• The Crest has two St. Augustine custom homes under construction.  It is one of the exclusive neighborhoods of The Estates and prices start at $600,000.  Homesites are generously sized, shaded with ancient oaks and pines and ideally situated near the King & Bear Clubhouse and the Swim & Tennis Center.
• Expected to be complete in February 2010 is the new spec home from Providence Homes in GroveWood at The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village.  The 2,559-square-foot home will have 4 bedrooms and three baths and is priced in the mid-$300,000′s.  GroveWood is a family oriented community.
• Laterra Links is breaking ground on new multi-unit buildings, each with 4 upscale coach homes of 2,100 to 2,700 square feet.
• The Cascades, the active adult retirement community at World Golf Village, is under the new ownership of Dockstreet Communities and predicting growth in 2010.  The ground breaking of six new models are in walking distance of Cascade’s clubhouse and amenities.

The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village is reflecting the real estate market recovery.  Upward trends are encouraging price stability and great values available are helping to increase transactions.  Also playing a part in the market recovery is the availability of low interest rates and, in some cases, the Federal homeowners incentives.

The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village is Northeast Florida’s first choice for gracious living.  Situated between Jacksonville and St. Augustine, the community offers distictive neighborhoods from gated, custom estate homes and resort condos to stylish coach homes and affordable single-family homes.  It is home to world-renowned championship golf, the acclaimed World Golf Hall of Fame and IMAX Theater.  Other amenities include a year-round heated Junior Olympic-sized swimming pool, lighted tennis courts, playground, fitness center, and club house.  Dotted with parks and walking paths, the Neighborhoods of World Golf Village is popular with nature lovers.  Restaurants, shops and retailers are conveniently located.  For more information about The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village, follow them on Twitter.

The new buildings marks the newest phase of construction on the popular coach homes in the Laterra Links neighborhood at World Golf Village. The Laterra Links concrete-constructed coach homes will continue to range from two to four bedrooms and 2,160 square feet to 2,780 square feet, with two-car garages and screened lanais. Various high-end finishes are offered at Laterra Links, including granite countertops, stainless appliances, wood floors and more. One great thing about Laterra Links is that it is situated around golf holes through eight of the King & Bear fairways. Meaning, many of these homes will feature beautiful views of the golf course.

Also, Laterra Links just recently completed construction on a 7,200 square foot amenity center that features a fitness center, pool, veranda, event room and kitchen. What more could you ask for in a new home? Be sure to visit World Golf Village to get more information on these new homes.

This is the perfect opportunity for Northeast Florida home shoppers, real estate agents and neighbors to get an up-close look at some of the available homes in the community.

The Sneak Peek open house in December will also serve as an opportunity to contribute to Davidson Realty’s toy drive for Sertoma for Tots, an organization that collects and distributes toys to underprivileged children in our local area. Toys will be collected at each home on tour as well as at Davidson Realty at the main entrance to World Golf Village. As always, we will be serving festive treats in one of the homes on tour too!

You can pick up a map for the tour at the Davidson Realty office as well. See you Saturday!

Suzy won for top sales and top listings with a combined production of over $1,609,000. She joined the Davidson Realty team in August of 2008 and has been an integral player ever since. Last month Suzy organized a Davidson team to participate in the “Ramp It Up” program. With the help of 11 Davidson agents and staff, Suzy built a wheelchair ramp for a disabled member of the Davidson community. With her sparkling personality and positive attitude, Suzy is a joy to have on the  Davidson team.

Pauline Cake was the top producer for the month of October. Pauline has been on the Davidson team at World Golf Village since May of 2002, but has worked at the Village since 1997. Pauline and her husband Woody live in The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village with their two sons. Pauline and Woody work together on all of the sales and believe that living in the neighborhood really allows them to know all the ins and out of The World Golf Village community.

Congratulations to both Suzy and Pauline on your recent successes!

After working on their short games at the Academny, residents can head over to the PGA TOUR STOP, which specializes in only the finest golf brands and products. This unofficial TOUR retail establishment is Florida’s largest golf store with 31,000 square feet of retail space and is the perfect stop for those looking to find the perfect golf gift for a friend or neighbor.

