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wilmington nc real estate: WILMINGTON NC REAL ESTATE DATA UPDATE - APRIL 2010 - 05/16/10 09:10 PM
 
Listing InventoryIn April we saw an increase in listing inventory of 43 units. We are about 137 units over May 2009. We have 5,620 single family homes for sale in our MLS. The average list price of $385,600 is up by $4,625 from last month. The average list price has increased by 3.8% from February 2010. If you look back over the last three years you will see our low point in listing inventory to be about Dec/Jan time frame.Monthly Average Sold PriceOur monthly average sold price is up by .8% from last month and up 3.5% from April 2009. … (1 comments)

wilmington nc real estate: What's Happening this Weekend in Wilmington, NC - 02/05/10 10:08 AM
This weekend is the North Carolina Jazz Festival. They are celebrating their 30th anniversary. This festival of music is Saturday, Feb 6 10:00aat Hilton Wilmington Riverside, Wilmington, NCThis is a 3 day traditional jazz festival, held at the Wilmington Hilton Riverside Hotel. All events are held in the ballroom in a cabaret setting with tables of ten. The aim of the festival is to preserve and present some of America's original classic music - Jazz - and we feature the style of jazz known as Traditional Jazz.  Also this weekend is the Chocolate Festival to benefit the Senior Citizens center. There … (0 comments)

wilmington nc real estate: LOL FRIDAYs - THE OPTIMIST ...A Little Joke.... - 09/18/09 10:32 AM
A LITTLE TWO YEAR OLD GIRL IS SITTING ON THE TOILET. HER MOTHER THINKS SHE HAS BEEN IN THERE TOO LONG, SO SHE GOES IN TO SEE WHAT'S UP. THE LITTLE GIRL IS SITTING ON THE TOILET LOOKING AT A BOOK. BUT ABOUT EVERY 10 SECONDS OR SO SHE PUTS THE BOOK DOWN, GRIPS ONTO TO THE TOILET SEAT WITH HER LEFT HAND AND HITS HERSELF ON TOP OF THE HEAD WITH HER RIGHT HAND. HER MOTHER SAYS: "CASSIE, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? YOU'VE BEEN IN HERE FOR A WHILE.CASSIE SAYS: "I'M FINE, MOMMY.. I JUST HAVEN'T GONE 'DOODY' YET."MOTHER SAYS: "OK, … (4 comments)

wilmington nc real estate: MR. /or MS. FSBO- IS THIS YOUR MARKETING PLAN?? - 09/17/09 09:46 AM
 
Mr. /or Ms. FSBO : Is this your Marketing Plan? A hand painted wooden sign on a busy street? Who will know how attractive your house is? How will out of town buyers find you? What is in your house? How can we find out more about your house without calling you? How do you know $ 160K is a good price for your home? Do you think buyers will actually want to contact you? Do you know about sales documents and the 1st Time Buyers Tax incentive? What are the good points about your house and will anyone know? … (8 comments)

wilmington nc real estate: Nations Next Top Model Home Ends Tomorrow and Open Houses Begin!!! - 08/27/09 08:34 PM
 
Nations Next Top Model Home - set in the Brunswick county's new subdivison - Compass Pointe is coming to a conclusion. Tomorrow night the 7 designers from all over the country will put down their paintbrushes to signal completion of their home designing competition. The designers were recruited to design a new model home at Compass Pointe. Each was given a budget of $ 5000. and had to paint, and purchase furniture and accessories to decorate their floorplan. The progress of the designers was videoed on a blog each Monday night. There were competitions for who was to pick their … (1 comments)

wilmington nc real estate: LOL FRIDAY - Great Sayings by Police Officers - 08/07/09 08:32 AM
   
  Subject: Great sayings by police officers..... >      >      These 16 Police Comments were taken off>      Actual police car videos around the country:>>      #16 "You know,  stop lights don't come any redder>               than the one you just went through.">>      #15 "Relax, the handcuffs are tight because they're new.  They'll > stretch after you wear them a while.">>   # 14 "If you take your hands off the car, I'll make your Birth > certificate a worthless document.">>    #13 "If you run, you'll only go to jail tired.">    #12 "Can you run faster than 1200 feet per second?>     Because that's the speed … (10 comments)

