St James, NC Exposed: November 2016 Real Estate Market RECAP
Tune in and watch as North Carolina real estate expert, Jack Hamilton of Hamilton Realty Group of Carolinas Connect Realty, discusses the November 2016 real estate market numbers in St. James, NC. St. James is a popular, 6,000 acre amenity-rich, master-planned community in southeastern NC. For more information on buying or selling in southeastern NC, including […]
St. James, NC Exposed: October 2016 Real Estate Market
Watch as real estate expert, Jack Hamilton of Carolinas Connect Realty, discusses the October 2016 real estate market numbers in St. James, NC. Â St. James is a popular, 6,000 acre, amenity-rich master planned community in southeastern NC. For more information on buying or selling in southeastern NC, including St. James, NC — reach out to […]
St. James Exposed! The Real Story on Real Estate Episode #2
In the second episode of St. James Exposed! Â The Real Story on Real Estate, Jack shares a story about a couple who lives in St. James (located in Southport, NC) that needed to sell their home and move into assisted living for health reasons. Â This story, like many others that Jack and Dana hear way […]
St. James Exposed! The Real Story on Real Estate Episode #1
Welcome to our “St. James Exposed! The Real Story on Real Estate” video series. Â This is the first episode where Jack Hamilton will discuss what is happening with the resale market in St. James Plantation in Southport, North Carolina. Jack shares that for April 2016, there were 165 listings for sale with a total of […]
Latest Housing Trends That May Surprise You
When most people think about housing trends, they think about wall colors, cabinet styles and materials. As lives become more complicated, priorities shift and the definition of family has changed significantly. In response to these shifts in society, the housing trends change and adapt. The economic situation for many homeowners has also caused adjustment to […]
Brunswick County North Carolina Real Estate Market Update
SUPPLY, N.C. — The residential housing market in Brunswick, Bladen and Columbus counties saw a slight increase in activity during May 2015 compared to the same period in 2014, according to statistics released today by the Brunswick County Association of REALTORS®. “These latest figures emphasize the fact that the real estate market in Brunswick, Columbus […]
Residential Lending Update
In the April 2015 iteration of the Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (SLOOS), the Federal Reserve Board included a special question on residential real estate lending. That special question asked banks about how they had responded to new guidelines issued by the GSEs on November 20, 2014, on the definition of life-of-loan representation and warranty […]
New Home Construction Explodes in 2015
After a harsh winter in most of the country, housing starts jumped 20% nationally in April. The 20% hop itself was the biggest jump since February of 1991. A recent Commerce Department Report shows housing starts landed at 1.14 million annualized rates, up from a 944,000 pace in March, the highest it been in 7 […]
Major Factors That Have Home Prices On The Rise
With housing on a steady path to recovery, home prices have risen approximately 20 percent in the last three years according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and Standards & Poor’s (S&P) Case-Shiller house price indices. Both consumers and industry professional expect that upward trajectory to continue this year. The anticipated increase is the […]
Millennials Impact the Real Estate Market in a Big Way
Opinions on where real estate prices are headed from here might be mixed, but one thing is becoming increasing clear: Millennials will be a big part of it. According to a recent survey from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the so-called millennial generation comprised the biggest segment of home buyers last year. The survey […]