Dick Betts REALTOR® The Villages, Florida

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RECENT BLOG POSTS
This time of year, I hear complaining about snowbirds coming to The Villages, Florida, me I am happy they are here and will explain why shortly.  It is estimated the population of The Villages grows about 30% from summer to peak season with is January, February and March.  So now we are looking a...
01/03/2024
Here we go time to make predictions on what I personally believe will happen to the housing market in The Villages, Florida.  First The Villages is a microcosm when it comes to housing, we have a tendency to buck national trends due to the unique housing market offered here.  Another factor we se...
01/02/2024
So, what did you watch drop last night?  For many it was your eye lids, reading this list I thought The Villages, Florida should drop a Golf Ball or Pickleball or maybe both, heck we got three town squares.  I guess The Villages would have a drop at 9:00 pm as that is the time things shut down he...
01/01/2024
What made me Google “Strange New Year’s Traditions” I have no idea but there goes 10 minutes of my life I will never get back.  On the other hand, it did give me a topic to write about today!Broken Plates in DenmarkBroken dishes at your front door, it seems people save unused dishes the entire ye...
12/31/2023
The third article in the series on New Year’s Eve activities in The Villages, Florida.  Back to where it all began Spanish Springs Town Square where the longest performing in my opinion tightest band will be providing the NYE entertainment Rocky and The Rollers.  From Doo Wop to Rock N Roll it wi...
12/30/2023
My second article about New Year’s Eve in The Villages, Florida, Brownwood Paddock Square next.  We started at Sawgrass Grove and with the 80’s working our way north through The Villages so what does Brownwood have in store?  Oh, this is a good one, the 60’s until today with The Hooligans British...
12/29/2023
No holiday will go unnoticed in The Villages, Florida!  Next up New Year’s Eve and we have four venues to help you celebrate ringing in the new year!  Let’s start in the south end of The Villages and work our way north, Sawgrass Grove has big plans for New Year’s Eve.  Starting at 3:00 pm on New ...
12/28/2023
One of the new owners that bought a home without visiting The Villages or even Florida called concerned about these little creatures that kinda look like very small baby alligators, they are all over the place!  This was their first experience with Geckos and we told them they are harmless and go...
12/27/2023
Christmas for me is a time to reflect on the years gone by and be thankful for where I am today and the people that I have made the journey with.  My family time in Waynesboro, PA as a small boy walking out of our church at 11:00 pm after candle light service on Christmas Eve and snow falling, wa...
12/24/2023
I had a meeting recently with some folks and they picked Willie Jewell’s Old School Bar-B-Q to meet.  Willie Jewell’s is in the southern end of The Villages, Florida just past the turnpike just off of Warm Springs Avenue, an easy drive down Morse or in my case I was close to US 301 so came in tha...
12/23/2023