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The Villages Blog

September
17

The Villages - Is Unimaginable 

There is no such thing as "The Villages Florida Lifestyle." What The Villages Florida offers that other retirement locations do not is an abundance of recreational, social, and commercial amenities within the community.  Amenities that allow you to create your very own retirement lifestyle.  To accomplish this you must have a broad awareness of The Villages Florida.  Once you know where the amenities are that best fit your retirement lifestyle, you will be able to discover which neighborhoods allow for the most convenient access to the amenities you will use most often to enjoy a full, and active retirement.

The Villages is comprised of 17 contiguous special-purpose municipalities, Community Development Districts (CDDs). Thirteen residential three commercial...

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August
6

Boat Dock

The Villages Best Home Locations

The Villages is a self-contained retirement community with over 140,000 residents. While The Villages has an abundance of recreation and commercial amenities, your home's location relative to these amenities will impact your ability to fully enjoy a lifestyle that is second-to-none.

When deciding location, focus on the major commercial amenities. No matter where you buy in The Villages there will be a selection of all the different types of recreation amenities nearby.  So, your goal should be to select a home that fits your feature requirements that's located convenient to the major center of commercial activity: The Villages Hospital and Me...

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August
6

The Village of Fenney

There is no better retirement destination than The Villages, Florida or one of the nearby upscale active, adult communities. The Village of Fenney is not contiguous with the retirement destination known as "The Villages Florida," where you can access everything easily by golf cart.

The developer skillfully uses its High-Pressure Lifestyle Preview Plans, Internet videos, ownership of The Villages® Daily Sun Newspaper, and local television and radio to create the misconception by buyers that The Village of Fenney is but 4 miles away from "The Villages" and has everything you need to enjoy...

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August
6

Food Truck

Before you book a Lifestyle Preview visit you may want to consider the following local news articles where Villagers who have purchased expensive homes in the Village of Fenney and Southern Oaks are being greeted with things like food trucks instead of air-conditioned country clubs. Residents are up-in-arms about:

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August
4

Stonecrest Entrance 2

Living in or near The Villages, Florida is by far the best active retirement destination in Florida. The Villages is not a gate-restricted retirement community, but rather contiguous special purpose municipalities called Community Development Districts (CDDs). While CDDs are unincorporated political subdivisions, they are nonetheless municipalities. Open to the public.

The Villages can overwhelm first-time visitors causing them to make a quick emotional home purchase without seriously considering how they will use the abundance of recreation and commercial amenities, the overall cost and utility of their purchase, and the nearby, more economical alternatives that may provide them jus...

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