Objectively have a look at real estate values and you will note that lakefront, direct lake access, and lake access all add to market value. Its like green space and no green space, or being on a busy street vs a quiet one. I'd like to hear the real estate guys chime in but they are probably worried about irritating potential customers.
Subjectively, i have noticed a lot of people who grew up in LBV have done their time in the yuppie havens and return when they have kids. Fundamentally the lake is about secured semi private access to a safe playground area for kids that is far more then a regular playground. You then get to know the other people with kids and there you have the building blocks of a community.
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