Seven Florida communities have made the 50 Top-Selling Master Planned Communities for 2011 list put out by John Burns Real Estate Consulting. You probably won’t be surprised by the community holding the top spot: The Villages, FL. The Villages leads all Florida communities, but not only that, they top the entire list with 2,307 homes [...]

One of our partner communities, Lake Weir Living, was recently featured in NEWSWEEK Magazine’s Best in the U.S. Retirement Showcase. Lake Weir Living is pretty unique when compared to other Florida retirement communities because they do not have any HOA fees and have very few restrictions. They cater primarily to “toy owners”…people who own boats, [...]

GLHomes recently announced the upcoming grand opening of 7 new decorated models at its Riverstone community in Naples. Scheduled for Saturday January 28, 2012, the grand opening celebration will feature food, refreshments, and more. Riverstone will feature homes raging in size from 2,081 square feet up to more than 4,700 square feet. Prices currently range [...]

If after weeks, months, or even years of reading this website you eventually do retire to Florida and leave most of your friends and family behind back home, you want to make sure that they can be easily contacted in the event of any emergency, medical or otherwise, you may experience here in Florida. Now, [...]

One thing you are sure to encounter and possibly become confused by when searching for a Florida retirement community is a Community Development District, or CDD for short. These special districts are prevalent in Florida and serve as a way for developers to finance the construction of certain improvements in their communities without having to [...]

If 2012 is the year you finally decide to pull the trigger and invest in a home in a Florida retirement community and you are looking at re-sale homes, you might run into several short sales along the way. Here’s the deal. Most homes in Florida today are worth less than they were 5 years [...]

I don’t know of many retirement communities at the North Pole, not that anyone would ever want to move there voluntarily. But as you know there are plenty of retirement communities in Florida. However one thing you may not know is that we actually have a town named Christmas. Christmas is a very small town [...]

There are some places that are nice to visit, but you wouldn’t want to live there. The Florida Keys is perfect whether visiting for a weekend or deciding to make it a permanent home. An idyllic tropical setting at the tip of the United States combined with a myriad of recreation, entertainment, and cultural opportunities [...]

Amelia Island, situated just off the East Coast of Florida and about 45 minutes away from Jacksonville, has been a popular vacation and 2nd home destination for years. Baby boomers are also now considering it as a potential retirement community destination. Known as the “Isle of Eight Flags”, Amelia Island has a rich history. It [...]

People buying a home in Florida to relocate for retirement or to purchase a vacation home look forward to the beautiful weather the peninsula has to offer. But before purchasing a home here, every future resident should be aware of a health hazard that has affected an estimated 60,000 to 100,000 residential properties. The health [...]