At a time when some planned developments are struggling to survive, others, owned and operated by Home (and Property) Owners Associations (HOA), are maintaining a steady course. The Landings on Savannah’s Skidaway Island is a good ‘case study.’
A paper company started The Landings in the 1970s as a luxury ‘amenitized’ community. The development’s success was [...]

Wilmington, NC – The American Association of Retirement Communities (AARC) announced that their annual conference will be held November 3 - 5, 2010, in Wilmington, NC.
Retirement industry stakeholders from around the nation will gather to network and strategize on how to help the more than 15,000 Baby Boomers who retire daily, visit and select a community [...]

All you have to do is look at the advertising from condominium and home builders to see that environmentally friendly housing is the hottest thing in building today. And condominiums, by their very nature, take advantage of almost all of green housing’s possibilities.
Condominiums have the advantage of population density, with a compact physical footprint which [...]

Although retirement was more than ten years away, six years ago Vincent and Darylee Buszko decided they just couldn’t retire in New Jersey. Cold weather and the busy, never-stop atmosphere of the Northeast prompted their decision to attend a Live South Real Estate Show. Their search had begun. They attended two real estate shows and [...]

“This is an excellent time to buy a homesite and build your dream home. There is light at the end of the tunnel during this time of economic uncertainty,” says icon Gary Ingersoll. Why does his opinion matter so much? Gary’s extraordinary career in sales, marketing and development of upscale private communities spans 45 years [...]

Perhaps you’ve been considering a second home purchase but hate to make a huge investment for what may amount to only a few weeks of usage per year. You might want to consider fractional ownership.
When Steve Dering, founding partner of DCP International, initiated the concept of fractional ownership communities more than a decade ago, he was inspired by [...]

Many of the best communities in the Southeast are featured within the pages of Ideal Living magazine. A picture may speak a thousand words, but nothing can compare to actually visiting a community and experiencing the lifestyle you’ve dreamed about.
This year, the Live South Real Estate Show, sponsored by Ideal Living magazine, is taking a [...]

If you are searching for your ideal home in your ideal destination, look no further. Master-planned communities changed the housing market when they began to be developed more than 50 years ago. The most popular and desirable new homes today are being built within master-planned communities. Tour top amenity communities in the Southeast by exploring [...]

OK, so you’ve scoured the coastal Carolinas in search of that perfect residential golf community with all the amenities, and you think you’ve found it: Tennis courts, check. Swimming pool, check. Clubhouse, check. On-site, expert medical care in a modern, new facility only minutes from your front door, hmmm…
At Brunswick Forest near historic Wilmington, NC, [...]

In the midst of a recession, people are finding that retiring and building a new home brings enjoyment and hope for a new, wonderful life ahead. Here, two couples reveal just how they found the new communities that they have come to call home.
First Family in the Vineyards
Jim and Nancy Mecure had lived in the [...]

Just a few short years ago, when “blogging” was just a word only techies knew, Communities across the southeast relied on printed newsletters and telephone calls to let people know all of the great things happening in and around their community.
As the times have changed, so has the way communities communicate with homeowners and potential [...]

Press Release SAVANNAH, GA, November 2, 2009
The Landings on Skidaway Island, Savannah, GA, invites you to visit its first “Home For The Holidays” Designer Showhouse benefitting Savannah’s Community Health Mission. “We couldn’t be more excited about the incredible local talents who will be designing and furnishing each of the rooms in this fabulous home!” said [...]

Savannah, GA – The USTA Georgia Super Senior Championships, a Savannah Area Tennis Association event, will be hosted by The Landings Club for the 9th consecutive year at Franklin Creek from Friday, October, 23 – Sunday, October 25. More than 640 players, men and women ages 60 and over, and 70 and over will compete [...]

LELAND, NC Brunswick Forest, a 4,500-acre master planned community located ten minutes south of Historic Downtown Wilmington, NC, is celebrating the opening of Cape Fear National®  with a special “Sneak Peek” October 16-18 weekend offering.
Cape Fear National is the newest golf course in the Coastal South.  The first 18 holes of a planned 27-hole complex [...]

Far Hills, N.J. – The Palmetto Course at The Landings Club in Savannah, Ga., will host the 2011 USGA Women’s State Team Championship, to be contested Oct. 4-6.
“It’s an honor to host a USGA championship as part of The Landings Club’s giving back to the golf community,” said Bill Bayfield, co-general chairman of the championship. [...]