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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 steep drop from 2005 to 2006, and the fact that sales haven't fallen off this much year-over-year since the early 80's. But some important considerations: first, 2006 is coming off a record year in 2005, so to see a drop off in record levels is not unexpected. Second,…

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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.

 

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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 did not do in terms of increasing prices, the tax assessors and the insurance companies did to put the icing on the housing market cake.

In general the housing market is in for one year of slow sales and flat to decreasing house prices, especially in areas such as…

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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 under contract within a given period of time.  Basicaly, Buddy agrees to make all efforts to sell the house at the highest possible price, but at the end of the day the seller knows he/she has a way out if they really want to.  Its a win-win...  if the property…

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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 (Willow Glen) was a hit since we were the ONLY community at the show (out of nearly 100) that is actually located IN Wilmington.  I never knew so many people were aware or had visited our little town of Wilmington.

I must admit that Erik, me and most of of the…

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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 in the NorthEast with the BEST realtor who is willing to GUARANTEE their home sell.  For more information on this new innovative program visit our just launced website at www.guaranteedsell.com.

We will wrap up this fantastic NJ show tomorrow and be on our way…

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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 know about the new listings first.

Here Is Your MONDAY MORNING COFFEE

Have an awesome week!

Buddy

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