Friday, November 26, 2010

Wilmington NC Holiday Events

Wilmington has lots of Holiday Events
planned. Come to town to share in the fun...

Nov 26: Island of Lights Light Up Celebration at the Lake, Pleasure Island
Nov 26: Tree Lighting Ceremony & Flotilla Captain's Launch Party, Wrightsville Beach
Nov 26-12/22: 6th Annual Enchanted Airlie, Airlie Gardens
Nov 27: 27th Annual NC Holiday Flotilla, Wrightsville Beach
Dec 4-18: Christmas By The Sea Festival, Southport
Dec 4: Old Wilmington by Candlelight Tour, Historic Sites Downtown Wilmington
Dec 4: Island of Lights Holiday Flotilla, Pleasure Island
Dec 5: 8th Annual City of Wilmington Holiday Parade, Downtown Wilmington
Dec 5: 23rd Annual Oak Island Tour of Homes, Oak Island
Dec 11: Island of Lights Tour of Homes, Pleasure Island
Dec 11: Southport Christmas Tour of Homes & Lighted Holiday Boat Flotilla
Dec 12: Boiling Spring Lakes Holiday Lighted Parade, Boiling Sping Lakes
Dec 16: Annual Holiday Pops Concert, Kenan Auditorium UNCW
Dec 18: 5K Jingle Bell Run for Wrightsville Beach Museum of History, Wrightsville Beach

Reasons You Should Use a Real Estate Professional
Now more than ever is a crucial time to have a true professional to guide you through the real estate market. A recent article on real estate guru Steve Harney's blog brings up reasons why to use a real estate professional. In addition to handling the sale professionally, your real estate agent will bring more money to your pocket and less challenges during the move.

1. Pricing Is Difficult- A professional real estate agent will discuss how inventory levels could dramatically impact the value of your property in the months to come. They will help you set the right price in today’s market.

2. Negotiating Ability Is Crucial- Most buyers are now being represented by an agent. Sellers need to also be represented by a professional expert trained to negotiate real estate contracts.

3. Mortgaging Is Key to the Deal- Rules are constantly changing. You need a real estate expert who has teamed up with a knowledgeable mortgage professional to make sure that the buyer in the deal is in fact capable of obtaining a mortgage.

4. Your Family’s Safety- The real estate industry trains its practitioners to take steps to protect themselves and their clients. Take advantage of putting a person between you and the person calling on an ad or yard sign.

5. You Probably Have More Important Things to Do- Selling a home could turn into a full-time job. Learning the necessary disclosures, coordinating the dates of your closings, dealing with a challenge regarding your appraisal, and re-negotiating the offer after an engineer’s report are just a few of the concerns you may face.

6. Exposure to Potential Purchasers- A real estate professional has a plethora of ways to bring exposure to a property that are not available to the ‘for sale by owner’. In this market, every available outlet must be considered.
If you do decide to sell your house and list with me I am willing to pay for one hour of a professional interior decorator to view your house and make suggestions as to what would improve the house's appearance to make it appealing for future buyers... Keep it in mind.

Wilmington NC and local Beaches - What's Happening this Weekend


Wrightsville Beach has their premier event this weekend - the Holiday Flotilla with a lighted parade of boats, Arts and Craft Fair and all kinds of things to do on Saturday November 27,2010. See the schedule below:


Festival in the Park Continue to celebrate the season at our annual Holiday Flotilla Festival in the Park. With an Arts & Crafts Show, performing artists, children's rides, antique auto show entertainment, amusements, and over 80 vendors, there's sure to be something for everyone. Festival goes from 10 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. For more information, call 910.256.2120. Wrightsville Beach Park321 Causeway DriveWrightsville Beach, NC 28480http://www.ncholidayflotilla.org/ Saturday, 11/27/2010 6:00 PM

