How to Sell Your Current Home and Buy Your Next One Without the Stress For many homeowners, the goal seems simple: sell your current home and move into your next one. But what happens when the timing doesn't line up? What if your home sells before you're ready to move? Or you find the perfect […]

If buying a home is on your radar, you've probably been keeping an eye on mortgage rates and home prices. But don’t forget about homeowners insurance.  Homeowners insurance has always been part of owning a home. But over the past few years, it's become a larger expense for many homeowners – something that's especially frustrating when affordability already feels […]

Brunswick County is one of the fastest-growing areas in the country, which means buyers here face a fork in the road that's more consequential than the model-home sales rep lets on: new construction vs. resale. Do you buy a brand-new home with fresh finishes, a builder warranty, and the latest storm-ready construction — or a […]

Calabash, North Carolina, is a town of a few hundred people with one very big claim: it's the Seafood Capital of the World. It gave its name to an entire cooking style — Calabash-style seafood, lightly breaded and flash-fried — and along a short stretch of River Road and the Nance Street waterfront, you'll find […]

Ask ten people what living in (or a 20-minute drive to) Southport, NC is like and you'll get ten love letters — to the oak-lined streets, the shrimp boats coming in at sunset, the way everyone waves from their porch. It's the kind of small harbor town that Hollywood keeps putting on screen, and that […]

Golfers moving to the coast quickly discover a happy problem: some of the best golf course communities in Brunswick County are also some of the finest anywhere in the Carolinas. This 58-mile stretch between Wilmington and Myrtle Beach is packed with championship courses designed by legends of the game — Arnold Palmer, Fred Couples, Jack […]

One of the quiet pleasures of retiring to the coast is discovering how gentle North Carolina property taxes for retirees really are compared with the Northeast and Midwest states most of our buyers are leaving. Brunswick County's rate is among the lowest around, the state doesn't tax Social Security, and there are relief programs built […]

If you are weighing Brunswick Forest vs. Compass Pointe, you have already narrowed your search to two of the best-known active adult communities in Leland, NC — and you have picked a genuinely tough matchup. They sit just a few minutes apart on the same side of the Cape Fear River — Brunswick Forest opened […]

One of the best parts of living near the Port City is that you are never far from sand and surf. The best beaches near Wilmington, NC each have a completely different personality, from lively boardwalk towns to quiet, nature-first escapes. There are no beaches inside Wilmington itself, but a short drive in almost any […]

If you are asking is Brunswick Forest a good place to retire, the honest answer is: for a lot of people, yes, but not for everyone. After showing buyers around this Leland community for years, we have seen what residents love about it and the handful of things that genuinely give some buyers pause. This […]