Yesterday afternoon, Robert Morris was invited to speak at the Blockade Runner on Wrightsville Beach, NC. Every year, our Wilmington Regional Association of Realtors Board invites motivational speakers to speak before participating Realtors. It is a great way to "ReCharge" after the typically slower winter months and get amped up for the coming "busy season".
Robert Morris's message was "The Power of Being on Purpose In Business!" To very briefly summarize, Robert stated that in these times, if you are going to be in real estate as a Realtor then you had better sharpen your ax and get to it. You must have a purpose, a positive mental attitude, set your goals, create a business plan, stand behind your mission statement and budget.
Photos Courtesy of Brian Pilon, Director of Marketing Communications
Yesterday, I found myself at Kure Beach, NC and needing to go Oak Island, NC. Instead of traveling North on HWY 421 all the way back up to Wilmington, NC, across the Cape Fear River to Leland, NC, South on HWY 133 to Southport, NC to Oak Island, I decided to continue South to the very end of Fort Fisher and take the Ferry down the Cape Fear River to Southport. What a great deal for $5! The Ferry was unavailable from December 1, 2008 to January 31, 2009 due to ramp replacement. I'm glad that I decided to take the Ferry because the scenery was fantastic not to mention it saved me about 45 miles on my truck. Well worth it!
If you are coming to the area and would like to take the Ferry from Fort Fisher to Southport or vice versa, here is a link of the Ferry Departure times:
http://www.ncdot.org/transit/ferry/routes/schedule/route008.html
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Per Jonathan Washburn's request, I have compiled a report from our Wilmington Regional Association of Realtors Board(WRAR) which depicts what is going on with real estate in our local area. This report includes only single family homes within New Hanover County. At a later date, I may decide to include land, multi-family, boatslips and rentals but for now I will concentrate on reporting single family homes.
For the week of 1/21/09-1/28/09, 125 single family homes went on the market, 3 homes came off the market, 2 homes went under contract and no homes sold.
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Market Statistics Report |
| Listings as of 01/29/09 at 1:40pm |
| Single Family | ||||||
| 2- Bedrooms | 3 Bedrooms | 4 Bedrooms | 5+ Bedrooms | All Bedrooms | ||
| Active | ||||||
| #Units | 38 | 59 | 21 | 7 | 125 | |
| Average List Price | $188,589 | $286,095 | $840,376 | $653,829 | $370,166 | |
| Average Market Time | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | |
| Average Square Feet | 981 | 1719 | 2989 | 3490 | 1807 | |
| All Off Market | ||||||
| #Units | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Pending | ||||||
| #Units | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Average List Price | $0 | $193,000 | $0 | $0 | $193,000 | |
| Average Market Time | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Average Square Feet | 0 | 1324 | 0 | 0 | 1324 | |
| Sold | ||||||
| #Units | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dollar Value | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Average List Price | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Average Sold Price | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Average Market Time | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Average Square Feet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| % of List Price | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| Not Pending or Sold | ||||||
| #Units | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Average List Price | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,350,000 | $2,350,000 | |
| Average Square Feet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3506 | 3506 |
*All information included in this report is thought to be accurate however, it may be inaccurate.
Paul, 100 Days to Change
Between Wilmington, NC and Carolina Beach, NC on South College Rd/Carolina Beach Rd is an area locally known as Monkey Junction.
Why is it called Monkey Junction? Apparently, early in the 1900's, a service station owner decided to add live monkeys to his amenities in the hopes of attracting business from Pleasure Island visitors. Since the service station was located near the intersection of two main roads, the area commonly became known as "Monkey Junction". Here is a website that has been dedicated to Monkey Junction: http://monkeyjunctionnc.com/
Monkey Junction has been getting a lot of attention as of late due to a proposed annexation by the City of Wilmington. Star News ran an article last week that hit briefly on what all was going on in the area. If you would like to read more about the article then click on this link: http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20090122/ARTICLES/901220257
The area has really come up due to the addition of numerous businesses which are doing quite well. Many locals which live in the proposed annexation area have been very vocal about opposing the annexation. They say that they do not want to be annexed and see the annexation as unnecessary. However, as the area grows, annexations will continue to occur. I will continue to monitor the annexation and will blog about any updates.
Paul, 100 Days to Change
Between Wilmington, NC and Carolina Beach, NC on South College Rd/Carolina Beach Rd is an area locally known as Monkey Junction.
Why is it called Monkey Junction? Apparently, early in the 1900's, a service station owner decided to add live monkeys to his amenities in the hopes of attracting business from Pleasure Island visitors. Since the service station was located near the intersection of two main roads, the area commonly became known as "Monkey Junction". Here is a website that has been dedicated to Monkey Junction: http://monkeyjunctionnc.com/
Monkey Junction has been getting a lot of attention as of late due to a proposed annexation by the City of Wilmington. Star News ran an article last week that hit briefly on what all was going on in the area. If you would like to read more about the article then click on this link: http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20090122/ARTICLES/901220257
The area has really come up due to the addition of numerous businesses which are doing quite well. Many locals which live in the proposed annexation area have been very vocal about opposing the annexation. They say that they do not want to be annexed and see the annexation as unnecessary. However, as the area grows, annexations will continue to occur. I will continue to monitor the annexation and will blog about any updates.
Paul, 100 Days to Change
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