NC Holiday Flotilla, 27th Annual A spectacular lighted boat parade. A tradition at Wrightsville Beach for locals, boat lovers, and tourists for over 25 years. 30-50 boats ranging from yachts to personal watercrafts decorated for the holiday display. A Big Fireworks display to follow. For more information visit our web site. Call 910.256.2120.Wrightsville BeachWrightsville Beach, NC 28480http://www.ncholidayflotilla.org/
Festival in the Park Continue to celebrate the season at our annual Holiday Flotilla Festival in the Park. With an Arts & Crafts Show, performing artists, children's rides, antique auto show entertainment, amusements, and over 80 vendors, there's sure to be something for everyone. Festival goes from 10 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. For more information, call 910.256.2120. Wrightsville Beach Park321 Causeway DriveWrightsville Beach, NC 28480http://www.ncholidayflotilla.org/
Saturday, 11/27/2010 6:00 PM
NC Holiday Flotilla, 27th Annual A spectacular lighted boat parade. A tradition at Wrightsville Beach for locals, boat lovers, and tourists for over 25 years. 30-50 boats ranging from yachts to personal watercrafts decorated for the holiday display. A Big Fireworks display to follow. For more information visit our web site. Call 910.256.2120.Wrightsville BeachWrightsville Beach, NC 28480http://www.ncholidayflotilla.org/
Next weekend Carolina Beach will have their Holiday Parade on Friday night and Flotilla on Saturday night.

Friday, November 5, 2010

Wilmington NC: What's Happening this Weekend


Lots of Fun This WEEKEND -in Wilmington NC:






Brewery Tour, Fun, Front Street Brewery, Downtown Wilmington, 3 pm, FREE

Cape Fear Indians at the Learning Center, Kids, Cape Fear Museum, Downtown Wilmington, 10 am to 4 pm, Ages 5 to 12

Cardio Chaos - Rainbow Run, Kids, Children's Museum, Downtown Wilmington, 11 am, Preregister

Trash to Treasure - Lava Bottle, Kids, Children's Museum, Downtown Wilmington, 1 pm, Preregister

Apache Relay (acoustic & eclectric), Music, Soapbox, Downtown Wilmington, Doors 8 pm/Show 9 pm, $10 Adv/$12 Day of

Aquarist Apprentice, Kids, NC Aquarium, Kure Beach, 2 pm Ages 10 & up, Preregister

Cape Fear Kite Festival, Sports, Shell Island Resort, Wrightsville Beach, 10 am to 5 pm

Cape Fear Roller Girls vs Palmetto State, Sports, Carolina Beach Recreation Center, Carolina Beach, 7 pm, $12

Belly Dancing, Fun, Arabian Nights Lounge, Downtown Wilmington, $5 cover

Farmers Market, Fun, Riverfront Park, Downtown Wilmington, 8 am to 1 pm

For Colored Girls who have Considered Suicide when the Rainbow is Enuf, Film, Lumina Theater, University Area, 7 pm, FREE

Gift Market for local Charitable work, celebration, Grace United Methodist Church, Downtown Wilmington, 10 am to 3 pm, Priceless

Haunted Pub Crawl, Tour, Black Cat Shoppe, Downtown Wilmington, 7:30 pm, $15+grog

Holiday Flotilla 5K run, Sports, Wrightsville Beach Park, Wrightsville Beach, 9 am

Holiday Flotilla Run/Walk Loop, Sports, Wrightsville Beach Park, Wrightsville Beach, 9 am, Preregister

Jason Ross, Music, Bottega, Downtown Wilmington, 9 pm

Karaoke, Music, Brown Coat Theater, Downtown Wilmington, 10 pm, No Cover

Live Band, Music, Treehouse Bistro, Carolina Beach, 8 pm to 10 pm

Movie Studio Tour, Tour, EUE Screen Gems Studios, Midtown Wilmington, Noon & 2 pm, $12/$5

Opening Soiree for new art gallery, Art, Wicked Art Gallery, Downtown Wilmington, 7 pm until, FREE

Parents Night Out (they take the kids), Kids, Carolina Gymnastics, Midtown Wilmington, 6 pm to 10 pm, $6.25/hr/child Ages 3 to 12

