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Choosing a North Carolina Realtor

Southport Oak Island Realty Group, Inc

The Best Realtors and Buyer’s Agents in North Carolina!

Serving all of your Real Estate needs in

Southport North Carolina, Oak Island North Carolina

and the Surrounding area’s including:

Southport, NC

Oak Island, NC

St James Plantation, NC

Caswell Beach, NC

Bald Head Island, NC

Bolivia, NC

Boiling Spring Lakes, NC

 We here at SOI Realty Group are here to help you buy or sell Real Estate in Coastal North Carolina.

We are here to be honest, forthright and help you find your perfect beach home in Eastern NC!

We are available anytime to meet with you and discuss your Real Estate needs!

Contact us today!

 

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February 2023 Brunswick County North Carolina Real Estate Market Update!

Well… here it is!

The long awaited real estate market update for February 2023! They sure took their time when publishing this one…

The local Real Estate Market, on paper, is still holding strong in the Oak Island and Southport North Carolina region. Home sales are staying steady and inventory levels are not increasing drastically, yet.

Historically the Real Estate Market in our local area of Oak Island and Southport North Carolina sees a huge increase in homes, beach homes, and town-homes going on the market during this time of the year. This huge increase of home inventory in a small geographic area usually tends to lower home sale prices, because home buyers get to “pick and choose”.

Only time will tell how many houses come on the market in Oak Island NC and if in fact they will be bought up in a reasonable amount of time. As it looks now many beach homes are coming on the market and staying on the market. We are seeing an increase in the amount of the days on the market before homes go under contract.

 

Until Next Month!

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Southport Oak Island Realty Group, Your Local Realtors!

Southport Oak Island Realty Group, Inc

Serving all of your Real Estate needs in Southport North Carolina and the Surrounding area’s including:

Southport, NC

Oak Island, NC

St James Plantation, NC

Caswell Beach, NC

Bald Head Island, NC

Bolivia, NC

Boiling Spring Lakes, NC

 We here at SOI Realty Group are here to help you buy or sell Real Estate in Coastal North Carolina. While our local area has changed over the years, our beliefs have not! We are here to be honest, forthright and help you find your perfect beach home in Eastern NC!

Allow us to welcome you to North Carolina and show you around the many different communities that our area has to offer, help you to understand the plus and minuses of every location for you next home.

 

We are available anytime to meet with you and discuss your Real Estate needs!

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November 2022 Real Estate Market Update Southport and Oak Island NC

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November 2022 Real Estate Market Update Southport and Oak Island NC are in!

It seems that in Brunswick County North Carolina including,  St James Plantation, Arbor creek, Riversea Plantation, the bluffs on the cape fear and Beaver creek Plantation Southport NC are the fastest selling communities! Brunswick county real estate is featured in the Brunswick beacon as well as homes for sale in North Carolina. Long term rentals are hard to come by, especially in Southport NC, Oak Island NC, and St James. Saint James does not have a lot of rental homes but what it does have is the St James Founders Club, the Players Club, the Members Club, and the Beach Club. But, if you are looking for a house in St James NC or searching homes for sale in St James you should call us at Southport Oak Island Realty Group. Of course, when home shopping don’t forget about  Don Bullard insurance Southport for all of your insurance needs.

As North Carolina Realtor’s, we here at Southport Oak Island Realty Group like, as always to help with real estate lingo, like what conveys? Conveys definition is to make a transfer of personal property, usually during the sale of a home. What does not convey? Most people selling in Southport NC might say,  all appliances convey, but some people will say the refrigerator does not convey. So as a buyer and buyers agent, we have to watch out for appliances convey or if they do not convey. Another major item we are seeing is the home your buying propane’s tank owned or leased? Who does propane refill? Are there Propane tank ownership law? And who is selling a 500 gallon propane tank? And what about Crawl space encapsulation? What is a crawl space? Check out the next blog to find out!

As I mentioned above, homeowners in the Southport and Oak Island North Carolina area and most of Brunswick County North Carolina area as of November 2022 are still making HUGE PROFITS off of the sale of their homes, so do not be scared to list your home for sale with us!

We here At Southport Oak Island Realty Group are here to help you and know it is our job to maximize profits for you in the sale of your home in the Oak Island North Carolina and surrounding areas. That is why we are STILL OFFERING our 4% LISTING SERVICES!

Listing your home for less commissions than other firms means that you, the homeowner, get to keep MORE of the home sale PROFITS! It is as simple as that! Why would you want to sell your home and give away more money than absolutely necessary? You wouldn’t!

 

Our team of experienced Realtors are here to make sure we do all we can to help you and get you as much profit as possible in the sale of your home!

