It’s that time of the year. For the rest of the year, I’ll be reposting the 10 most read articles here on IAC.
Thanks for following, reading, and sharing. Special thanks to readers who have provided inspiration for blog topics, and for those who have been willing to share their personal HOA stories.
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Best wishes for a peaceful holiday season and happier, healthier neighborhoods in 2018.
NOVEMBER 9, 2015
Pros and Cons of Living Next to a Nature Preserve
By Deborah Goonan, Independent American Communities
A recent Wall Street Journal article, Luxury-Home Developers’ Latest Pitch: Unspoiled Nature, has inspired me to share some thoughts about owning a home in close proximity to nature.
WSJ’s Katy McLaughlin highlights several new real estate developments surrounded by nature preserves and protected conservation lands. The subtitle says it all:
Forget golf: A growing number of high-end home communities are being built around large nature preserves
For some buyers who love nature, this not-so-new concept holds appeal. And with the waning popularity of golf, and the substantial expense of maintaining the course, nature conservancy seems to be a relatively inexpensive amenity that some developers believe will sell high-end homes.
Of course, some critics have added their thoughts in the comment section of the article: this is just a way for the well-to-do to buy themselves relative privacy, at least along the rear boundary of the property.
Buyers are attracted to natural landscapes that they do not have to maintain. Or at least that’s the perception.
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