The problem has been a long time coming. For many years, real estate developers would establish a residential community governed by a homeowners’ association (HOA) and would establish a separate golf club to own, operate and maintain the golf and other recreational amenities within or
In the past, critics have taken aim at gated communities. Nearly 20 years ago, two academics from California wrote Fortress America: Gated Communities in the United States. They criticized these communities as being hived-off from the larger world, suggesting that what residents sought in them
Gated community clubs are rebounding, reports a recent survey by the McMahon Group. Real estate sales are up in 81 percent of surveyed gated community clubs by an average of 12 percent from last year, indicating a stronger position for these clubs than in recent