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Airpark real-estate values took a hit during the housing crisis, but demand has begun to pick up again. This niche real estate market is a development where homeowners keep and fly their private planes. It is also referred to as a "fly-in community." These communities have also become a niche real estate market, with some firms dedicated solely to these developments. (D. McCormick, Budget & Operations Manager)
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Source: Yahoo! News Singapore, June 5, 2014.
Living in Air Parks
Lake Stevens Home & Hangar Perfect for You & Your Plane, (Curbed Seattle, Apr. 22, 2015).
Residential Airparks on a Takeoff Roll, (Plane & Pilot Magazine, Dec. 16, 2014).
Living with the love of your life, (Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association, Dec. 9, 2014).
Corporate Pilots and CEOS Alike Heed the Call of Airpark Living, (AIN Online, Oct. 18, 2014).
Spruce Creek, Florida – A Fly-In Private Community, (Huffington Post, Sept. 15, 2014).
Fly-in communities become more than getaways for pilots in McKinney, (The Dallas Morning News, July 18, 2014).
Living in Luxury Air Parks, (Wall Street Journal, June 5, 2014).
Residential Airparks: Living at the Airport, (Flying Magazine, Feb. 10, 2014).
Luxury living with your airplane, (General Aviation News, Sept. 8, 2013).
Living with your Airplane Part 1: Home Strip, (I Fly Blog, Dec. 29, 2012).
Living with your Airplane Part 2: Residential Airparks, (I Fly Blog, Dec. 30, 2012).
A checklist to assist you in choosing a residential airpark, (Living With Your Plane, July 2012).
Hard Times for ‘Airpark’ Communities, (The California Report, Apr. 6, 2012).
Runway Communities put Airstrips in Pilots’ Backyards, (Chicago Tribune, July 13, 2011).
Airparks Across America: Residential fly-in communities are surging in popularity. Here’s why, (Flying Adventures Magazine, Sept./Oct. 2010).
Home is where the hangar is: Air park offers ‘a different way of life’, (501 Life Magazine, July 22, 2010).
Airpark Living: Waking Up To Your Dream, (Plane & Pilot, July 10, 2010).
Residential airpark living takes off, (Bankrate, Feb. 5, 2008).
Airparks: a plane in your garage, (Fogonazos, Jan. 29, 2007).
One-plane garage with a view / Residential airparks make commuting a breeze for those with training, money, (San Francisco Gate, Mar. 5, 2006).
Colorado neighborhoods double as airparks for diehard pilots, (The Denver Post, Apr. 14, 2006). E
The Future of Residential Airparks, (National Air Transportation Association, 2003).
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