castle hayne: Monday Morning Coffee - November 1, 2010
- 11/01/10 06:24 AM
INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: "A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds." - Francis Bacon SOW GOOD SEEDS! James Bender, in his book "How to Talk Well," tells of a farmer who grew prize-winning corn. Each year he won the blue ribbon at the state fair. When asked how he did it, the farmer explained that he shared his seed corn with his neighbors. Pollen from ripening corn is carried by the wind from field to field. If the farmer's neighbors grew inferior corn, he felt that cross-pollination would steadily degrade his own prize-winning variety. If he was … (2 comments)
castle hayne: Monday Morning Coffee – October 25, 2010
- 10/25/10 02:04 AM
INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.” - Goethe BE ALL THAT THEY CAN BE? On an A&E Biography segment, Oprah Winfrey was being interviewed. She was asked whether she considered all the competing talk shows to be a threat to her own daytime show. She answered with a personal story about running in a marathon. It seems Oprah had always had a dream of running in a marathon. She trained for two years to get ready, and she ran her marathon. Oprah explained that, … (2 comments)
castle hayne: Wilmington Weekly Update – October 20, 2010
- 10/20/10 04:22 AM
Quote of the Week: “Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living the other helps you make a life.” – Sandra Carey Local Market Statistics There are currently 4831 single-family homes for sale in New Hanover, Pender and Brunswick Counties. In the last 6 months (4/23/10-10/20/10), 2129 homes have sold. These numbers indicate that if NO other homes are listed for sale that there is approximately 14 months worth of inventory. During the last week (10/13/10-10/20/10): 120 Homes were listed FOR SALE 57 Homes went UNDER CONTRACT 39 Homes SOLD 135 Homes FAILED to SELL (Withdrawn or Expired) … (0 comments)
castle hayne: Monday Morning Coffee – October 18, 2010
- 10/18/10 06:37 AM
INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “Pursue the good ardently. But if your efforts fall short, accept the result and move on.” - Epictetus WHO ARE YOU? Who do you want to be? Which are the principles by which you want to live? Do honesty, perseverance, and wisdom define you? Are sincerity, generosity, and a caring attitude your trademark? Having a vague idea of the benchmark traits you wish to exhibit is not enough. To be extraordinary, it is necessary to define yourself in specific terms. If you haven’t adopted a precise set of principles, consider choosing from the list that follows: humility, diligence, … (0 comments)
castle hayne: Wilmington Weekly Update – October 13, 2010
- 10/13/10 02:11 AM
Quote of the Week: “Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you.” -Charlotte Whitton Local Market Statistics There are currently 4845 single-family homes for sale in New Hanover, Pender and Brunswick Counties. In the last 6 months (4/16/10-10/13/10), 2156 homes have sold. These numbers indicate that if NO other homes are listed for sale that there is approximately 13 months worth of inventory. During the last week (10/06/10-10/13/10): 127 Homes were listed FOR SALE 62 Homes went UNDER CONTRACT 20 Homes SOLD 108 Homes FAILED to SELL (Withdrawn or Expired) Please note all of these statistics are … (0 comments)
castle hayne: Monday Morning Coffee – October 11, 2010
- 10/11/10 02:36 AM
INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “In the midst of our daily lives, we must find the juice to nourish our creative souls.” - Sark TRAVELLING AT WARP SPEED? Familiar with the speed of light? According to science books, light travels at a speed of 186,000 miles per second. That’s been common knowledge for years. Now, however, scientists have discovered in experiments that light may travel many times faster. In fact, tests seem to show that light may travel so fast that it arrives BEFORE it even leaves its source. Business now travels at the speed of the Internet. “Fast Company” magazine reports … (4 comments)
castle hayne: Wilmington Weekly Update – October 6, 2010
- 10/06/10 03:55 AM
Quote of the Week: “Bittersweet October. The mellow, messy, leaf-kicking, perfect pause between the opposing miseries of summer and winter.” ~Carol Bishop Hipps Local Market Statistics There are currently 4852 single-family homes for sale in New Hanover, Pender and Brunswick Counties. In the last 6 months (03/25/10-10/06/10), 2204 homes have sold. These numbers indicate that if NO other homes are listed for sale that there is approximately 13 months worth of inventory. During the last week (09/30/10-10/06/10): 109 Homes were listed FOR SALE 53 Homes went UNDER CONTRACT 61 Homes SOLD 197 Homes FAILED to SELL (Withdrawn or Expired) Please note … (1 comments)
