Study Group: Resort Real Estate Experts(?)

I agree that there is now a global connection and consequently an effect among home sales and in defaults.  However, I disagree that second homes are the first to falter in a down market. On the contrary, I have been seeing a trend particularly among US baby boomers, in which second or vacation...

Mexico is the only suitable alternative for Baby Boomers looking for a second home, retirement alternative or winter home for Americans. The product that they require is non existent. There is a great opportunity to build the product according to US standards.

St. Joe's decision to re-focus on its core strengths is astute in a challenging market. While that's certainly good long-term news for shareholders, it's even better news for those watching the Bay, Walton and Gulf Counties real estate markets. Coupled with this week's announcement of another venerable...

The mortgage meltdown affects you if you're a property owner, a stock market investor or operate any business dependent directly or indirectly on liquidity... in other words, everyone's affected. What began with an inverted yield curve...then trickled into a minor crisis as the secondary market started...

Some housing markets are bucking the national trend of falling home prices with “something” that has brought extra home-buying power into the community and prevented a significant buildup in surplus homes for sale.