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Today from 4:00 to 9:00 at Spanish Springs Town Square there is a vintage car show and Cruise In, cars 30-year-old and older will be on display. The Villages Vintage Car Club will be showing off their member’s cars and the event is always well attended as folks from around the area attend.I get ...
04/15/2023
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A few months ago, I shared I had 5 pineapple plants in my pineapple grove, well guess what my first pineapple is starting to grow after 2 years of planting, so excited.Two years ago, my neighbor brought me a pineapple from her yard and explained how to cut the top off, put in water a few weeks th...
04/14/2023
Seems like every other month I need to update myself on growth in The Villages, Florida. When I meet folks considering The Villages to live I like to be able to rattle off a bunch of statics about what options residents have available to them. So here are some highlights that have changed in th...
04/13/2023
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My second year living in Florida, which was way back in time, I was introduced to Florida Festivals which is a rather big deal in Florida. I have only had a sampling of the festivals which peak season is January, February and March there are also fall festival season if you don’t get enough in ...
04/12/2023
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The Betts Team will be hosting an Open House from 11:00 until 2:00 Wednesday April 12th at a new listing 702 Pine Hills Place, The Villages.This three-bedroom, 2-bathroom home is located in the desirable Village of Winifred. You are close to Southern Trace, where you have plenty of shopping and ...
04/11/2023
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The Leesburg BikeFest returns this year April 28th to the 30th and it is expected to draw 250,000 to this year’s event. On the official website for BikeFest there are pages of concerts and events to keep the attendees busy. If you’re not familiar with the area parts of The Villages are 5 miles ...
04/11/2023
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Considering moving to The Villages and want to learn the true cost of owning a home here? You need to learn about the Community District Development (CDD) Bonds and Fees. I will give you more information on the Bonds part of the CDD in another article but today I want to explain the CDD Fees.Cu...
04/10/2023
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The first square in The Villages, Spanish Springs was built in 1994 and has a South-West flavor. The square represented the developer moving across U.S. 441/27 heading toward Sumter County after starting in Lake County. It remained the only square for 10 years until Lake Sumter Landing was buil...
04/08/2023
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I am thrilled to welcome Whittney Morgan Clarke to our team. What a great story having an 18-year-old the day of high school graduation telling me she wants a career in real estate. We got her through real estate school, passed the state exam, have her signed up with the Realtor’s association a...
04/07/2023
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Mature landscaping is a question I ask somebody looking to relocate to The Villages, Florida. We have it all here where in the north homes were built 20 to 30 years ago and back then they did their best to save trees to today where they clear cut 100’s of acres for building new homes. In my opi...
04/06/2023