If you’re more of the competitive type the head over to the the World Golf Hall of Fame”s Putting Course and Challenge hole. There you’ll be able to challenge friends, family and neighbors in a little one-on-one competition. The 18-hole, real grass Putting Course was designed to USGA specifications, creating an authentic test of skill. Residents and visitors alike can also experience the Challenge Hole, testing their skills on the 132-yard over-the-water shot to an island green, which is reminiscent of the famed 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Verda Beach, Florida.

For more information about life at World Golf Village, visit www.worldgolfrealestate.com, become a fan on Facebook by visting www.facebook.com/worldgolfvillage, or follow along on Twitter with www.twitter.com/worldgolfvillag.

World Golf Village is home to two award-winning 18-hole golf courses, the King & Bear and the Slammer & Squire. These aren’t just ordinary, run-of-the-mill golf courses. These courses are the only ones in the world designed by two golf legends – Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus co-designed the King & Bear, and Sam Snead and Gene Sarazen were consultants on Slammer & Squire.

Residents of World Golf Village have the luxury of exclusive benefits to these two extraordinary golf courses, like priority and reserved times, private clubhouse privileges and more. The beautiful courses feature rolling meadows, 200-year-old live oaks  and plenty of water hazards along the way. World Golf Village is also home to the World Golf Hall of Fame which offers impressive views throughout the courses.

The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village includes Northeast Florida’s most exciting choices for golf course living. The master planned golf community offers a variety of distinctive St. Augustine golf homes from the $200,000s to $2 million. Communities entail such amenities as heated Junior Olympic-sized pools, lighted tennis courts, playgrounds, fitness centers and more.

Nestled between St. Augustine and Jacksonville, Fla., World Golf Village offers 36 holes of golf, top notch practice facilities and delightful dining options. To top it off, homeowners at World Golf Village enjoy exclusive benefits with their membership at King & Bear and Slammer & Squire, with priority and reserved tee times, dining room and pro shop discounts, private clubhouse use privileges, play for cart fees only, VIP guest invitation to the Hall of Fame induction and invitation to member exclusive events, such as leagues, tournaments and social events.

King & Bear at World Golf Village is an 18-hole course featuring loblolly pines and open meadows on the front nine with 200-year-old live oaks complementing the back nine. The signature feature of this course, designed by Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, is placid lakes edged with large coquina rock. King & Bear hosted the 2001 and 2002 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf, a Champions Tour Event, as well as a Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf match between Palmer and Nicklaus in 2000. It has also hosted both The PGA Tour Qualifying School and The Champions Tour Qualifying School.

Slammer & Squire is an 18-hole course designed by Bobby Weed with design consultants “The Slammer” Sam Snead and Gene “The Squire” Sarazen. The course features two distinct nines with generous fairways, contoured greens, and plenty of water hazards along with impressive views of the World Golf Hall of Fame. The course was the host site of the Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf, Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf, a Senior PGA Tour Event and currently hosts an array of other golf events such as the Legends Tour event, Handa Cup.

What sets the golf courses at World Golf Village apart from the others is that no detail has been overlooked, from the GPS-equipped golf carts to the iced towels and chilled apples on the first and tenth tees. The staff at both courses know every member by name and the courses are impeccably maintained to the highest standards. In addition, the courses are designed to keep players focused on the game, with no road crossings at Slammer & Squire and only one on King & Bear; and double and triple adjoining fairways that help minimize the impact of real estate on the courses.

The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village is a masterplanned, golf course community in St. Johns County between Jacksonville and St. Augustine. Sneak Peek Saturday visitors will able to visit the twenty neighborhoods from the $200,000s to $2 million within the community and are certain to find something that will suit their needs and preferences better than any other masterplanned community.

Sneak Peek Saturday visitors can pick up a map at the Davidson Realty office, which is at the main entrance to World Golf Village, or at the Gate House, which is at the entrance to the King & Bear golf course, three miles west of the main World Golf Village entrance.

The northeast Florida golf community’s social media presence includes popular online networking sites such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter; as well as real estate sites Trulia and ActiveRain.  World Golf Village has already seen a fantastic response, with close to 250 Facebook fans within two weeks of launching its page.

For more information about The Neighborhoods of World Golf Village, visit www.worldgolfrealestate.com, Fan them on Facebook www.Facebook.com/WorldGolfVillage or Follow them on Twitter www.Twitter.com/WorldGolfVillag.