wilmington nc real estate: Wrightsville Beach Women Surfers Wahine Championships- Whats Happening this Weekend in Wilmington NC - 08/07/09 08:27 AM
Surfer Chicks Unite- What's Happening this Weekend in Wilmington, NC  
 If you are coming to see OPEN HOUSES AT WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH this weekend you can also see the Wrightsville Beach surfers - women surfer competition  - the East Coast Wahine Championships this weekend at Wrightsville Beach, NC Aug 8-9. Surf competitions for women in longboard, shortboard, bodyboard and novice divisions as well as an 18 and an under advanced shortboard division and an open shortboard division for all ages. Oceanic Pier at Wrightsville Beach - go to http://www.eastcoastwahines.com/ for more information.
Don't forget to check out Wrightsville Beach women surfers - of … (0 comments)

wilmington nc real estate: Nudists "Take it OFF" to Break Guiness Record in Wilmington NC Area - 07/24/09 03:55 PM

 
Yes here they are in all their glory - nudists doing their thing to promote their idea of a fun weekend in our greater Wilmington area. We do have a nudist camp in Southeastern NC.  Are you in this picture? Then you know how much fun it was or how much fun I missed. In an effort to promote our area and show all its " good traits" and happenings I wanted to include this. The warm weather allows us all to have fun and "take it off" for a good cause..... … (6 comments)

wilmington nc real estate: What's Happening this Week in Wilmington and its Beaches... - 06/18/09 05:13 PM
This weekend at Carolina Beach on Sunday the Tales of Desperaux will be shown by the Lake. The movie starts at 8 pm.
 On Saturday Blue Moon Gift shops on Racine Drive will have a fundraiser for the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Hospital from 2pm to 5 pm. All proceeds from a raffle will be given to the hospital which had its banner year with 54 turtles in rehabilitation.
On Saturday in Burgaw, NC just north of Wilmington will be the Blueberry Festival. Tens of thousands enjoy the berry frosts, ice cream,berry cobbler,  crafts, antiques and all sorts of foods. It is held … (1 comments)

wilmington nc real estate: What's Happening this Weekend in Wilmington, NC - 06/11/09 08:46 AM
There  is a lot of things happening this weekend in Wilmington, NC.  The beaches are in full swing and the summer season is well underway. Carolina Beach has its amusement park open right off the Boardwalk and next to the Marriott. There are also movies at the lake every Sunday night and Fireworks on Thursday nights. This is the 4th Gay Pride week in Wilmington with events scheduled all weekend. They include a street fair, parade and concert with the famous Ru Paul performing at the Hilton Inn downtown. There is also the farmers market downtown on the Riverfront on Saturday. At … (0 comments)

wilmington nc real estate: April 2009 Sales Numbers for the Wilmington, NC and Beach Markets - 05/25/09 08:50 PM
t Are we coming out of this recession yet? Have we hit bottom are things turning up? The optimistic signals are good, pending sales index is up, housing affordability is up,  but how does the Wilmington NC market stack up?  WE had a 25 unit decrease in sold units - we are still in a strong buyers market with a listing inventory of over 17.7 months.
However our pending index is up 55% from December 2008.
I would guess that lots of new home buyers are entering our market  - over 90% of the homes going under contract are under $ 300K … (2 comments)

wilmington nc real estate: What's Happening this Weekend in Wilmington, NC - 05/08/09 10:44 AM

 
Beach time is here!!! Of course y'all want to hit the beach, but here are some things to do it you're not a beach bunny...
 
Dreamz Craft Sale and Fashion Show  is taking place Saturday from 1 to 7 pm in Hanover Shopping Center behind Steinbeck. There will be all kinds of designers selling their wares. Then after the sale there will be a fashion show across the street under a tent in the Independence Shopping Center parking lot. This was organized by the immensely talented owner Jessica Williams of Edge of Urge.  She has designed clothing for … (2 comments)

wilmington nc real estate: Handsome Home in Culdesac Street in Wilmington NC - 04/30/09 10:39 AM

