The CDD team has been busy this week. Following is a closer look at what they’ve been working on.

Private Property Maintenance Standards

Routine inspections were postponed this week as staff was out of the office on scheduled leave. Follow-up and requested inspections were conducted throughout the island. This week, no properties were contacted regarding new violations of the Private Property Maintenance Standards, and no properties were contacted to provide courtesy education regarding property maintenance standards.

The Skidaway Chapter of the Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) is pleased to announce that its annual Kids’ Fishing Derby will be held on Saturday, May 25 at the Kids Fishing Lagoon (#56) located behind the fire station in Oakridge (near crossover bridge at Westcross and Log Landing roads). Check-in is from 8:30 to 9 a.m., with fishing from 9 to 10:30 a.m., and prizes awarded at 11 a.m.

New this year is our BLUEGILL BONANZA! We will have 10 tagged bluegill swimming around in the Kids Fishing Lagoon. Youngsters participating in the Derby who catch a tagged fish will receive a $100 Bass Pro gift card courtesy of Skidaway CCA.

Early registration for the event is available by clicking here.

Please note: Children and guests of Landings residents are invited to participate. Kids may be as young as three or as old as 15. EACH CHILD MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT AT ALL TIMES. The event is free and includes a variety of prizes for different age groups. For more information call Tom Rood (912-598-9753).

The Current Market, “Your Next Adventure” and the Club Car Championship!

Although the chart below is still positive, it doesn’t yet reflect the spring real estate season. With inventory levels and, therefore, months of available inventory increasing, demand is still currently exceeding supply. This is resulting in prices continuing to rise, although more slowly.

We tied 2023’s total Landings home closings with 52 again this year. In the $1m+ category, the community was just one closing shy, at 13 vs.14 last year.

With 39 homes on the market on March 31, we had 2.3 months of inventory, which still is less than the four months that is considered balanced between buyers and sellers.

And, although inventory has grown from last year, with 78 total home listings added to inventory in the first quarter, we still are well below the 127 of the last pre-COVID year of 2019.

All told, things are positive, and prices are still rising. However, residential real estate is never boring, and things will continue to change and evolve. We’ll be sharing the outlook along the way!

On March 27, the Company sponsored its second Your Next Adventure Seminar for those considering a move to independent or assisted living. After a brief real estate market update, we heard from Thrive, Savannah Square, and Park Springs, along with the community. We appreciate all those that attended and the many positive in-person comments and emails we received about the event. We plan to continue this on an annual basis.

I’d also like to mention how successful the Club Car Championship was this year. Not only was it a great tournament with first-time TV coverage, but we thank all who came to enjoy the tournament from our sponsored Eagles Nest Tent and the nearly 21,000 prospective buyers we emailed who responded in droves to our team. Being notified of the opportunity to experience the tournament and The Landings vicariously, drove the most response we’ve had to any such email of the last 10 years. We had many prospects tell us how much they enjoyed watching the coverage and couldn’t wait to get here on a Discovery Visit!

We also thank the Club for a wonderful job in food and beverage support and the tournament staff who made some skillful changes to better handle the crowd in the Eagles Next. The Golf Channel coverage tied into our national community marketing perfectly. We couldn’t have asked them for any better.

The Landings Company is 100% self-funded from the sales commission revenue we generate. We continue to nationally market The Landings, which benefits all of our property values, with your support when selling your home, referring friends and family, or renting your home. Thank you in advance for your support thus far in 2024!

We still are in a holding pattern. We get calls sporadically and when we do, we go. This is equally as frustrating for the First Responders as it is for the community. Please be patient and know that we are continuing to fight to serve this island.

A huge concern is golf cart safety. Please pay attention. The number of accidents we respond to is alarming. Slow down. Put your phones away. Show due regard for pedestrians on foot, scooters, and bikes. We live in a community that should be only about respect for one another.

Stop signs. I’m not sure why many of you think they are merely a suggestion. For the repeat offenders (you know who you are) who run the four way at the Main Gate and habitually the one at Midpoint, I have a question. WHY? Is the juice really worth the squeeze?

If you’re in that big of a hurry that you risk killing someone, maybe you should reevaluate your time management and leave a little earlier. It takes a millisecond for an accident to occur. We must do everything we can to PREVENT an accident because that’s the only thing we have control over.

I wish you all a safe and healthy spring. Hydrate. Be kind. Be community minded. And please, stop and realize that we live in paradise.