Housing as in second homes for future retirement. Recreation as in golf, not shuffleboard or bingo. The typical second-homeowner is only here six months of the year. The seasonal homeowner is only here in the spring and fall. We live in a very mobile society.
People travel all the time.
Our market research tells us that communities need to offer ease and convenience of lifestyle. At present, heated competition among builders and developers has created outstanding values not only in desirable Sun Belt communities, but also in selected four-season areas. As demand cuts into supply, prices for second homes can be expected to rise by the end of the decade as each successive wave of boomers gets a head start on retirement or, more likely, semiretirement. Youth is a religion from which nearly one-third of the nation's populace is rapidly being converted. A recent survey by the American Resort Development Association found that 35 percent of households believe they have a 50-50 chance of purchasing recreational property in the next 10 years.