF 2010
> Achasta, Dahlonega, GA’s Deal of the Decade pricing special means homesites can be purchased at prices nearly 35 percent less than previously quoted. A nearly three-quarter acre homesite with expansive views of the North Georgia mountains, that closes before Dec. 31 can be purchased for $145,600. Send me more info…
> Hills Quarter, Irvington, VA's premium lakeview homesite, Lot 103, occupies a wooded setting in the Hubbard neighborhood with an incentive asking price of $98,000. It is convenient to Hills Quarters amenities, including clubhouse, swimming pool, tennis. Send me more info...
> Hills Quarter, Irvington, VA’s large, level homesite with hardwood trees and a premium view of a golf course lake is priced at $125,000. Setting is private and located conveniently to Hills Quarters amenities, including clubhouse, swimming pool and tennis court. Send me more info...
> Owen Glen, Blairsville, GA's professionally decorated and handsomely furnished 3-BR/2-BA model home. This 2,115-sf home, with a natural stone fireplace and 2-car garage, is located on a one-acre site and listed for sale at $359,000. Send me more info…
> The Cliffs at Keowee Springs, Six Mile, SC’s Lake Breeze Cottages are in a pristine, mountain-like setting and limited to six total, all within walking distance of the International Institute of Golf. Floorplans range from 1,900 to 2,100 sf. Pricing is from the mid-$400,000s. Send me more info…
> Sunset Dunes, PEI, Canada’s pre-designed, pre-priced and pre-selected Robinson Craftsmen homes series will be constructed on 15 of the community’s 26 lots still available. These Craftsmen Collection homes are attractively priced. Send me more info...
> Heritage Shores, Bridgeville, DE’s price-reduced homes are still available, including the Cooper design for $265,990 with a bonus of $10,000 in closing cost assistance. Or pay $241,145 for the Kinkaid, also 2BR and 2-bath, and get $30,000 in options or closing cost assistance. Send me more info...
> GlenLakes Golf & Country Club, Weeki Wachee, FL's “Steal of a Deal” featuring home price reductions below builder cost. Savings of up to 40% on brand new builder inventory homes with many luxury features. Homes are located throughout our GlenLakes' landscaped neighborhoods and are available for immediate occupancy. Send me more info....
> SummerGlen, Ocala, FL's $5,000 in free options and up to one year to start construction on your new home for any new homes sold in October, 2010. Free option and upgrade choices would include granite countertops, upgraded kitchen cabinetry, garage extension, hardwood flooring and a golf cart garage. Send me more info...
> PGA Village Verano, Port St. Lucie, FL’s move-in-ready villa for $149,990. Featuring 2 BR/2 BAs and a 2-car garage in a single-story layout, this Amelia design villa has 10-foot ceilings, walk-in closets and gourmet kitchen. Send me more info.....
> Oyster Bay Harbour, Fernandina Beach, FL 's attractive Lot & Boat Slip Special, priced at $199,000. The price includes a beautiful Live Oak wooded lot and a 40-foot boat slip in the marina, plus free membership to the Oyster Bay Yacht Club, a $3,500 value. Favorable financing terms are an added incentive—put 25% down and pay only 3% interest for 3 years... Send me more info...
> Harbour Ridge Yacht & Country Club, Stuart, FL's waiver from paying dues for 12 months--an $8,800 value--for the first 10 purchasers of property at the community after Oct. 1. A new purchaser will also have the option of paying the membership equity fee over time with no interest. Send me more info.....
> Willoughby Golf Club, Stuart, FL’s price reduction to $345,000 from $399,000 on a 3BR/3-BA home that features a spacious living room which opens onto a large covered lanai. Also included is a built-in entertainment center and swimming pool. Send me more info….
>> Discovery & Stay'n Play Deals
> Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro, GA’s Ultimate Golf vacation features accommodations in your choice of luxury cottages or condos. Comes with breakfast buffet daily, one round of golf per night access to practice areas and a dozen TaylorMade golf balls. Cost per person is $249. Send me more info…
> Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro, GA’s Cottage Getaway, valid thru Dec. 31, starts at $330 per night. Stay in a cottage on Lake Oconee or other luxury lodgings. Enjoy daily breakfast at the Plantation Grille, and dining in several different venues. Daily housekeeping included. Send me more info …
> Ballyhack Golf Club, Roanoke, VA's Stay & Play at Ballyhack special. Package includes an overnight stay in one of the club’s well-appointed golf course cottages, with two days of unlimited golf, dinner and a membership information package. Up to 4 people in a group permitted. Package price: $399/pp. Send me more info....
