Normally, the winter months are a pretty slow time in the real estate business.  While the weather has been cold outside this year, the real estate market has been getting hotter and hotter. 

In January 2009, homebuyers toured Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty listings 2,757 times!  That’s a whopping 72% increase from the previous month.  The number of showings is expected to grow even more over the next few months.

Our real estate professionals say that there are lots of homebuyers hunting for homes earlier than usual this year, so that they can take advantage of the homebuyer tax credit before the April 30, 2010 deadline.  First-time homebuyers are eligible for an $8,000 tax credit.  Homeowners that have been in their current home for the last 5 years are also eligible for a $6,500 tax credit.  In addition, real estate agents say that there are lots of investors and folks looking for second homes out looking for great properties at a bargain price.

If you are considering selling your home, it’s smart to contact a Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty agent today.  Our real estate professionals in New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender, and Onslow counties will expertly market your home, so that it will get the attention it deserves and sell for the most money.

Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty has been southeastern North Carolina’s top home seller for the last 10 years!  Find out more at www.seacoastrealty.com.

What’s so great about Wilmington, North Carolina?  Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty’s Michelle Gurrera decided to call Wilmington home more than twenty years ago. She explains that the Port City has something for everyone and why you’ll love Wilmington too.

At Wrightsville Beach NC although the seasons are changing, there is still plenty to do at the beach.  While the days are cooler, it’s still perfect for making sandcastles, fishing, and beach walking.  The Wrightsville Beach area’s real estate market is still “hot” too.  So if you are looking for a new beach home or for an investment or vacation property, you can get some great deals on property in Wrightsville and Wilmington NC areas.

Wrightsville Beach is a changing growing population that can change and grow like the ebb and tide throughout the year.  Holidays are always a popular around Wrightsville.  You can always find folks shelling, walking, and fishing off Johnny’s pier year round.  But more than the beach and marinas, Wrightsville is great for year round living too.  There’s always NC Coastal beachfront property for sale, and property values have remained strong even through the downturn.  And if the beach front is not for you, there are beautiful communities away from the beach, where properties have southern charm or contemporary modern architecture.  Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty has a great online property search, and you can see those properties with a ColdWell Realtor at your convenience.

Johnny Mercer's Pier

The race began in Wrightsville Beach with a 1,500 meter swim through Banks Channel.  The next portion of the race was a 20 kilometer (12.4 mile) bicycle route that wound through Wilmington and returned to Wrightsville Beach.  Then the race concluded with a five kilometer (3.1 mile) run along Wrightsville Beach’s popular “loop”.

Most of the Sea Coast team was participating in a triathlon for the first time, including agent Melanie Cameron.  “A group from the office has been training for about four months now.  We’ve been swimming the channel at Wrightsville Beach all summer and I’ve been running and biking on my own to get ready,” she said.  Director of Business Development Brian Moxey, a triathlon veteran, says that running a triathlon and a real estate career are not that different. “The reward of finishing a race is very similar to closing a transaction, but it’s also similar because people don’t see all the preparation and hard work that an agent goes through to get there.  There’s a lot of grunt work involved before you ever get to the big day.”

Whether they are swimming, biking, and running to the finish line or helping folks buy and sell homes, these hard-working real estate professionals “never stop moving.”  Learn more about how to make Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty part of your winning team at seacoastrealty.com.

Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty agents and staff participated in the Wilmington YMCA Triathlon, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009. Proceeds from the race with benefit the YMCA’s youth programs. Sea Coast team members included, from left, front row: Nicole Ferguson, Michelle Gurrera. Back row, Jessica Keenan, Alisha Murray, Mary Ellen Condon, Ryanna Avery, Wendy Shorter-Bridges, Alex Paen, Dana Little, Melanie Cameron, Shawndy Conway, Tina Abraham, Rebecca Moxey, Brian Moxey, Ryan Crecelius. Not pictured, Theresa Brockway and Sean Skutnik. Photo courtesy of Russ May.

Wilmington NC picturesque riverfront emerges from NC’s Cape Fear River. The downtown area and square is built around one of the state’s largest historic districts, numbering approximately 230 blocks.  A walk here leads past  historic mansions and landmark buildings.  Or you can take an enchanting tour via horse-drawn trolley or carriage tour, riverboat cruise, restored trolley car, or take a walking tour given by some of the port city’s most knowledgeable historians. Across the river on Eagles Island rests the Battleship North Carolina, a restored World War II memorial. A few miles to the east you can visit Wrightsville Beach with it’s long section of beautiful coastal white sand beaches.  There are many good home values in and around Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach.  So if you are looking for investment or personal real estate, take a look at these areas.

Looking for a place to move? Why not check out a few Wilmington homes? This is a lovely place to live, near plenty of nature- and water-based activities. If that is your kind of thing, you will love it and that is the main thing to think about. If you can’t find a home in that area that you like, then it is a good idea to look at the Wrightsville Beach homes as well. There are many neighborhoods in this area that enjoy the same benefits. You are sure to find something you like.

There are super real investment opportunities waiting for you in Wrightsville Beach real estate in North Carolina. What a perfect location! That’s still what it’s all about, right? It’s on the Intracoastal Waterway with miles of beautiful blue water and easily accessible from Interstate 40 and the international airport in Wilmington. It’s the small community life everyone wants combined with the sophistication of theater, fine dining and upscale shopping. You also can look available properties from single family to multi-family, town homes and condos, large and small with comparable sliding prices. Wrightsville Beach homes are what you’ve been looking for so why wait any longer?

Not only are coastal homes that are available in Wrightsville Beach real estate and Wilmington real estate locales great places to live in and raise a family, they’re also great investment properties. Just think: You’ll always have a ready supply of rentals, from folks who want to live in your properties or from those who want to use your house as a vacation home. You can’t get a better investment deal than those that you’ll find at Sea Coast Realty.

There’s nothing more serene than living just minutes away from the beach. Imagine the activities that you’ll be able to complete, such as jet surfing, taking a mid-day dip in the beach, or reading a book while listening to the waves lap against the shore. You can expect this and much more when you buy Wrightsville Beach real estate or Topsail Island homes. Find great deals on these coastal homes just off the beach when you buy from Sea Coast Realty.