Well, I am amazed! My wife Kathy has lived in North Carolina all of her life and I have lived here for more than 40 years and neither of us knew about the deep water coral reefs located just three hours by boat off the coast. The reefs have been known for decades but it is only recently that scie
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06/02/2008
Topsail Island is located about 40 minutes from the Marine base in Jacksonville, N.C. On a daily basis from one part of the island or another, we see military activity. Sometimes it is a troop ship off our coast returning our men and women from active duty around the globe, or various aircraft ov
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05/25/2008
Just read a column with a thought provoking question. It got me started thinking about the customer "experience" that we try to provide here at Sea Coast Realty. Just as an illustration, we were at pig picking last night with a group of folks from Charlotte, N.C. We were out on the walkway to the
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04/27/2008
I would imagine that most of us sit an open house or two these days. The month of April begins prime OH season on Topsail Island. Coldwell Banker Sea Coast, our "mothership" had 210 open houses spread over 4 counties this week end. That is remarkable participation by CBSCR agents and brokers. The
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04/20/2008
Living just 40 minutes from the historic port city of Wilmington, North Carolina, we can enjoy the peace and quiet of Topsail Island and the amenities offered to us by a city. This week end, the Azalea Festival takes place all around the city. Southern belles dressed in lovely authentic antebellu
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04/13/2008
Cannot believe it is already April. I know I just wrote that post about Daylight Savings Time. Aren't all of you amazed by how quickly the time passes? The market is definitely picking up. Our team, The Burchfield Group has written and/or accepted contracts for 13 properties in the last month. Se
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04/03/2008
March 9th and Daylight Savings Time! Spring is almost here and we are seeing such an uptick in both customer calls and internet inquiries. There are new projects being brought online and although our friends in the mortgage industry may be a little frustrated from time to time, they are still bri
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03/08/2008
Just finished a sales meeting and heard positive news for the third month running. Out here on the coast of eastern North Carolina, buyers are calling, appointments to show are being made and contracts are being written. From Wilmington to Jacksonville and all points in between, the market is imp
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02/28/2008
