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It was great meeting so many nice folks from New Jersey. We were swamped all weekend with thousands of families that are planning to move to the Carolinas in the next couple of years. It was great meeting people who have been getting my Monday Morning Coffee for years and all the folks who said they saw me on my HGTV's HouseHunter episode. What a great opportunity it was for people to get a good look at various offerings that are available in our coastal areas. No doubt, our neighborhood (Wil... Read Full Post

Our team is up here in NJ as part of the LiveSouth.com real estate show featuring the new Willow Glen neighborhood. There are dozens of new home neighborhoods from the NC and SC areas represented. Today, we had an incredible turnout. Many folks are planning on visiting the NC area in the next few months and are excited about buying in a coastal area before prices go up again. Our GuaranteedSell.com plan is working great! We've been able to help a number of folks get their home on the market i... Read Full Post

Good Monday Afternoon! I just rolled back in from doing the Washington DC Livesouth Real Estate Show over the weekend. WOW! Thousands of people from the D.C. area are itching to move down. I understand the weather in Wilmington was incredible again (nearly 80 and clear skies). Our real estate market is getting quite busy in the under $300,000 price range. If you're considering buying a house in our area this Spring or Summer I highly suggest you signup for our VIP Buyer Program so you can kno... Read Full Post

Good Monday Morning! What a lovely Spring weekend we had here in Wilmington (not too bad for early January) with temps in the mid 70's. Can you believe we're still cutting grass and its January? Our real estate market has been very strong for the last 2 months, our team put several homes under contract in the last seven days. If you're considering buying and/or selling make SURE you are with an agent that is heavy on the internet. We've found that 97% of our buyers start their search on the i... Read Full Post

INSPIRATION FOR TODAY: "Forgiveness is almost a selfish act because of its immense benefits to the one who forgives." ~ from "The Dowry of Miss Lydia Clark" by Lawana Blackwell A DIVINE RESOLUTION! Welcome to 2007! Now that you've had a week to get into the swing of things, have you made (or broken) any New Year's Resolutions yet? Here's an idea to help simplify your resolve. Forget about long (or even short) lists of ambitions. Just put a note on your bathroom mirror or your computer screen ... Read Full Post

Wilmington,NC January 5, 2007. The Buddy Blake Team (with Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty), one of the top real estate teams in the Country, is releasing radio spots for their new GuaranteedSell.com nationwide website this Monday January 8th. The spots will feature endorsements by radio legends "John-Boy & Billy". Sneak peaks of the spots are available at the links below: John-Boy & Billy Ad Spot John-Boy & Billy Wilmington Real Estate Update Spot Read Full Post

2006 in Review, Part II: Seven Trends that Impacted the Year Where we stand: Updates on the most important trends highlighted throughout the year RISMEDIA, Jan. 5, 2007-Last week we provided you a glance back at last year's first eight trends as predicted by Stefan Swanepoel in the Swanepoel Trends Report 2006, published by RISMedia and RealSure. Today, we evaluate the next seven trends. 2006 Trend 7: A Population on the Move Although our population has always moved and impacted our industry,... Read Full Post

Wilmington, NC January 3, 2006. Wilmington Realtor Buddy Blake (and team) is now offering a "Guaranteed Home Sell". If Buddy and team don't sell your home, they will buy it... "Guaranteed". Buddy and team is part of an elite group of agents around the Country (from various franchises) that has formed a network of top agents that are helping buyers move to their new home and not have to wait for their home to sell. Another Realtor in the network is Jay Kinder of Coldwell Banker in Oklahoma.. v... Read Full Post

RISMEDIA, Jan. 3, 2007-(MCT)-Sales are evening out in the real estate market and are expected to hold steady through 2007, said Emerald Coast Association of Realtors CEO Barry Stafford. The market's biggest hurdles are property taxes and homeowner's insurance, he said. Stafford led a group of 2007's ECAR leaders in a discussion with local media. Present were ECAR President Harry Millsaps, President-elect Cliff Chaplin, Secretary/Treasurer Glenda Glover, Assistant Treasurer Jan Huyser, Fort Wa... Read Full Post

Part of a Realtors job is to know what's going on in the market. Our team tracks sales data on a weekly basis. This analysis is used by area developers, builders, bankers and more to determine possible trends in market absorption. We provide the data in a weekly "Marketwatch" email. If you would like to receive this weekly information please email me at buddy@buddyblake.com Click the links below to view some of our latest information Wilmington area MarketWatch 2006 Area Beaches MarketWatch 2006 Read Full Post