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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As sales traffic improves, the brokers at Landfall Realty have noticed a bit of a shift in what prospects are  interested in viewing.  Until recently, there had been minimal movement during the past year in Landfall’s homesite inventory, but it appears interest in homesites is increasing.  While only 10 Landfall homesites have closed year-to-date , in recent weeks three more homesites have gone [...]
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A Raleigh prospect recently visited Landfall wanting to make Wilmington, NC his home. Landfall Realty Broker, Martie Davy, showed her client many waterfront homes within the community before determining none offered the possibilities of building a custom home on an absolutely spectatular .88 acre  homesite listed for sale by Landfall Realty. Located on the Pete Dye Course, this lot [...]
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We at Landfall Realty have received numerous calls regarding the “”32 foreclosed properties” in Landfall. We have carefully checked the public records, and have found only about half a dozen recent foreclosure proceedings involving Landfall real estate, a very small number considering the 2000 or so properties within Landfall NC. As always, rumors seem to appear [...]
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