Contact one of our North Carolina Realtors today to sale your Southport and Oak Island or surrounding area home!

 

OAK ISLAND NORTH CAROLINA REALTORS

 

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October 2022 real estate market update for Oak Island NC

Source: Cape Fear Realtors

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October 2022 Real Estate Market Update for Oak Island NC and Surrounding Area

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October 2022 Real Estate Market Update Southport and Oak Island NC are in!

October 2022 Real estate market update for Southport and Oak Island NC. The market is showing signs of declining, unfortunately for home sellers in the Oak Island North Carolina Area! This does not mean that its too late to sell your home, homeowners that still want to sell their home in Oak Island and surrounding areas WILL still make a PROFIT on their home if they do decide to sell now.

The October 2022 real estate market update for Oak Island North Carolina and Brunswick County North Carolina Real Estate market report for October of 2022 shows that Inventory, pending sales are all down, with a 10% increase in sales prices!

Homeowners looking to sell their home still seem to not be aware of the current trend of the market. They do mention that they know the slowdown is coming, they have just not yet realized it’s here!

As I mentioned above, homeowners in the Southport and Oak Island North Carolina area and most of Brunswick County North Carolina area as of October 2022 are still making HUGE PROFITS off of the sale of their homes, so do not be scared to list your home for sale with us!

We here At Southport Oak Island Realty Group are here to help you and know it is our job to maximize profits for you in the sale of your home in the Oak Island North Carolina and surrounding areas. That is why we are STILL OFFERING our 4% LISTING SERVICES!

Listing your home for less commissions than other firms means that you, the homeowner, get to keep MORE of the home sale PROFITS! It is as simple as that! Why would you want to sell your home and give away more money than absolutely necessary? You wouldn’t!

 

Our team of experienced Realtors are here to make sure we do all we can to help you and get you as much profit as possible in the sale of your home!

Contact one of our North Carolina Realtors today to sale your Southport and Oak Island or surrounding area home!

 

OAK ISLAND NORTH CAROLINA REALTORS

 

Want to learn more about our 4% listing services Click the link below!

 

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October 2022 real estate market update for Oak Island NC

Source: Cape Fear Realtors

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September 2022 real estate market update for Oak Island NC and Surrounding Area

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September 2022 Real Estate Market Update Southport and Oak Island NC are in!

September 2022 Real estate market update for Southport and Oak Island NC. The market is continuing to show signs of instability, unfortunately for home sellers in the Oak Island North Carolina Area! This does not mean that its too late to sell your home, homeowners that still want to sell their home in Oak Island and surrounding areas WILL still make a PROFIT on their home if they do decide to sell now.

The September 2022 real estate market update for Oak Island North Carolina and Brunswick County North Carolina Real Estate market report for September of 2022 shows that Inventory, sales prices and pending sales are all down!

Homeowners looking to sell their home still seem to not be aware of the current trend of the market. They do mention that they know the slowdown is coming, they have just not yet realized it’s here!

As I mentioned above, homeowners in the Southport and Oak Island North Carolina area and most of Brunswick County North Carolina area as of September 2022 are still making HUGE PROFITS off of the sale of their homes, so do not be scared to list your home for sale with us!

We here At Southport Oak Island Realty Group are here to help you and know it is our job to maximize profits for you in the sale of your home in the Oak Island North Carolina and surrounding areas. That is why we are STILL OFFERING our 4% LISTING SERVICES!

Listing your home for less commissions than other firms means that you, the homeowner, get to keep MORE of the home sale PROFITS! It is as simple as that! Why would you want to sell your home and give away more money than absolutely necessary? You wouldn’t!

 

Our team of experienced Realtors are here to make sure we do all we can to help you and get you as much profit as possible in the sale of your home!

Contact one of our North Carolina Realtors today to sale your Southport and Oak Island or surrounding area home!

 

OAK ISLAND NORTH CAROLINA REALTORS

 

Want to learn more about our 4% listing services Click the link below!

 

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September 2022 real estate market update for Oak Island NC

Source: Cape Fear Realtors

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August 2022 real estate market update for Oak Island NC and Surrounding Area

Real estate stats for Southport and Oak Island NC

August 2022 Real Estate Market Update Oak Island NC are in!

August 2022 Real estate market update oak island NC, the market is continuing to show signs of instability, unfortunately for home sellers in the Oak Island North Carolina Area! This does not mean that its too late to sell your home, homeowners that still want to sell their home in Oak Island and surrounding areas WILL still make a PROFIT on their home if they do decide to sell.

