Real Estate Journal

The landscaping has suffered from the drought–this was for houses in the Greensboro community. The question was to water or not to water? With the Triad and all of the Southeast facing its worst drought in a century, it’s a dilemma challenging a host of folks — home owners, home builders, homeowners associations and Realtors — who are caught between conservation and the need to keep homes and neighborhoods marketable.

Some residents thought it was easy to decide–whether to water the lawns or not. Greensboro is under mandatory water restrictions– residents should water using only a hose or hand-held container.

While it is easy for those in Grensbro, it is trickier for those in High Point. They are under voluntary restrictions. Those in Winston-Salem have no water restrictions. Even if residents can water as much as they like, they still ask themselves the question of whether they will water or not. Though this depends on who you ask.