Known as the “Hamptons of the South,” North Carolina’s idyllic Figure Eight Island has become an exclusive haven for celebrities and high-net-worth individuals who want to lounge on the beach, dig their toes into the sand and get away from it all. A Hollywood film industry favorite, it and the surrounding area have been featured in some 400 movies since the 1980s. The summer-home paradise, according to Nick Phillips, a broker at Landmark Sotheby’s International Realty, is laid back and cas... read more

Buyers pining for carefree, coastal living in Wilmington, North Carolina, are finding that it’s getting harder to find a luxury home there, not to mention one at the right price point—and that’s giving sellers the upper hand. Luxury homes in the Wilmington metro area were selling six weeks faster in December than they were a year ago, according to the most recent luxury data from Realtor.com, signaling that conditions are favorable for sellers looking to cash in on an opportunity.  “P... read more

How it works The Coldwell Banker Global Luxury® program’s new partnership with JamesEdition is a listing syndication service for all Global Luxury listings priced at $1 million+. These listings will live on JamesEdition.com, which reaches 550,000+ high-value buyers each month and delivers 12 million impressions across the globe. Additionally, listings will also be syndicated on Bloomberg’s Property marketplace by JamesEdition, which has 75.2 million users worldwide &mda... read more

Luxury home sales in the Wilmington area shattered a 15-year-old record in 2020, outpacing the last high by 97 homes and nearly $190 million in closed sales volume.A total of 363 luxury properties sold during 2020 for $597 million in New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender counties, according to a report by Wilmington-based Just For Buyers Realty.The previous record was set in 2005, when 266 homes sold for a total of $409 million. Luxury homes in the report are defined as those costing $1 million or more.Several reasons ... read more