The Pointe at Barclay

Posted in Local Business Profile, News You Can Use, Team Gale on Aug 10, 2016

Construction is well under way at the new mixed-use complex along South 17th Street in Wilmington, with the flagship businesses proposed to open in the first quarter of 2017.

Hill Rogers, the broker-in-charge of Cameron Management, notes that "It's a mix and match. You go with local folks that have proven to  be successful and popular, and that adds credibility. But you also want to bring in things that are new and people haven't had before."

Stone Theaters, a 14-screen movie house, will be the centerpiece of The Pointe.

Local restauranteurs Ash Aziz and BT Corrigan have been tapped to bring n...

Featured Home in Marsh Bay

Posted in Featured Homes series, Team Gale on Aug 09, 2016

1874 SUNSET COVE SE, BOLIVIA, NC 28422

Three bedroom, two bath home in the community of Marsh Bay. This home was built in 2006 and offers a large living room, with pass through window, open to combination kitchen/dining space. There is also a family room (15' x 11')  with fireplace and separate laundry room with utility sink.

Master bedroom is located at the front of the home and offers walk-in closet, large attached bath with double vanity, soaking tub and stall shower.

Rear porch overlooks over an acre of wooded land and segment of Mill Creek.

Marsh Bay is close to Oak Island and Holden Bea...

Featured Home in Long Beach

Posted in Featured Homes series, Team Gale on Aug 04, 2016

105 SE 53rd STREET, OAK ISLAND, NC 28465

This unique home in the Long Beach section of beautiful Oak Island, NC offers five bedrooms, three full bathrooms, two kitchens, a covered patio, and ocean views from the second floor balcony.

Lots and lots of storage space! Large step down family room! Outdoor bathhouse to clean up after your day at the beach!

The original dwelling was built in the early 1980s. This house has been partially renovated or upgraded several times. Needs your vision, creativity, and patience to shine again!

The proximity to the beach is hard to beat in the southern Brunswi...

Zillow Acquires Bridge Interactive...

Posted in News You Can Use, Team Gale on Aug 03, 2016

...one step closer to non-REALTORS dictating so much about the housing market!

PRNewswire covers the purchase:

Zillow Group houses a portfolio of the largest real estate and home-related brands on the Web and mobile. The company's brands focus on all stages of the home lifecycle... Zillow Group is committed to empowering consumers with unparalleled data, inspiration and knowledge around homes, and connecting them with the right local professionals to help.

Bridge Interactive provides brokers and {multiple listing services} with robust listing data management capabilities. Brokers and MLSs that...

Featured Home in Grist Creek

Posted in Featured Homes series, Leland NC Real Estate, Team Gale on Aug 02, 2016

4924 GRINDERS WAY NE, LELAND, NC 28451

Great starter home or investment property!

4924 Grinders Way is a three bedroom, two bath modular home in the Grist Creek neighborhood. Home offers a large living/dining room, kitchen with breakfast bar and pantry, separate laundry area.

Master suite has huge walk-in closet, attached bath with double vanity, soaking tub, stall shower.

The HVAC unit in this home has been replaced by the seller. Home is sold in "as is" condition.

Neighborhood is close to daily shopping and dining conveniences, as well as many local beaches and area attractions in historic ...

Featured Home in Summerlin Trace

Posted in Featured Homes series, Leland NC Real Estate, Team Gale on Jul 26, 2016

9108 ARDEN ROAD, LELAND, NC 28451

This 3 bedroom, 2 bath home follows the neighborhood's most popular floorplan, The Dakota. Common area is a great room that includes living room and combination kitchen-dining space with laminate floors, stainless appliances, and breakfast bar. Access  to rear patio, and partially fenced yard which make for a nice outdoor living pace to cook out, sip lemonade with a book, or entertain. Attached garage and off-street, paved driveway for two cars.

Large master bedroom has attached bath with double vanity and tub/shower. Two additional bedrooms for guests, or us...

Five Plants to Help Keep Away Mosquitoes

Posted in Home Improvement, News You Can Use, Team Gale on Jul 20, 2016

Are your once delightful summer evenings on the porch being interrupted by the obnoxious presence of mosquitoes?

Here's a few plants you can grow that will naturally repel these airborne pests...

Basil

Peppermint

Lavender

Catnip

Lemon Balm

For more info on natural repellents, visit Rodale's Organic Life.

Featured Home in Riverbend

Posted in Featured Homes series, Team Gale on Jul 19, 2016

4410 PIGOTT ROAD, SHALLOTTE, NC 28470

This home may look simple or small from the front, but it is a great space with a lot of potential! Previous owner has upgraded the flooring to a dark hardwood; painted the living room, dining room; and began a kitchen remodel.

Enjoy a gas log fireplace and built-in shelving in the living room. Open combination kitchen/dining area; new light fixture in dining room, tile backsplash and stone countertops in kitchen, attached laundry room.

Master bedroom with attached bath, second bedroom, and den or home office relegated to far side of home, down the hall f...

Featured Home in Carolina Plantations at Great Neck

Posted in Featured Homes series, Jacksonville NC Real Estate, Team Gale on Jul 14, 2016

358 SONOMA ROAD, JACKSONVILLE, NC 28546

Large, traditional style, single family home in the community of Great Neck, within the expansive Carolina Plantations subdivision. Neighborhood is close to Camp Lejeune and MCAS New River, as well as daily shopping and dining conveniences. Just an hours drive from exciting coastal locations of Cape Lookout and historic Wilmington.

This home has a welcoming covered front porch, plenty of room for a couple of rocking chairs or a cafe table set. First floor of this home offers formal dining room with coffered ceiling and wainscoting, eat-in kitchen with fu...

Controlling Fire Ants Near Your Home

Posted in News You Can Use, Team Gale on Jul 13, 2016

Fire ants are an environmental hazard throughout most of the southern US, peppering yards with little clay mounds and aggressive insects.

There are dozens of species of fire ants across the globe, the perpetrator in our area being the "red imported fire ant." This insect has been categorized as an invasive species to the US, having been brought in inadvertently about 70 years ago on a cargo ship from Brazil.

A fire ant bite causes intense itching, welts, and swelling. In extreme cases, individuals attacked by fire ants can die from exposure to the fire ants' venom. Dizziness and disorientation...