castle hayne: Wilmington Weekly Update – September 29, 2010
- 09/29/10 06:50 AM
Quote of the Week: Its the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting” ~PauloCoelho Local Market Statistics There are currently 4971 single-family homes for sale in New Hanover, Pender and Brunswick Counties. In the last 6 months (03/19/10-9/15/10), 2171 homes have sold. These numbers indicate that if NO other homes are listed for sale that there is approximately 14 months worth of inventory. During the last week (9/23/10-9/29/10): 102 Homes were listed FOR SALE 48 Homes went UNDER CONTRACT 65 Homes SOLD 122 Homes FAILED to SELL (Withdrawn or Expired) Please note all of these statistics are … (1 comments)
castle hayne: Monday Market Update – September 27, 2010
- 09/28/10 03:40 AM
Happy Monday! I hope you had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed the great weather! It appears that most Americans now have credit scores that are too low for them to qualify for the lowest rates on a mortgage loan, and nearly one in three are unlikely to get a loan on any terms, according to an analysis by Zillow. Zillow analyzed 25,000 loan quotes and requests on the Zillow Mortgage Marketplace during the first half of September, and found borrowers were unlikely to receive even one loan quote if they had a credit score of below 620 — even if … (0 comments)
castle hayne: Wilmington Weekly Update – September 22, 2010
- 09/22/10 04:57 AM
Quote of the Week: “No man but feels more of a man in the world if he have but a bit of ground that he can call his own. However small it is on the surface, it is four thousand miles deep; and that is a very handsome property.” ~Charles Dudley Warner Local Market Statistics There are currently 5008 single-family homes for sale in New Hanover, Pender and Brunswick Counties. In the last 6 months (03/19/10-9/15/10), 2202 homes have sold. These numbers indicate that if NO other homes are listed for sale that there is approximately 14 months worth of … (0 comments)
castle hayne: Monday Morning Coffee – September 20, 2010
- 09/20/10 01:37 AM
INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: “If ever I go looking for my heart’s desire, I won’t look any further than my own backyard!” - Dorothy (from the The Wizard of Oz) HAVE NO REGRETS! Have you ever made big plans to strike out in a new direction? Maybe you’ve dreamed of a better education, a new career, or the magic of some far away wonderland where life seems to come alive. You checked out your idea, researched all the possibilities, made plans, told your friends and family, and took the risk. Soon after beginning your quest, however, maybe you realized it … (4 comments)
castle hayne: Monday Morning Coffee – September 13, 2010
- 09/13/10 02:32 AM
INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: THE SIX MISTAKES OF MAN 1. The illusion that personal gain is made up of crushing others 2. The tendency to worry about things that cannot be changed or corrected 3. Insisting that a thing is impossible because we cannot accomplish it 4. Refusing to set aside trivial preferences 5. Neglecting development and refinement of the mind, and not acquiring the habit of reading and study 6. Attempting to compel others to believe and live as we do ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 B.C. – 43 B.C.) COULD YOU IMAGINE? Imagine that you lived 50 years before … (3 comments)
castle hayne: Wilmington Weekly Update – September 9, 2010
- 09/09/10 02:33 AM
Quote of the Week: If nothing ever changed, there’d be no butterflies. ~Author Unknown Local Market Statistics There are currently 5034 single-family homes for sale in New Hanover, Pender and Brunswick Counties. In the last 6 months (03/13/10-9/01/10), 2194 homes have sold. These numbers indicate that if NO other homes are listed for sale that there is approximately 14 months worth of inventory. During the last week (9/02/10-9/09/10): 107 Homes were listed FOR SALE 41 Homes went UNDER CONTRACT 34 Homes SOLD 76 Homes FAILED to SELL (Withdrawn or Expired) Please note all of these statistics are based on single-family … (1 comments)
castle hayne: Wilmington Weekly Update – September 1, 2010
- 09/01/10 06:55 AM