The August 2022 real estate market update for Oak Island North Carolina and Brunswick County North Carolina Real Estate market report for August of 2022 shows that Inventory, sales prices and pending sales are temporarily up this month!

Homeowners looking to sell their home still seem to not be aware of the current trend of the market. They do mention that they know the slowdown is coming, they have just not yet realized it’s here!

As I mentioned above, homeowners in the Oak Island North Carolina area and most of Brunswick County North Carolina area as of August 2022 are still making HUGE PROFITS off of the sale of their homes, so do not be scared to list your home for sale with us!

We here At Southport Oak Island Realty Group are here to help you and know it is our job to maximize profits for you in the sale of your home in the Oak Island North Carolina and surrounding areas. That is why we are STILL OFFERING our 4% LISTING SERVICES!

Listing your home for less commissions than other firms means that you, the homeowner, get to keep MORE of the home sale PROFITS! It is as simple as that! Why would you want to sell your home and give away more money than absolutely necessary? You wouldn’t!

 

Our team of experienced Realtors are here to make sure we do all we can to help you and get you as much profit as possible in the sale of your home!

Contact one of our North Carolina Realtors today to sale your Oak Island or surrounding area home!

 

OAK ISLAND NORTH CAROLINA REALTORS

 

Want to learn more about our 4% listing services Click the link below!

 

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August 2022 real estate market update for Oak Island NC

Source: Cape Fear Realtors

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Oak Island North Carolina and surrounding area July 2022 real estate market update

Oak Island NC real estate market update july 2022

July 2022 Real Estate Market Update Oak Island NC are in!

As expected for Oak Island NC Real Estate, the market is continuing to show signs of cooling, unfortunately for home sellers in the Oak Island North Carolina Area! This does not mean that its too late to sell your home, homeowners that still want to sell their home in Oak Island and surrounding areas WILL still make a HUGE PROFIT on their home if they do decide to sell.

The July 2022 real estate market update for Oak Island North Carolina and Brunswick County North Carolina Real Estate market report for July of 2022 shows that Inventory is decreasing, sales prices are decreasing and pending sales are also down.

Homeowners looking to sell their home still seem to not be aware of the current trend of the market. They do mention that they know the slowdown is coming, they have just not yet realized it’s here!

As I mentioned above, homeowners in the Oak Island North Carolina area and most of Brunswick County North Carolina area are still making HUGE PROFITS off of the sale of their homes, so do not be scared to list your home for sale with us!

We here At Southport Oak Island Realty Group are here to help you and know it is our job to maximize profits for you in the sale of your home in the Oak Island North Carolina and surrounding areas. That is why we are STILL OFFERING our 4% LISTING SERVICES!

Listing your home for less commissions than other firms means that you, the homeowner, get to keep MORE of the home sale PROFITS! It is as simple as that! Why would you want to sell your home and give away more money than absolutely necessary? You wouldn’t!

 

Our team of experienced Realtors are here to make sure we do all we can to help you and get you as much profit as possible in the sale of your home!

Contact one of our North Carolina Realtors today to sale your Oak Island or surrounding area home!

 

OAK ISLAND NORTH CAROLINA REALTORS

 

Want to learn more about our 4% listing services Click the link below!

 

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July 2022 real estate market update for Oak Island NC

Source: Cape Fear Realtors

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Oak Island North Carolina and surrounding area June 2022 real estate market update

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Oak Island North Carolina and surrounding area June 2022 real estate market update

 

June 2022 Real Estate Market Statistics are in!

As expected, the market is showing signs of cooling, unfortunately for home sellers in the Oak Island North Carolina Area! This does not mean that its time NOT to sell your home, but just know you will more than likely not get that crazy dream sales price like we had before. Homeowners that still want to sell their home in Oak Island and surrounding areas WILL still make a HUGE PROFIT on their home if they do decide to sell.

The Brunswick County North Carolina Real Estate market report for June of 2022 shows that Inventory is increasing, sales prices are rising, but pending sales are down. We do not see what the report shows on the ground however in regards to home prices…. This is the first time that we do not agree with the monthly real estate report!

Homeowners looking to sell their home are not aware of the current trend of the market. They do mention that they know the slowdown is coming, they have just not yet realized it’s here. This is in a large part local Realtors Fault! Yes, I said it!!! It is our job as North Carolina Realtors to be honest and ethical in all of our dealings with consumers, even when it hurts us financially, peers!

As I mentioned above, homeowners in the Oak Island North Carolina area and most of Brunswick County North Carolina area are still making HUGE PROFITS off of the sale of their homes, so do not be scared to list your home for sale!

