Dick Betts REALTOR® The Villages, Florida

One of The Villages, Florida premier hospitality groups FMK is opening a new sport bar at the location of the former Red Lobster on 466.  We can always use more sports bars in The Villages.  College alumni groups, pro sports fans you name it people here love to watch sports.  No games on?  There ...

First light this morning I see some leaves, small branches down in the yard.  I think The Villages survived just fine as I saw nothing on any of the Facebook Groups of Villages News.  I did see one front pole light the top came off and one older palm tree had damage.I sat on my lanai most of the ...

Last week we flew to Northern Virginia and came home with Covid, plus a freaking hurricane in the Gulf!  Guess the good thing I don’t have any desire to eat hurricane snacks or what I bought at Total Wine!Let’s talk tornadoes, we don’t have basements so think about interior rooms or closets.  Our...

Looks like you have today yet to pick up anything you need.  If The Weather Channel is right looks like our worst weather will be Thursday evening.  30 mph winds with gust to 60 mph and heavy rain.  You need to be where you want to be by 5:00 pm Thursday.  Stay out of golf cart tunnels!Update on ...

Well, here we go!  For the next few days, I will be getting up about 6:00 to see what is happening with Hurricane Helena.  For some of you this could be your first hurricane in The Villages and will be giving my humble opinion on the effects to us in The Villages, remember I’m a Realtor not a Met...

Back home from 5 days of babysitting and being with family in Arlington, VA and just in time to watch that red blob coming into the Gulf of Mexico.  It is amazing how easy it is to travel to and from The Villages, Florida.  Friends took us and picked us up at the Lake Sumter Bus Depot, Groome got...

One thing about The Villages, Florida we see restaurants come and go and normally a location doesn’t stay empty for long.  Example Bella Vita Italian Steakhouse on the square at Spanish Springs this is the fourth restaurant at that location since I moved to The Villages in 2011.  Another example ...

Michelle and I are in Arlington, VA babysitting a 2- and 4-year-old while my son and his wife take a few days away for my son’s birthday.  My other son and his family lives just north of Philadelphia and making plans for a trip to see them.  I got to thinking this week how many times I talk with ...

Remember awhile back I shared we are getting into party and festivals times?  Let’s fill your October with fun events.  Brews, Blues and BBG in Fruitland Park is coming up, located just half mile east of The Villages on 466a at Millers Farm 1350 Miller Blvd, Fruitland Park which is hosting this e...

2:00 pm yesterday I turned on the TV to see the announcement and a little of the commentary then turned it off.  I am going to share three opinions on what effect this has on the housing market.First Ronda my lender guy, she is not a guy:  As we all have heard, since March 2020 our interest rates...