Retirement Real Estate News from Retirement Places Report
A monthly update on affordable Places to Retire
July 2008
Greetings,
Welcome to the latest issue of horizonsUSA, the Newsletter for readers of RetirementPlacesReport.com and horizonsUSA.com. We hope that you will find these items helpful as you search for your next place to live.
"Nextville"...Where will you retire?
Barbara Corcoran, a well-known New York City real estate broker, has just published an informative new book that attempts to analyze where today's retirees are headed and why they are going there.
Titled "Nextville, Amazing Places To Spend The Rest of Your Live," this short and informative read offers a brief summary on numerous cities and small towns that she believes are attractive destinations. More importantly, she delves into the different reasons that motivate retirees to pick up stakes and search for new places to live. For an excerpt from Nextville...
If you want to see Barbara's list of her choices for the Most Unique Places To Retire, you can visit her website...
Golf Course Living On A Budget
If your passion is golf, but those million dollar luxury fairway homes are beyond your retirement nest egg, we have some suggestions where you might fulfill your dream of hitting the links every day...and where the home prices are surprisingly affordable.
In fact, the four communities listed here are located in some of the most popular golf destinations in the country... places like Myrtle Beach and Pinehurst...yet, they each have great retirement homes available for less than $300,000.
StoneGate at Prince Creek sits along the rolling fairways of a TPC layout just minutes from the beaches of South Carolina's Grand Strand and the dozens of public courses in and around Myrtle Beach. Camden Villasis surrounded by four fairways of Arnold Palmer's Mid-South Club in the Pinehurst area. Greg Norman's magnificent design at Savannah Quarters is home to The Gates, where residents are just minutes from the historic district of downtown Savannah, and only a short drive from the golf courses and beautiful beaches of nearby Hilton Head Island.
In the small hamlet of Opelika, Alabama, which Golf Digest has hailed as the best golf town in the U.S., the new condos of Hamilton Gables are adjacent to a challenging country club course and just moments from Grand National, the jewel of Alabama's Robert Trent Jones Trail.
Small Town Living...It May Be More Affordable, But Is It Right For You?
Many of the visitors to our website are indicating an interest in the relaxing lifestyle, affordable cost of living and slower pace that small towns offer for retirement living. While for the majority of retirees, small towns certainly have a lot of advantages, especially in view of the fact that more and more local governments and chambers of commerce are making a concerted to attract these newcomers.
However, before you take the plunge and decide to move to Mayberry, there are some important factors that every retiree should consider prior to completing that purchase of your retirement dream home, especially if it is located in a relatively rural area. While many of today's new master planned communities and active adult developments have a first rate amenity package, tremendous scenic views and luxury homes, some of them are also not readily accessible to first rate medical facilities and quality shopping and dining.
If you are accustomed to having a good bookstore just around the corner or being a short drive from your neighborhood wine shop, that hone on the lake or perched up on the side on a mountain may not be as convenient as you first thought. And you might want to check out the produce and meat selection in the local grocery.
The bottom line is that there a lot of great small towns that are the perfect place for retirement living. Just do a little research and make sure that the one you are considering offers the things that you deem important and essential to your lifestyle and retirement needs.
Here are some of the more recent listings of new and affordable communities that you will find on our list of Featured Communities on RetirementPlacesReport.
Bordered by Melton Hill Lake and the public Centennial Golf Course, this new active adult community will offer a choice of one to three-bedroom units priced from the low-$200's. Located just a short drive from Knoxville, Centennial Bluff combines the security and community of a small town setting with the conveniences of urban living.
Nestled in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains, directly between Waynesville and Maggie Valley with majestic mountain scenery, Trinity Cove is an upscale, yet rustic, "village community" which provides the perfect location for those seeking a mountain home with the convenience of the city.
This new community is set on beautiful Lake Oconee and offers plentiful outdoor recreation, including swimming, fishing, and hiking in a charming, small town environment that is also known for its sophistication, shopping, arts - and some of the best golf courses in the nation.
Top Cottage Communities for 2008
Cottage Living Magazine, in its July issue, has designated ten neighborhoods across the U.S. as its top cottage communities for 2008.
Ranging in price from $150,000 to $300,000+ and varying from small neighborhoods with fewer than fifty homes to large-scale master planned developments with a mix of residential and commercial use, these communities all share a pedestrian-oriented, traditional neighborhood concept. To see the complete list and read more, click here.
In Our Next Issue
Ten Great Art Towns
Epcon Communities - Affordable Condo Living For Active Adults
Find Your Retirement Spot In The North Carolina Mountains
Where Will You Retire?
If you are still searching for your retirement destination, be sure and visit RetirementPlacesReport.com. We are constantly adding information on additional cities and towns as well as great new and affordable communities that are perfect retirement places for active adult living.
Let Us Hear From You
Do you have a question about a specific retirement location? Or do you have a city or town that you would like to see added to our City Profiles? If so, just send us an e-mail at info@horizonsusa.com with your request and we will respond as soon as possible.
Golf Course Living On A Budget
CENTENNIAL BLUFF Oak Ridge, Tennessee
DEL WEBB AT LAKE OCONEE Greensboro, Georgia
