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Ski by the sea: Who needs snow when you've got crushed shells and sand? By Ben Steelman Staff Writer, Wilmington Star News SEE THE VIDEO NOW Maybe, if you've walked along Wrightsville Beach lately, you've noticed long, shallow tracks in the sand, as if something snakelike had slithered through not too long ago. Maybe, if you arrived at just the right time, you noticed a bearded guy scooting along the beach on a pair of cross-country skis. That guy is David Gessner, a nature writer and an assi... Read Full Post

Good Monday Morning! What a nice Superbowl weekend we had here in Wilmington, temps in the 50's and lots of sunshine. Our real estate market continues to be quite active, in January our team put 31 properties under contract (compared to only 9 last January). TODAY'S SPOTLIGHT: New two bedroom townhomes near historic downtown Wilmington now preselling for only $129,900 (regular price $142,900). Includes neighborhood clubhouse, swimming pool and tennis. Visit www.thewillowsnc.com for more infor... Read Full Post

Airport a hot entry point for the rich and famous By Patrick Gannon, Staff Writer for Wilmington Star News Forget Dawson's Creek and One Tree Hill. There's another source of the Port City's reputation as the "Hollywood of the East" - Wilmington International Airport. It's not often talked about - and certainly not celebrated - but countless movie stars, athletes and politicians stop at ILM on North 23rd Street. Ensconced in personal or chartered jets, suntanned and relaxed, they touch down fr... Read Full Post

The Wider Region Download Entire Article from Wrightsville Beach Magazine In the greater New Hanover County area, listing and sales volumes were more than $6.6 billion, an increase of 65 percent, but, as we all know, looks can be deceiving. The increase can be directly attributed to the vast number of properties coming on the market in 2006 and remaining unsold, a sharp departure from the previous year. The top listing and selling agent in the entire Realtor association was Buddy Blake’s te... Read Full Post

McLEAN, VA - Freddie Mac released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.34 percent with an average 0.4 point for the week ending February 1, 2007, up from last week when it averaged 6.25 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 6.23 percent. The 30-year FRM has not been higher since the week ending October 26, 2006, when it was 6.40 percent. The 15-year FRM this week averaged 6.06 percent with an average 0.... Read Full Post

Good Monday Morning! Crazy weather these days... it was a gorgeous Spring-like weekend here in Wilmington (until it turned cool Sunday afternoon). Absolutely perfect for walks, outdoor gardening and even a little boat riding. More great news on the housing front, as New Home Sales came in better than expected. Looking at last year, 2006 represented the 3rd best existing home sale market on record. But the media is already putting a doom and gloom spin on the story, making a buzz about the ste... Read Full Post

Watch Buddy on HGTV Househunters, filmed in Wilmington NC. Not just about finding a home, but also great shots of the Wilmington and surround beaches. House Hunters Episode HNT-1705 HGTV will be rerunning the shows again in February 2007, click here for dates and times. AIR TIMES: • February 13, 2007 10:00 PM ET/PT • February 14, 2007 2:00 AM ET/PT Larger Wilmington Digs Wanted Stephanie and Bryan Bolick have been married for a year and now have a baby on the way, so they want to plant th... Read Full Post

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North Carolina, Austin Texas and Nashville housing market are very strong. It's the pricing, the taxes and insurance. The reason homes are selling in the North Carolina, Nashville, and Austin Texas is because they are still affordable and people are able to buy them. Homes are selling in Orlando also, but only if they are priced correctly. This is the secret of selling a home; price it so buyers can afford to buy them. Gone are the days of buyers outbidding themselves, and what the sellers di... Read Full Post

Buddy Blake, a real estate broker with Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty and associates are assembling a network of top real estate teams across the country to take real estate to a new level. Buddy and his team (www.buddyblake.com) have been locally promoting a "Guaranteed Sell" program that gives sellers the conifidence to go ahead purchase their next home. Basically, Buddy and his team does an extensive market analysis on a property and then offers to buy the sellers home if it does not go ... Read Full Post