Again a group of more than 100 Landfall residents attended the recent year end real estate forum hosted by Landfall Realty, at Country Club of Landfall. Ken Kirkman, general manager, gave Landfall sales information from 2011, and previewed his take on the market for 2012 and beyond.
2011 will see just over 100 real estate transactions in Landfall, [...]
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A few years ago, united Van Lines determined that, from its customer base, North Carolina was the top in-migration state in the US. Landfall NC residents should find it interesting that the US Census Bureau in its recent American Community Survey reported that between 2003 and 2008, about 42,000 people migrated from Florida to North [...]
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Ken Kirkman, Landfall Realty’s general manager, (and a real estate attorney and developer as well) hosted the company’s mid year real estate forum on Wednesday night, July 7, at Country Club of Landfall. As has been the case in the past, a good number of Landfall residents turned out to hear Kirkman comment on national real [...]
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    We are very pleased to announce the addition of Karen Thompson to the Landfall Realty sales team.Â
    In 1991 Karen moved to Wilmington where she had enjoyed many happy vacations during her younger years. After meeting and marrying her husband, the two found that the perfect place to raise a family was in Landfall and she [...]
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Beautiful, brick villa located in the Fairhaven community of Landfall now available. With over $80,000 in upgrades, this courtyard home has all you could want and then some…mahogany built-in cabinets & coffered ceiling, stacked stone fireplace, natural gas heating, Wolf gas cooktop, floored walk-in attic space, and speakers throughout. Located on the Nicklaus golf course, the exterior features fenced-in [...]
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Continuing my summary recap of Landfall Realty’s recent Real Estate Forum held at Landfall Country Club, I called attention to some of the points made by Bob Seelert in his book “Start With the Answer.” Loosely stated, some of those points are:
1) Get the truth on the table, don’t pretend.
2) Establish standards and expectations based [...]
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We at Landfall Realty are excited about the creation of the Homebuyer Tax Credit enacted into law earlier this month. The fact that the bill has been expanded to include other than first home purchasers is a huge bonus and may present a real opportunity for qualified purchasers! Now, existing homeowners are eligible for a $6,500 tax CREDIT upon purchase of [...]
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Another of the topics touched upon in the recent Landfall Real Estate Forum was national trends in the 55 years of age and older population.  A few of those trends, as reported in various builder and real estate studies, include the following:
There is a strong preference for single family, detached homes.
Most buyers want single floor [...]
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Thanks to the 120 or so Landfall residents who came to the Landfall Realty Fall Real Estate Forum Wednesday at Country Club of Landfall.  I was happy to see such a diversity of age, background and interest.   Our attendees clearly understand that the value of property, and its pace of sale, impacts all residents in a significant way.
I trust [...]
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A reminder that the Landfall Realty fall Real Estate Forum is today (Wednesday, October 21) at 5:30 pm at Country Club of Landfall. All Landfall property owners are invited. As those who attended our fall update know, we go behind the numbers by discussing trends, and by offering observations we hope are of use to [...]
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