Stephanie Gasparovic's (sgasparovic) Blog

BUY OR SELL NOW!!! If there's not enough urgency there, I don't know how else to say it! I recently read this article in the Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/24/AR2010012402996.html?hpid%3Dtopnews&sub=AR. This is another article about the Federal Reser...

We are beginning a brand new year in our real estate market that we're really excited about! In January, we completed our business plan for 2010 and studied our market "seasonality" to find out how much business is done in each quarter of the year. Here is what we found for our Southeast Coastal ...

We're wrapping up 2009.  Despite all the doom and gloom national news about real estate, we had a great year in our real estate market (Hampstead, Wilmington, Jacksonville, Topsail Island NC).  Our team and all our agents are in the process of finishing up our 2010 production goals.  We're shooti...

With the Thanksgiving holiday now fleeting, we will remember being bombarded with Black Friday sales pitches and we'll hear all the stories of crazy lines and pushy customers. And hopefully we won't hear of any more stampedes this year! In our real estate market, if there were a Black Friday-a ti...

Long Point Estates is a unique waterfront and water-access community like no other.  And the time to buy has never been better.  We've just reduced prices for all remaining Long Point lots.  These lots have some of the most beautiful views you could imagine.  Overlooking the Intracoastal Waterway...

"Short Sale" is definitely a buzz word in today's market.  There are many short sales in our local market of Hampstead, Wilmington, Jacksonville, and especially on the beaches- Surf City, Topsail, and Wrightsville Beach.  We understand what it takes to represent a seller in a short sale and help ...

It's great to see so many people gaining interest in "green things" and the environment.  From buying and living in an energy efficient house, to recycling, to buying and eating organic foods, I do what I can every day to support as many green initiatives as I can.  The great thing about going gr...

So, today I am 39 weeks pregnant, only one week short of my due date of October 26th! I'm getting very excited, and definitely ready to have the baby! Thanks so much to Chantel, Eric, Rose, Andrew, and Brad - all the members of Team Gasparovic - for taking great care of all of our clients and our...

Must Hurry to get the $8,000 Tax Credit!!- Most of you know about the $8,000 tax credit for "First Time Homebuyers."  This certainly provided a boost to our local markets in Hampstead, Wilmington, and Jacksonville NC.    A couple things many people don't know: (1) It's not limited to just first t...

Everyone always talks asks whether or not anything is happening in the "real estate market."  I'm always surprised to hear people that live around here (Hampstead, Wilmington, Jacksonville NC) speak negatively about the market based on things that they see or hear on the national news.  So let me...