The Bahamas' Abaco Club on Winding Bay: For people who never ask how much

Five years ago, international entrepreneur Peter de Savary bought 534 acres in the Bahamas and started building the Abaco Club on Winding Bay, a golf and sporting retreat for people who need never ask, "How much?" The result is a luxury resort where personalities like Sean Connery, Annika Sorenstam and Rod Stewart mingle easily with the less-familiar. No big deal.
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Be your own Master at Georgia's Cuscowilla on Lake Oconee golf community

Cuscowilla on Lake Oconee was established in 1997 on a site 80 miles from Atlanta that housed a former seed orchard. The property covers 700 acres with a variety of native, wild grasses like broom sedge. Homes are located in remote parts of the resort grounds, often behind automatic gates away from the developed side of the property, in an array of architectural styles - no cookie-cutter homes here.
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New Seabury on Cape Cod provides great views, homes and golf - for a price

New Seabury had already been partially developed by the previous owners, but it got a huge thrust up the economic scale with the new owners. The master plan calls for 455 home sites in 13 different neighborhoods, all currently in various stages of development with completion expected about 2017. Apparently, sales are brisk even with the current real estate slow-down.
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The Coves at Round Mountain: Golf and activities with scenery to spare

A premier planned mountain golf community, The Coves at Round Mountain will provide all the luxury and amenities its members are after, with the seclusion and beauty that can only be found in the Carolinas. More than anything, however, this prestigious golf community in Colletsville, N.C., provides its residents with a lifestyle packed with activity options, while being secluded enough to maintain a family atmosphere.
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SouthWood golf community near Tallahassee, Fla. brings back a taste of Americana

A 3,200-acre master-planned community near Tallahassee, SouthWood is a 180-degree turn from the glitz, glamour and hype of Naples and Palm Beach. Evoking Old Florida, its landscape is graced by rare moss-draped live oaks and Slash Pines shading the fairways and grounds of its golf course, Katharine Dyson writes in her latest "Fairway Life" column.
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Bluegreen Communities: Experience eases the risk in a volatile real estate market

It's not all gloom and doom in the real estate market, you just have to know where and how to look. Your dream golf community property can still be found, especially if you have the aid of an experienced firm on your side. Bluegreen Golf Communities have been in the business for more than four decades and has sold more than 55,000 home sites in 32 states. They've persevered through real estate crunches in the past and understand the uncertainty many first-time buyers may feel presently.
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Cap Cana in the Dominican Republic: Way more than just a 'Caribbean hideaway'

When completed, Cap Cana will have three miles of beaches, five golf courses, a tennis and racquet complex, 500 hotel rooms, numerous "villages" with a total of about 5,000 residences, along with restaurants, shops, country clubs, polo grounds, casino, world-class spa and marina.
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With Fazio and Nicklaus golf, Pronghorn's the new elite address of central Oregon

Pronghorn, a 640-acre tract of rugged high desert landscape 10 minutes from Bend, Ore., is a place for those who don't have to rationalize spending a few mil for a second home. With two championship golf courses by Tom Fazio and Jack Nicklaus, multi-million dollar homes and a grand 55,000-square-foot clubhouse, Pronghorn Properties is on its way to becoming the elite address for central Oregon.
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Prime real estate on auction at Amelia RiverWalk in Fernandina Beach, Florida

Golf enthusiasts: have you considered purchasing a new home near a prime golfing destination in beautiful, sunny Florida? If so, this is a perfect opportunity for you! The Freedom Realty Exchange (www.FRE.com) has just announced the launch of an online auction campaign to sell brand-new, grand estate homes at Amelia RiverWalk in Fernandina Beach.
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Travel & Leisure Golf names the top golfing communities in the U.S.

Travel & Leisure Golf has released its annual ranking of the top 100 golf communities in America. It's no surprise that those communities in the South and West dominate: In the top 10 alone, four are in the South, including the top two, and the rest are out west.
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O Canada is the new anthem of Bahamian golf real estate

Thanks to the U.S. dollar's fall and the Bahamas' lockstep tie to it, Canadian dollars have never been worth so much. The South Ocean development is the most obvious golf-centric example. Roger Stein, a New York real estate developer is the vision man behind the project, but Canadians are the main money men behind the plans.
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Central Florida's Juliette Falls offers casual, family atmosphere in an upscale golf community

Gone are the days where the measure of a country club is in its formalities: strict dress codes or highbrow rules and regulations. More and more of today's prospective members like to kick it casual. So despite offering all of the high-end facilities and a manicured, championship golf course, Juliette Falls golf in Dunnellon, Fla. opts to remain more low-key.
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Arizona resort homes and home sites for auction with $1 minimum bids

Seven new homes and two residential lots are up for auction in Bullhead City, Arizona. These beautiful new homes feature three bedrooms and two baths and range from 1900 to over 2400 sq. ft. The home sites range between approximately 13,500 and 13,900 sq. ft. The real estate auction portfolio includes a fully furnished model being sold absolute, regardless of price, to the highest bidder.
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Colleton River Plantation near Hilton Head Island offers coastal scenery and championship golf

Like many of the Hilton Head Island-area golf communities, Colleton River Plantation begins modestly with a brick, beautified entranceway just off Highway 278, the main road onto Hilton Head Island. But what lies just a few miles beyond the gates is anything but an ordinary golf community. A shaded, winding road leads you several miles back through rolling, lowcountry land on the cusp of the Atlantic coastline.
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Online real estate auction selling prime properties in Bullhead City, Arizona

The Freedom Realty Exchange (www.FRE.com), a real estate auction marketing Web site and part of the LFC Group of Companies, has just announced the launch of an online auction campaign to sell seven new homes and two residential lots in Bullhead City, Arizona, with minimum bids starting at only $1!
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