Wells Fargo PGA Tournament visits Eagle Point Golf Course in Wilmington, NC

The first week of May was an exciting one for Wilmington, North Carolina as one of our local golf courses here in Wilmington; Eagle Point was host to the Wells Fargo PGA Tournament. What a wonderful light shown on our beautiful city and coastline. Eagle Point, Wells Fargo and the New Hanover County Sheriff's Department did a wonderful job making sure the event was run flawlessly. The Eagle Point Golf Course was absolutely stunning and really a golf spectators delight. We were thrilled and honored by the participation of the players who competed in this tournament here in Wilmington, NC. Here are a few photos from the tournament. Congratulations to Brian Harman the 2017 champion on his win here in Wilmington, North Carolina. Enjoy!

Adorable and Affordable!

Move right into this darling 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home with single car garage in the heart of Wilmington. This is a prime location and has every convenience at your doorstep. Low maintenance brick exterior with large fenced backyard complete with wired workshop. Beautiful hardwood floors in the living, dining room and kitchen lead up to your large covered back porch for enjoying your morning coffee or just admiring your established landscaping. This home has been lovingly cared for and would make a great starter home or investment property with the proximity to the University. Close to beach, shopping and UNCW. MLS # 528494 $175,000.

Contact me for your private showing today! At this price...this home will not last long!

Open House this Sunday!

7757 Cypress Island Drive, Wilmington NC 28412 will be open this Sunday from 1:00-4:00 pm!

Beautiful all brick home on cul-de-sac lot in Cypress Island Community with close proximity to Carolina and Kure Beaches. 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home with sun room and fireplace is ready for new owners. New stainless steel appliances, neutral paint colors and nice community amenities such as; golf course, tennis, pool and clubhouse.

Come by this come between 1-4pm this Sunday, March 29th to register to win $500. Winner will be announced on Thursday April 2nd!

Feburary 2015 Zip Code Report

Great numbers are in again for February 2015 home sales in the Wilmington, North Carolina and surrounding areas. Of the 11 primary zip codes being all of Wilmington, Leland, Hampstead, Carolina Beach, Kure Beach and Wrightsville Beach only 3 had less sales than Feburary 2014. The zip codes that had increases in sales in February 2015 over 2014 were: 28401 (16), 28403 (23), 28405 (34), 28409 (47), 28411 (51), 28412 (59), 28451 (39) and 28428 (22). Wrightsville Beach (28480) had 5 home sales in Feb 2015 which was down slightly from 9 sales in Feb 2014. Hampstead only has one less sale in Feb 2015 (34) compared to 2014 (35). Kure Beach also had 4 sales in Feb 2015 compared to 6 in Feb 2014. Overall, February 2015 was a great month for sales in our region.


The lowest home sale last month was $29,900 in downtown (1013 S 6th Street Wilmington, NC 28401). It was a 1255 square foot 3 bedroom, 2 bath home on .13 acre that was built in 1922. It was a foreclosure sale and sold for $23.82 per square foot. It was on the market for 42 days.


The highest home sale last month sold for $1,250,000 at the beach (530 Waynick Boulevard Wrightsville Beach 28480). It was a 3786 square foot 4 bedroom, 5 bathroom home on .22 acre that was built in 1926. It has multiple boat slips and deeded water rights on Banks Channel. This house sold for $330.16 per square foot. It was on the market for 310 days.


It is interesting that these homes (the highest price home sold and the lowest home sold)  were built 4 years apart however; what a testament to location! Sure, the homes were different square footage but the ages of the structures were very close to one another.


Keep location in mind when you are considering a new home purchase. What will your new home offer that others don't? Amount of land? Water rights? Luxury features? Uniqueness?  Walkability to shopping? This is the most important item to pay attention to above everything else. Location, Location, Location!

Best Places to eat in Wilmington, NC

Many of my clients and friends ask the question, “Where should we go eat in Wilmington?” I decided to put together a little top 10 list. This is not a list of the fanciest restaurants in town or the best places for dinner although some of them would be great for that. I really simply picked each for one reason or another; be it quality of food, dining experience or local historical relevance. If they made the list, I felt they were worthy for one reason or another.

Top 10 food spots in and around Wilmington, North Carolina:

1. Freddie's in Kure Beach, NC
2. Provision Company in Southport, NC
3. Portland Grille in Wilmington, NC
4. The Chop House in Wilmington, NC
5. Jackson's Big Oak Barbecue in Wilmington, NC
6. Terrazzo's in Wilmington, NC
7. Catch in Wilmington, NC
8. Temptations Everyday Gourmet in Wilmington, NC
9. The Original Salt Works in Wilmington, NC
10. The Trolly Stop in Wrightsville Beach, NC 

For questions or comments on this post, feel free to email me at shannonlee@seacoastrealty.com. Thanks for reading!

January 2015 Sold Report by Zip Code

For January, all of the following zip codes had increases in number of homes sold January 1^st-31^st 2015 over number of homes sold January 1^st-31^st 2014: 28403, 28405, 28409, 28411, 28412, 28443, 28428 and 28449. Wrightsville Beach (28480) remained the same with only 1 sale comparing the two identical January time periods. Only, the 28451 and the 28401 zip codes had slight decreases in number of homes sold. Overall, January showed great improvement in number of homes sold as well as average sales prices increasing in 6 of the 11 zip codes reported.

{Comparison January 2014 # of homes sold versus January 2015 # of homes sold & percent of change}

28401: 16 - 11 (-31.250%)

28403: 19 -23 (21.053%)

28405: 27 - 33 (22.222%)

28409: 28 - 44 (57.143%)

28411: 47 - 61 (29.787%)

28412: 43 - 44 (2.326%)

28480: 1 - 1 (0.00%)

28443: 10 - 19 (90.00%)

28428: 12 - 18 (50.00%)

28449: 4 - 5 (25.00%)

28451: 31 - 25 (-19.355%) 

Now is a great time to sell! For more information or for confidential home evaluation of your property email me at shannonlee@seacoastrealty.com

Happy Valentine's Day

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