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Scott Kauffman
Scott Kauffman, Senior Real Estate Columnist
Scott Kauffman is the world’s leading journalist on golf course real estate and luxury resort-style development, and has more than 20 years of full-time newspaper, magazine, broadcast and public relations experience.
After working in staff positions with USA TODAY, The Orlando Sentinel and The Golfweek Group from 1990-2004, Kauffman started his own media company (Aloha Media Group LLC) to focus on the high-end leisure real estate industry. He also became a licensed Florida real estate broker and established an independent commercial real estate brokerage firm (Aloha Realty Group LLC).
Based in the Orlando, Fla., area, the University of Hawaii graduate has written for more than 25 national golf and luxury lifestyle publications in his award-winning career, including Links, Golf Connoisseur, Private Air, Unique Homes, Luxury Living, Florida Travel & Life, Estates West and Resorts & Great Hotels. Kauffman also has co-authored several books.
Most recently, Kauffman was profiled in a golf course real estate article by Smart Money magazine and was interviewed by CNN’s Lou Dobbs for his headline-breaking story on the $820 million sale of Pebble Beach to a group led by Arnold Palmer, Clint Eastwood, Peter Ueberroth and Richard Ferris.
Besides RealEstateChannel.com, other notable media outlets where Kauffman’s work regularly appears are: Urban Land, Robb Report Vacation Homes and Robb Report Collection; Ocean Home; Tee It Up; Fairway Living, Golf Business, Ideal Living, www.PrivateClubMembers.com and Nicklaus and Player magazines.
Kauffman lives in the Orlando area with his wife and two daughters. He can be reached at iwritegolf@gmail.com
(ORLANDO, FL) -- The American Resort Development Association (ARDA) and the American Resort Development Association Resort Owners' Coalition recently announced its support of the Timeshare Resale Accountability Act, sponsored by Florida State Senator Andy Gardiner and Florida State Representative Eric Eisenaugle, and supported by Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi. Read More
(THE VILLAGES, FL) -- The Villages, a massive golf course retirement community about 45 minutes northwest of Orlando, was the top-selling master-planned community in the nation last year, according to a report recently released last week by a California-based real estate research firm. Read More
(UNITED KINGDOM) -- Sequence's New Homes division, part of the Sequence national estate agency network, is announced a significant upturn in new homes sales in 2011. According to its annual results, the number of new-build properties it sold last year was up 31 per cent compared to 2010. Read More
(MOSCOW, RUSSIA) -- The global housing market suffered its worst performance for more than two years in the third quarter of 2011, according to property consultant's Knight Frank. Read More
(UNITED KINGDOM) -- A new "Ability to Buy Index" from Royal Bank of Scotland paints a mixed picture for first time buyers in Britain. While average mortgage payments have fallen to 2003 levels, it is now more difficult for first-time buyers to get a foot on the housing ladder than during the 2009 recession. Read More
(TABA HEIGHTS, EGYPT) -- Orascom Hotels and Development, Egypt's largest hotel owner, and Troon Golf, the world's largest golf course management company, announced a deal this week that would hand over control of Orascom's world-class golf course resorts at Taba Heights and El Gouna. Read More
(BARBADOS) - Royal Westmoreland, regarded as one of the top golf and residential resort communities in the Caribbean, just launched a series of land plots in one of the highest and most scenic parts of the property known as "Jasmine Ridge." Read More
(NAPLES, FL) -- Stock Development recently issued its 2011 sales report, showing more than 300 new home sales and more than $200 million in overall revenue companywide, according to a company representative. Read More
(PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL) -- PGA National Resort & Spa - home of the PGA Tour Honda Classic, five championship courses and world-class amenities - recently announced it was entering the "final round" of its $65 million revitalization and plans to complete the work early this Fall 2012. Read More
(SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH) -- A new urbanism is at work in downtown Salt Lake with a massive reinvention that will undoubtedly be a game changer for residents and visitors alike. Read More
(DUBROVNIK, CROATIA) -- Dubrovnik Sun Gardens recently announced it started off the New Year with six confirmed sales since it launched its first phase of 25 residences here in Croatia's Dalmatian Coast. Read More
(UDAIPUR, INDIA) -- Executive team members at Wyndham Hotel Group, the world's largest hotel company based on number of hotels and part of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, are traveling throughout India this month to explore development opportunities in the country. Read More
(ST. GEORGE, UTAH) -- At a time when many private golf club communities are struggling to retain and attract new members and homeowners, Entrada at Snow Canyon Country Club is a beacon of success for master-planned golf and resort-style communities. Read More
(CALPE, SPAIN) -- A growing number of experts believe that the Spanish property market is showing signs of recovery following the well documented economic crash which has plagued numerous global property markets. Read More
(MONTROSE, CO) -- SilverLeaf Financial, a private equity firm specializing in buying distressed debt, recently announced the acquisition of Cornerstone, a 6,000 acre luxury master planned community in western Colorado. The development is located approximately one hour north of the Telluride ski community. Read More
(ROSSCOMMON, MI) -- Forest Dunes, one of the nation's most critically acclaimed but under-utilized golf clubs, is poised for a bright new future thanks to energetic new ownership group determined to turn Forest Dunes into a national golfing destination. Read More
(SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ) -- The venerable Shackamaxon Golf and Country Club in Scotch Plains, N.J., has been purchased by an affiliate of RDC Golf Group, Inc., a leading New Jersey-based golf course ownership and management company. Read More
(PHOENIX, AZ) -- Ahwatukee Golf Properties recently announced the acquisition of The Foothills Golf Club. This latest acquisition marks the fifth facility the group owns and operates in the Ahwatukee-area of Phoenix. Read More
One of the UK's leading home builders has secured funding from the Homes and Communities Agency to build 1,985 affordable homes across England over the next three years.Persimmon Homes has been awarded funding of £20.64 million to build the... Read More
(ALICANTE, SPAIN) -- Foreign residents continue to invest in Spanish properties according to the Ministry of Public Transactions. In the latest report, property sales made by foreign residents in Spain experienced an increase of 24.7% in the third quarter of 2011. Read More
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