We here At Southport Oak Island Realty Group are here to help you and know it is our job to maximize profits for you in the sale of your home in the Oak Island North Carolina and surrounding areas. That is why we are STILL OFFERING our 4% LISTING SERVICES!

Listing your home for less commissions than other firms means that you, the homeowner, get to keep MORE of the home sale PROFITS! It is as simple as that! Why would you want to sell your home and give away more money than absolutely necessary? You wouldn’t!

 

Our team of experienced Realtors are here to make sure we do all we can to help you and get you as much profit as possible in the sale of your home!

Contact one of our North Carolina Realtors today to sale your Oak Island or surrounding area home!

 

OAK ISLAND NORTH CAROLINA REALTORS

 

Want to learn more about our 4% listing services Click the link below!

 

4% HOME REAL ESTATE LISTING SERVICES

 

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How can I afford the house I want with rising interest rates?

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Home buyers’ that that been on the hunt to purchase a new home in North Carolina in recent months have definitely been paying attention to the rising mortgage rates, that we can be sure of!

But what we also know is that when your ready to buy a home either, financially, situationally or by force, you are ready. Unfortunately, just because a home buyer is ready to purchase, outside circumstances can hinder the ability of a home buyer to successfully purchase a home.

So, while the outside circumstances can vary over time and even house to house, we want to share with you ways to mitigate or reduce overall costs associated with new home mortgage payments!

 

You have found the house that is right for you in North Carolina and you are ready to buy!

Hopefully you have completed the initial steps prior to house hunting including, building up your savings account, building or repairing your credit, paying off or down your debts and getting prequalification letter from a lender. While some of these items above may take months or years to successfully complete, do not worry of you have yet to talk with a lender and receive that pre-qualification letter! We here at Southport Oak Island Realty Group have a trusted lender that is able to help you with just a few clicks! Jeremey Richardson, Branch manager at Rapid Mortgage in Southport, NC has proven himself to us time and time again. We would not recommend someone that we ourselves would not or have not used!!!

So, if you find yourself in the predicament of needing not just a lender but a partner to ensure your financing moves though the process smoothly, Contact him at the link below!

 

JERMEY RICHARDSON BRANCH MANGER AT RAPID MORTGAGE SOUTHPORT, NORTH CAROLINA

 

Now back to affording the mortgage payments on your new home!

There are only a few main factors that come into play regarding your monthly mortgage payment amount. They are your credit rating, mortgage interest rate, down payment amount, lifetime of the loan, amount of the home loan and your insurance, if escrowed.

While we do in fact have control over all the above within reason, only a few come into play at the time you are buying your next home. Interest rate, down payment and homeowners’ insurance. Most home mortgage interest rates are preset, not by lenders but, by the actual backers of the loans. You can buy “points” at closing to lower the overall interest rates if you have the money to, but most do not. As far as down payments go, by the time you are actually buying a home you know or are stuck with what you have as far as your down payment goes.

But something that a lot of people do not think about is the third item; Homeowners insurance. There is actually a huge difference in policy rates and coverages available depending on your future home in North Carolina. These differences can actually end up making or breaking you as a home buyer and your ability to afford the monthly mortgage payment you are signing up for!

You cannot believe the amount of fluctuation in policy prices between not carriers, but agencies, we see here in coastal North Carolina! While to some they may not care about a few hundred here or there on their mortgage payment, for others it makes all the difference in the world, like the ability to buy a home or not!

The solution for you?

We recommend shopping around and not being rushed into choosing an insurance company while you are in the process of buying your next North Carolina home! Please take you time and review the different local insurance companies and policies available in your area before making a decision.

Once again, we cannot and will not recommend a company that we ourselves would not or are not using! That is why we are highly recommending that you contact Daniel Woelk, Insurance Agent with Goosehead Insurance Agency here in Coastal North Carolina! Daniel has the ability to shop hundreds of different carriers to find the right insurance for your home at the right price! He is also very efficient and knowledgeable about our local area and will have you an acceptable policy for your new home before you know it!

If you are looking for a way to lower your projected monthly home mortgage payment, or just want to see if you can save money on your existing home mortgage payment, call or contact Daniel today, we promise it will be worth it! You can Contact him by clicking the following link below!

 

DANIEL WOELK AT GOOSEHEAD INSURANCE AGENCY WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA

 

In conclusion!

There are many ways to lower your potential monthly mortgage payment when you are looking at the numbers and if they work for you next home purchase!

Allow our expert Real Estate Agents and local Realtors help you find your dream home and help navigate the ins and outs of the affordability, location and amenities you deserve! We are local Realtors in the St James Plantation, Oak Island, Caswell Beach and Southport North Carolina area and are here to help you with your next home purchase!

 

Contact us today!