Places like Hilton Head, with water adjacency and nice climates, are i…

Susan Orlean
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Places like Hilton Head, with water adjacency and nice climates, are in high demand, and land values are insane. In the case of Hilton Head, which was developed in 1970 on what had been a mosquito- and alligator-infested swampy barrier island, land value has leaped from nearly zero to now unaffordable. ✨ The Too-Big House by Susan Orlean, www.newyorker.com. June 21, 2011.
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