 Handsome home for sale in Whisper Creek neighborhood of Wilmington. Priced at $ 400,000, home has all modern desireable amenities including granite countertops, stainless appliances, open floor plan, sunroom, circular drive, beautiful landscaping, neighborhood park with picnic area and walking trails, marsh land, bridges, playground and water fountains. House is on a corner lot with culdesacs at both ends of the street. This home has 4 bedrooms with 2700 sq ft. approx. Great schools and close to shopping with 15 minute trip to Wrightsville Beach. Call me to see this beautiful home today....
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wilmington nc real estate: Contemporary Home in A GORGEOUS SETTING - 5 Min to WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC - 04/23/09 09:31 AM
Here is my new listing in the upscale, million dollar + neighborhood just 5 minutes from Wrightsville Beach, NC. The house is a 3 Br and 3 full Bath home with 2235 sq ft. It was built in 1975 by the present owners father.Home has vaulted ceilings, many windows, open floor plan, handsome stone fireplace, 3 br and 2 full baths, master on 1st floor with walkin closet, eatin kitchen, living room with lots of glass and huge deck off living space. New paint, new carpet. 2 bedrooms upstairs with bath and office. Large tree lined lot. Watch horses at horse … (1 comments)

wilmington nc real estate: Wilmington NC - Neighborhood Update - Eagles Nest- 20 min to Beaches - 04/20/09 09:04 PM

Eagles Nest is an attractive  "leafy" neighborhood with a good midtown location. It has access to busy College Road and all its conveniences and to Beasley Road on the backside which is a connector to a lot of highly traveled back roads such as Greenville Road.
Here are some of its characteristics:
Mostly Owner occupied secluded lots - lots of trees lots of kids accessible to shopping, churches, restaurants in our area close to Monkey Junction with its big box specialties - Walmart, Lowes, Home Depot 20 minutes to either Wrightsville Beach or Carolina Beach Big yards to store boats … (0 comments)

wilmington nc real estate: Magnificient Riverfront estate in Wilmington, NC - 04/15/09 08:19 PM
 
I did an oepn house this past weekend at this fabulous house and wanted to share it with you. Home is over 7100 sq ft and is on a 6 acre tract that extends to the river. The home also comes with its own 30 ft boatslip with a lift. It must be seen to be believed - here are some of the details:
2 master suites with sitting areas, luxurious baths. The upstairs master bath has a breakfast bar outside the rooma and a lux bath with several chandeliers. Just off that roomis a nanny or inlaw suite that access … (3 comments)

wilmington nc real estate: New Amusement Park coming to Carolina Beach, NC For Summer Months - 04/10/09 07:35 PM
 
Yeah it is finally happening. Something fun, something for the family just for 4 months is coming to Carolina Beach - an amusement park with rides, food and some games. This will be set up with in a month on some empty lots on the recently upgraded Carolina Beach Boardwalk. Food will be provided by one the restaurants in the area. This is exciting news as this will provide some entertainment for kids on cloudy or boring days and give them something to look forward to on their beach vacation at Carolina Beach. The town certainly was smart to encourage … (3 comments)

wilmington nc real estate: ISLAND VIEWS - Extreme North End of Figure 8 Island, NC - 02/18/09 09:54 PM
This is the north end of the somewhat remote and yet very private Figure 8 Island. This is the summer playground of the rich and famous including - Andy Garcia, Katie Holmes, VP Gore, Sen John Edwards. You must access this via a swing bridge and since there are private guards you must have prior approval if you are not a resident. On this day we had property tour and I took the picture from the deck of this house which is on the most northern tip with this fabulous view. The top left picture is the house next door. Amazing … (1 comments)

wilmington nc real estate: WILMINGTON, NC BUYERS - NOW IS THE TIME!!!! - 02/17/09 12:18 PM
Hello Wilmington Buyers: If you've been looking for a house in Wilmington - don't wait - you will never find lower interest rates and those prices--- WOW!! Prices have dropped - but this much inventory won't be on the market forever... With spring comes shoppers, beach folks and they want homes. Contact me today to look. See the statistics on Wilmington Real Estate - don't be left at the DOCK!!!! Average Sold Price Year to DateYear over year our year to date numbers have dipped a little.2003 year end average sale price $ 186,1372004 year end average sale price $ 210,0482005 … (2 comments)

wilmington nc real estate: WILMINGTON, NC POLICE DEPT - WELCOME to the NEIGHBORHOOD - 01/10/09 11:06 PM
WILMINGTON, NC PD - WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD  
We are very lucky in central south Wilmington, NC to have some new neighbors - Wilmington Police Dept. The crimefighters will be move to an area where they can protect and serve southern Wilmington and New Hanover County. In this area the closest police station was either downtown or at Carolina Beach at least 20 minutes away. As this area has grown along with the southern Monkey Junction area it is good to have police coverage in the neighborhood. The new dept which was previously a commercial building is not yet open- … (0 comments)

 
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