Three real estate industry professionals recently formed a new real estate franchise focused on Brunswick County. Agents Lindsey Jenkins (pictured below, from left), Lisa Myers and Stephen Votino are the owners of Century 21 Collective, opening an Oak Island office July 15 at 8903 E. Oak Island Drive, Suite 2, according to a news release. Votino, who i ...

Heath Clark can’t help but think of 2019 with some nostalgia. “It was a solid year ... we were able to get the things we needed … the market was stable,” said Clark, owner of Bill Clark Homes. “Everything was just fun. “But then 2022 comes around.” Homebuilders like Clark in the Wilmington area and beyond have been hit th ...

The number of homes sold dipped 22% in Brunswick County last month, while the average price shot up 23%, Realtors said in a recent report. “Our market’s performance continues to impress me despite the tight inventory, and at this rate I don’t see prices dipping anytime soon,” said Cynthia Walsh, CEO of the Brunswick County Association of Rea ...

A developer wants to build 78 apartments on Carolina Beach Road, according to a community notice posted on New Hanover County's website Wednesday. Developer New York-based Giovanni Ippolito, owns the project site, 6634 Carolina Beach Road next to the Lords Creek neighborhood off Glen Arthur Drive. "The owners of this property are proposing an exciting new mu ...

Nearly every week, a new study emerges analyzing the rise of rental rates in communities throughout the U.S., including Wilmington.   Some studies single out the Port City as a market where increases are more significant than others, including a YardiMatrix report issued in June.   According to the rent forecast update, 84 markets in the U.S. experienced a gr ...

A project to transform a former Wilmington car dealership into housing and commercial space is another step closer to reality. Paseo, a mixed-use development planned by Bella Vista Development Group and Craig Davis Properties, is expected to hold 298 apartments and 15,000 square feet of commercial space at 821 S. College Road. Members of the project team, which ...

The National Association of Home Builders Professional Women in Building's board approved a local charter for a council in the Wilmington region. On June 17, the board approved the charter of the Cape Fear Professional Women in Building (PWB) Council, formally affiliated with the National Association of Home Builders.  The group adds to other women's pro ...