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By Dick & Sandy Beals
(Wilmington Real Estate 4U Wilmington, NC)
 and also the taxes! New Hanover, Pender, and Brunswick counties have recently completed new tax valuations for property owners in the cities and towns of Wilmington, Leland, Hampstead, and the smaller communities they serve. Recent appraisals will no doubt bring about some negative comments from some property owners. Some of the beach towns...Wrightsville Beach, Kure Beach and Carolina Beach have seen triple digit increases, surely that will not be good news for some. The assessed value of property in New Hanover County has risen by roughly 81 percent.A surge in coastal land prices in recent years coupled with low valuations the last time the county reassessed in 1999 means homeowners and others better brace themselves.The county's property values reflects the continuing lure of coasta...
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By Ginger S, Wilmington NC Real Estate & Relocation~
(Wilkinson & Associates, Wilmington NC)
 Following on the heels of the Good News from CNN/MONEY,MSNBC names Wilmington to the Top 2O Hottest Real Estate MarketsRead all about it Here:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8475859the source of the data was the government's Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, http://www.ofheo.gov/  "Wilmington" is actually the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which includes New Hanover, Pender, and Brunswick counties. the Wilmington MSA ranked 16th in In the 2nd quarter 2006  in annualized appreciation, at 22.05%.  Its five-year appreciation rate (2001 to 2006) was  62.58%. The five-year appreciation rate (1996 to 2001) was listed at 27.8 percent. So, The ten-year appreciation rate owould equal 90.3 percent, or an average of 9 percent per year.    
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By Ginger S, Wilmington NC Real Estate & Relocation~
(Wilkinson & Associates, Wilmington NC)
We are thrilled that our company, Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty, true to it’s tradition of volunteerism and community philanthropy, has joined  forces with our Mortgage Affiliate Alpha Mortgage to sponsor the first Wilmington family to own a  home in New Habitat Subdivision.Development to be the first of its kind in regionBy Brittany ButcherStar NewsAfter years of wishing for a nice home for him and his son, Tony Humphrey said he was moved to give Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity a call to see if he would qualify for a Habitat home."The spirit just hit me," Humphrey said.That was in 2004.At the time, Humphrey's name was added to a list, and then life swept him along. That same year, he met his future wife, Paula, and her son, Deseann. The two single parents hit it off and married in Oc...
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