Quote of the Week: You can teach a student a lesson for a day; but if you can teach him to learn by creating curiosity, he will continue the learning process as long as he lives. ~Clay P. Bedford Local Market Statistics There are currently 5002 single-family homes for sale in New Hanover, Pender and Brunswick Counties. In the last 6 months (03/05/10-9/01/10), 2207 homes have sold. These numbers indicate that if NO other homes are listed for sale that there is approximately 13.5 months worth of inventory. During the last week (8/25/10-9/01/10): 120 Homes were listed FOR SALE 80 Homes … (0 comments)
castle hayne: Wilmington Weekly Update – August 18, 2010
- 08/18/10 06:54 AM
Quote of the Week: “A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s not what ships are for.” -William Shedd Local Market Statistics There are currently 5133 single-family homes for sale in New Hanover, Pender and Brunswick Counties. In the last 6 months (02/19/10-8/18/10), 2207 homes have sold. These numbers indicate that if NO other homes are listed for sale that there is approximately 14 months worth of inventory. During the last week (8/12/10-8/18/10): 128 Homes were listed FOR SALE 68 Homes went UNDER CONTRACT 62 Homes SOLD 101 Homes FAILED to SELL (Withdrawn or Expired) Please note all of these statistics … (0 comments)
castle hayne: Wilmington Weekly Update – August 11, 2010
- 08/11/10 03:45 AM
Quote of the Week: “We may run, walk, stumble, drive, or fly, but let us never lost sight of the reason for the journey, or miss a chance to see a rainbow on the way.” – Unknown Local Market Statistics There are currently 5120 single-family homes for sale in New Hanover, Pender and Brunswick Counties. In the last 6 months (02/12/10-8/11/10), 2166 homes have sold. These numbers indicate that if NO other homes are listed for sale that there is approximately 13 months worth of inventory. During the last week (8/05/10-8/11/10): 111 Homes were listed FOR SALE 65 Homes went … (0 comments)
castle hayne: Wilmington Weekly Update – July 21, 2010
- 07/21/10 08:53 AM
Quote of the Week: “Never regret. If it’s good, it’s wonderful. If it’s bad, it’s experience.” -Victoria Holt Local Market Statistics There are currently 5176 single-family homes for sale in New Hanover, Pender and Brunswick Counties. In the last 6 months (01/22/10-7/21/10), 2147 homes have sold. These numbers indicate that if NO other homes are listed for sale that there is approximately 14 months worth of inventory. During the last week (7/14/10-7/21/10): 151 Homes were listed FOR SALE 89 Homes went UNDER CONTRACT 70 Homes SOLD 119 Homes FAILED to SELL (Withdrawn or Expired) Please note all of these statistics are … (1 comments)
castle hayne: Wilmington Weekly Update – 7/14/2010
- 07/14/10 02:25 AM
Quote of the Week: “If you don’t think every day is a good day, just try missing one.” ~Cavett Robert Local Market Statistics There are currently 5194 single-family homes for sale in New Hanover, Pender and Brunswick Counties. In the last 6 months (1/15/10-7/14/10), 2105 homes have sold. These numbers indicate that if NO other homes are listed for sale that there is approximately 15 months worth of inventory. During the last week (7/8/10-7/14/10): 100 Homes were listed FOR SALE 63 Homes went UNDER CONTRACT 40 Homes SOLD 118 Homes FAILED to SELL (Withdrawn or Expired) Please note all of these … (0 comments)
castle hayne: Weekly Wilmington Update – July 8th, 2010
- 07/08/10 03:18 AM
Quote of the Week: "All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence." -Martin Luther King, Jr. Local Market Statistics There are currently 5233 single-family homes for sale in New Hanover, Pender and Brunswick Counties. In the last 6 months (1/8/10-7/8/10), 2087 homes have sold. These numbers indicate that if NO other homes are listed for sale that there is approximately 15 months worth of inventory (Good news for sellers - this has been decreasing over the past few months). During the last week (7/1/10-7/8/10): 129 Homes were listed FOR SALE 54 Homes went … (1 comments)
castle hayne: Weekly Wilmington Update – 6/30/2010
- 06/30/10 03:31 AM
Quote of the Week: “It is not death that is the tragedy of life, it is what you let die when you are alive.”~Robert Muller Local Market Statistics There are currently 5315 single-family homes for sale in New Hanover, Pender and Brunswick Counties. In the last 6 months (12/30/09-6/30/10), 2020 homes have sold. These numbers indicate that if NO other homes are listed for sale that there is approximately 15.5 months worth of inventory. During the last week (6/23/10-6/30/10): 144 Homes were listed FOR SALE 66 Homes went UNDER CONTRACT 79 Homes SOLD 103 Homes FAILED to SELL (Withdrawn or Expired) … (0 comments)
INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: "A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds." - Francis Bacon SOW GOOD SEEDS! 
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