Polish Festival, Fun, St Stanislaus Church, Ogden & Porters Neck, 11 am to 5 pm, Priceless

Proof (by David Auburn), Theater, Red Barn Theater, Downtown Wilmington, 8 pm, $27/$25

Puppet Art (special exhibit), Art, Cameron Art Museum, Midtown Wilmington, 11 am to 5 pm, $8/$5/members free

Stephen Gossin, Music, Goat & Compass, Downtown Wilmington, 9:30 pm

Surf Fishing, Kids, NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher, Kure Beach, 8 am to 11 am, Pre-register

That Championship Season, Theater, Cape Fear Playhouse at New Castle, Downtown Wilmington, 8 pm, $18/$15

The Red Clay Ramblers, Music, Thalian Hall, Downtown Wilmington, 8 pm, $34/$28/$18

Blues Jam, Music, The Rusty Nail, Downtown Wilmington, 9 pm

UNCW vs Georgia Southwestern (exh), Sports, Trask Coliseum, University Area, TBA

Wine Tasting, Fun, Wine Sampler, Midtown Wilmington, 11 am to 5 pm, FREE

Richard McMahans MINI museum, Art, Cameron Art Museum, Midtown Wilmington, 11 am to 5 pm
Sunday, November 7, 2010

Brewery Tour, Fun, Front Street Brewery, Downtown Wilmington, 3 pm, FREE

Behind the Scenes, Tour, NC Aquarium, Kure Beach, 2 pm, Pre-register

For Colored Girls who have Considered Suicide when the Rainbow is Enuf, Music, Lumina Theater, University Area, 3 pm, FREE

Gift Market for local Charitable work, celebration, Grace United Methodist Church, Downtown Wilmington, 10 am to 3 pm, Priceless

Half Marathon & 5k, Sports, Battleship North Carolina, Downtown Wilmington, 7:00 am, Preregister

Karaoke, Music, Brown Coat Theater, Downtown Wilmington, 10 pm, No Cover

Proof (by David Auburn), Theater, Red Barn Theater, Downtown Wilmington, 3 pm, $27/$25

Puppet Art (special exhibit), Art, Cameron Art Museum, Midtown Wilmington, 11 am to 5 pm, $8/$5/members free

Residents Free Day, Fun, Cape Fear Museum, Downtown Wilmington, 1 pm to 5 pm, FREE for NH County residents

Subversive Films, Film, Juggling Gypsy, Midtown Wilmington, 8 pm

That Championship Season, Theater, Cape Fear Playhouse at New Castle, Downtown Wilmington, 3 pm, $18/$15

Daylight Savings Time Ends, celebration, 2 am (Fall Back)

Richard McMahans MINI museum, Art, Cameron Art Museum, Midtown Wilmington, 11 am to 5 pm

Karaoke, Music, Brown Coat Theater, Downtown Wilmington, 10 pm, No Cover

Puppet Art (special exhibit), Art, Cameron Art Museum, Midtown Wilmington, 11 am to 5 pm, $8/$5/members free

Gift Market for local Charitable work, celebration, Grace United Methodist Church, Downtown Wilmington, 10 am to 3 pm, Priceless

Richard McMahans MINI museum, Art, Cameron Art Museum, Midtown Wilmington, 11 am to 5 pm

Brewery Tour, Fun, Front Street Brewery, Downtown Wilmington, 3 pm

Monday, November 1, 2010



WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH Real Estate Market (28480)
7-day Market Stats for Single Family properties inWRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC 28480 as of 29 Oct 2010
Median List Price:
$1,450,000
Average List Price:
$1,673,264
Total Inventory:
99
Price Per Square Foot:
$600/SqFt
Average Home Size:
2,550 SqFt
Median Lot Size:
5,292 SqFt
Average # Beds:
4.18
Average # Baths:
3.32
Homes Absorbed:
1
Newly Listed:
3
Days on Market:
72 days
Average Age:
29 years
Data provided by and ©2010 Altos Research LLC
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