> Casa Del Lago, Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic's current featured role on Golf Channel’s Destination Golf and “The Big Break DOM” inspires a Big Break Stay' n Play package, with 2 nights lodging at Casa Del Lago, 2 rounds of golf, plus a Day Pass at the Costa Caribe beach hotel and casino. Send me more info...
> Anderson Creek Club, Spring Lake, NC’s Vacation Inspection Program lets visitors tour the community and play its Davis Love III-designed golf course. Priced from just $94 per night, package includes deluxe accommodations, breakfast, property tour and golf for two. Send me more info...
> Cummings Cove Golf & Country Club, Hendersonville, NC’s Autumn Golf Special in time for prime foliage viewing. Four can play for the price of three and enjoy 50-mile Blue Ridge Mountain views with fall colors in the higher elevations. Send me more info…
> Brunswick Forest, Leland, NC’s 3-day/2-night $179 Getaway Packages include luxury accommodations for two, golf at Cape Fear National, privileges at the community’s 18,000-sf Fitness and Wellness Center and FallFest food and fun events. Tour the community to see limited-time incentives for homesites beginning at $75,000. Send me more info…
> Indian River Colony Club, Viera, FL's Getaway Package for 3 days/2 nights, just $99, includes a round of golf for two and dinner at the community’s private At Ease Club. Tour will be hosted by an Indian River Colony Club resident. Send me more info....
> The Links at Gettysburg, Mt. Joy Township, PA’s reduced green fees to its winter rate early. Monday through Thursday rate is $40, or play on weekends until noon for $47 and after 12 p.m. for $40. The popular 4-for-the-price-of- 3 coupon remains available. Send me more info...
RECENTLY ADDED TO GOLFCOURSEHOME.NET
GEORGIA
=> Savannah Quarters, Savannah
Golf by Greg Norman, minutes from Savannah, swim and fitness center, home from the $140,000s
NORTH CAROLINA
=> Rock Barn Golf & Spa, Conover
36 holes of golf, spa, fitness center, aquatics, equestrian center, homes from $399,000
MASSACHUSETTS
=> Willowbend Country Club, Mashpee
27-hole golf course, world-class tennis, pool, fitness, spa, gourmet dining, villa condos from $275,000
=> The Villages at Brookside, Bourne
Championship golf, clubhouse and grille, Cape beaches, “green” construction homes from $345,000
=> The Residences at Black Rock, Hingham
Master-planned community with private golf, grand clubhouse, homes from $950,000
MICHIGAN
=> Forest Dunes Country Club, Roscommon
Lodge-style clubhouse, Tom Weiskopf Signature golf course, fishing, homes from $259,000
FLORIDA
=> Solivita. Poinciana
55+ community, 36 holes, two clubhouses, fitness, aquatics, homes from the mid-$100,000s
RECENTLY ADDED TO WATERVIEWHOME.NET
NORTH CAROLINA
=> River Dunes, Oriental
State-of-the-art marina complex, guest cottages, Harbor Club, trails, walking/jogging paths, homes from the $600,000s
FLORIDA
=> Bellalago, Kissimmee
Atlantic access through 22,700-acre Lake Toho, two vast clubhouses, homes from the $100,000s
=> Indian River Colony Club, Viera
Championship golf, 55-plus, security, lakeside and fairway homes from the low-$100,000s
THIS MONTH'S SPOTLIGHTED COMMUNITIES
These communities are now featured in the GolfCourseHome Home Page Spotlight. See below for names, locations and links.
Sailfish Point, Stuart, Florida
Brunswick Forest, Leland, North Carolina
Carolina Trace, Sanford, North Carolina
Rive Isle, Parrish, Florida
The Bridges at Preston Crossing, Gunter, Texas
NEW COMMUNITIES COMING ONLINE SOON!
GolfCourseHome
* Watersong, FL
* Tesoro, FL
* River Landing, NC
* Farm Neck Golf Club, MA
* Terravita, AZ
I was truly amazed on Greg Norman Signature Golf Course.How I wish I could come and play golf on the place.!Its extremely magnificent and cool place.Good post, keep posting stuff like this.
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