Golf Properties Are Once Again in High Demand
The pandemic is renewing interest in living on a golf course, according to Sotheby’s International Realty 2021 Luxury Outlook report. After five years of closures around the country, golf courses are once again gaining popularity, with Sotheby’s reporting a 26% increase in golf property searches globally from January 2020 to February 2021 compared to 2019. “2020 was the year that golf homes became hot commodities,” Philip A. White Jr., president of Sotheby’s International Realty, told The New York Times . The states with the most golf courses include: Arizona California Florida Georgia Hawaii North Carolina South Carolina Texas “Most of our clients are having record years in rounds of golf played and golf club memberships sold,” Mike Kelly, managing partner of the 59 Club USA, which analyzes customer service and trends in the golf industry, told Mansion Global. “Those that are selling real estate into these environments, especially those in more v...