Author: Ron Collard

Under Construction. Welcome to Boulevard Oaks, a new home community located in Lady Lake. Boulevard Oaks is a modern new home community that offers easy access to highway 27 and is just minutes from exciting shops and attractions in The Villages. Here you will find 3-to-5-bedroom homes with 2 to 3 bathrooms and 2 car garages. Built with all concrete block construction, these floorplans offer a variety of well-designed livable space. For a modern touch each home features stylish Quartz counter tops, beautiful kitchen cabinets, Whirlpool Stainless-Steel appliances, Revwood flooring in the main living areas and bathrooms and beautiful plush carpet in the bedrooms for a comfortable and polished feeling. Smart home technology is also included, allowing you the convenience to control your home at your fingertips. Enjoy a resort-style pool with sun shelf, clubhouse, walking trails, and a pickleball court all right at home in your community. *Photos are of similar model but not that of the exact house. Pictures, photographs, colors, features, and sizes are for illustration purposes only and will vary from the homes as built. Home and community information including pricing, included features, terms, availability, and amenities are subject to change and prior sale at any time without notice or obligation. Please note that no representations or warranties are made regarding school districts or school assignments; you should conduct your own investigation regarding current and future schools and school boundaries.*

National entry-level luxury fell to $1.2M in Mid-Q3, down ~4% MoM and yearly, extending a 29-mo streak of yearly price declines nationally.
Higher luxury tiers also eased: the top 5% threshold reached $1.89M and the top 1% threshold hit $5.16M after yearly declines near 4%.
Luxury listings moved faster yearly at key thresholds: 90th-percentile homes spent 74 days on market, while the typical listing held steady at 60 days.
Even with faster yearly movement, Mid-Q3 signaled a recalibration: market activity slowed from midsummer, and the share of $1M-plus listings also declined.
The national gap between luxury and ultraluxury remained wide in Mid-Q3: the top 1% began at 4.3 times the $1.2M entry point.

In Mid-Q3, the nationwide median listing price per sq-ft fell ↓1.8% yearly, extending a broad cooling trend as the market moved toward more typical conditions.
That marked the 10th straight month of yearly declines, adding evidence that recent pricing has been normalizing after several years of unusually strong growth.
Across the 50 largest US metros, 36 posted yearly declines in median listing price per sq-ft, showing the slowdown had spread broadly nationwide.
Higher mortgage rates and growing inventory shaped this shift, as affordability pressure made buyers more selective and pushed sellers toward more realistic asking prices.
Experts said ongoing price corrections in former boom markets could give buyers more negotiating power in Early-Fall, as market balance gradually shifted away from sellers.

US single-family housing starts climbed in the prior month, reaching their strongest pace in five months and signaling more new-home purchase opportunities ahead.
At the same time, single-family permits slipped in the prior month, showing builders started homes faster than they refreshed the future construction pipeline.
Completed single-family homes fell in the prior month, limiting ready-now supply, while broader housing starts softened as larger multifamily projects dropped sharply.
Builders increasingly leaned on incentives and some price cuts, giving buyers more to compare and making financing guidance a bigger part of new-home decisions.
Near-term opportunity centers on homes already moving through construction, where buyers can benefit most by weighing incentive packages against outside loan options.