Wilmington NC Real Estate Guide

Kay Baker & Associates is excited to announce our Greater Wilmington NC School Guide.  Your one stop shop for all the information you need on New Hanover County, Pender County and Brunswick County schools.  This innovative digital magazine is the first in the Wilmington NC area.  Useful information is at your fingertips when selecting the best school for you or your child from Kindergarden to Higher College Education, whether it be a public school or private school.  We have it all here for you.  Please take time to visit, and explore the links to each school system.  All the information about registering for schools, what each library has on it’s shelves, special need centers in each school and contact numbers are all put together for you in an easy digital magazine.  There is also a link for Wilmington NC real estate to search for homes in a certain school district.  We want to make your life easy, especially when entertaining a move.  Click here for the Greater Wilmington NC School Guide. Search all Wilmington NC real estate on www.cbbaker.com and let us know if we can help.

Foreclosures Wilmington NC

The number of foreclosures listed in the Wilmington MLS are at an all time high of 75. These foreclosed home range in price from $28,000 to $2,163,055 in Porters Neck Plantation and everything in between including homes at Landfall, Northchase, Pine Valley, MacCumber Terrace and even waterfront communities such as Tangle Oaks.

Short Sales Wilmington NC

Short sales are even higher in numbers with a record 152 short sales listed for sale in the Wilmington, NC area. You will find short sales at prestigious Figure Eight Island, Landfall, Wrightsville Beach, NC, Carolina Beach, NC, Historic District, Waterfront communities such as Turtle Hall and Sandfiddler Point, Whitney Pines and Somerset Place. As you know a short sale is when the home is listed for less than the payoff due the lender. They are always subject to lender approval and the process is usually a very lengthy one.

For a complete list of foreclosures and short sales, please call 800-497-7325 Ex. 3607 or email me at kaybaker@ec.rr.com.  You can also search Wilmington NC real estate at www.cbbaker.com by map, neighborhood, price, zip code, schools and more.

Home sales are on the rise now for 3 months in a row. That is certainly a good sign that the real estate market may be rebounding, finally. And, the historic low interest rates and the $8000 tax credit have definitely given the market a boost.

New home sales have risen more in the last month than they have in 8 years. New construction is busier now than any month since last fall. But, new home sales are still down 72% from 4 years ago as inventories remain high.

Our own Wilmington, NC real estate market is seeing signs of improvement, as well. First time home buyers are jumping in to take advantage of a once in a lifetime opportunity. Second home and vacation home buyers are beginning to see the benefits of purchasing a dream home on the beach, whether it be Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Beach or Topsail Beach, NC real estate.  Now is the time to take advantage of this market. Everything is on sale now…

To begin your search for Wilmington, NC homes, please log on to my website at www.cbbaker.com or email me at kay@cbbaker.com. I can send you a detailed list of foreclosures, short sales and homes price under $100 ft.

Great Time To Purchase A Vacation Home

What a great time to buy the vacation home! You have always dreamed of owning your own cabin in the mountains or an oceanfront home or condo. Well now is the time to invest in this once in a lifetime opportunity. According to the National Association of Realtors the housing market may be already starting a rebound as contracts written in August jumped and home sales are up in popular vacation spots such as Florida and Arizona. Read the rest of this entry