Did 'Ya Know?
* Top 10 cities for buying property Now According to Business 2.0 magazine -- #7 Wilmington, NC - 30 miles up the road from Southport/Oak Island!
* Expect 2007 to Be 4th Best Year on Record According to the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS!
- Buyers are becoming more comfortable -- sensing time is good!
- Local makets have bottomed out.
* Big issues facing Brunswick County in 2007
- Growth isn't slowing!
- 22% increase between 2000 and 2005 -- 89,162 people.
- Ranked one of the top 5 fastest growing in the state
- New UDO (Unified Develop. Ordinance) to handle growth
- Development of NC International Port- Southport
- 40,000 new jobs!
* NC is 10th-biggest State - Sorry, New Jersey!
- 184,900 new residents in 2006
- 8,856,505 total population
* NC had 52 wineries & 375 vineyards in 2005 --10th most in the nation!
