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Hampstead just opened a new commercial center along hwy 17 half is open now.... and there are two additional sites for commercial shopping that have broken ground near island creek and hwy 17 intersection. The bypass connecting to wilmington is still under construction and a couple years still out from opening.

@livinginwilmington2783 Thanks for responding. We visited a couple of weeks ago and absolutely love Wilmington. I did, however, think it was strange that there weren't a lot of "downton" areas or localized shopping districts. Where we live, every town has a "downtown." That's not terrible, though. It leaves room for local entrepreneurs.

@@tabathaburkhart8643 Hampstead has historically been a suburb/ bedroom community of Wilmington with a big draw being the school district and proximity to the beaches and coastline.....it is just getting big enough population wise to get commercial development. Portersneck shopping is about 15-20min away south on 17 so that has always been where you went if you needed more significant shopping...... it never had that historic center of town with all the shopping from what i hear it was a stop light and a gas station/ country store on hwy 17 not to far in the distant past.

@@cozy_af2090 that is wild are you 5th generation local?! Very cool. Hard when you live in a desirable area for many generations I can relate

Compass Pointe & Brunswick Forest are very similar regarding the builders in each community. Brunswick Forest is a much larger community and has public streets so no golf carts allowed except for the golf course. Brunswick Forest it also has much more commercial property at the front of the community as well as proximity to the shopping in Leland along HWY 17. Compass Point has a bit more of a resort feel with lots of palm trees gated community with private roads that allows golf carts throughout and in my opinion the amenities are some to the best quality and newest in the area. Feel free to reach out if you would like to discuss in more detail! Jake@MovingWilmington.com

@@elizabeth1invermont $605,000

@@barbaracalcagno5468 you are right there insurance rates keep going up, it’s getting. Ridiculous! We came from CA I suppose it’s all relative… median price of housing in Wilmington, NC is roughly 1/2 compared to San Diego, CA

Thanks for responding. We changed companies and saved $3,000 but it is still high. We came from Vhicago 24 years ago. The real estate taxes are crazy in Illinois. I huess we traded one for the other. The traffic is bad here now and apsrtments are going up everywhere. We do love the weather. I wish there was a direct flight to Chicago to visit family.

Sorry about the spelling!

Dont do it. It is truly a trash hole. Because of over population. If you like waiting an hour to go 2 miles in city traffic

My opinion there will always be conflict of interest as long as politicians and private business are allowed to be intermingle. Our federal system all the way to the top is ripe with it.

We currently have such a housing stock deficit locally and increasing demand with inbound moves that 4500 homes will be a big help but in my opinion several years away from catching up on housing stock. That being said we are seeing the beginning of a more sustainable healthy rate of appreciation around 4-5% annually which will most likely continue for the next couple yrs.

and NO careers.

It sounds like from your comments you have had a pretty bad experience ....there is forest all around the area.... our home back up to a forest.

I am a PA student looking into moving here after graduation! I keep seeing this type of comment, and it is worrying me! When you say healthcare is lacking, what do you mean by that?

@@lomartin42 My experience is as an RN. And my opinion is vast and cannot be an easy answer. For one, one company owns or is affiliated with majority and so that’s very limiting, even to the surrounding areas.

Thanks for watching! It is growing fast...coming from areas like San Diego and Salt Lake City like we did the population and traffic seem very lite here in Wilmington........i suppose its all relative.

Thanks for watching! It is growing fast... Let us know when you make a move we would love to be of assistance!

Thanks for watching...the area is growing like crazy!

@@livinginwilmington2783 Too much in my opinion. I could see myself moving if things don’t change.

Thanks for watching!

@@Forkinthhead2003 have a great trip let us know if you have any questions on the area! We have a free app in the Apple & Google stores called “Living in Wilmington” its a direct link to our mls for house searching but also has a more section that has live links to the best restaurants and attractions in town. Might be a helpful tool while in town!

Butnaked truth....

HOA’s and complexes. Who wants to live institutionalized, because that’s what it is.

I went to UNCW in the early 2000s and have always been surprised how many of my friends stayed in the area, wondering what they all do for work... Most are in real estate, which probably works out great given the growth!

@@cori3394 we personally choose to live in Hampstead and are also a family of 4. You get a lot more for your money, school district is good and driving into anywhere in Wilmington is not much of a commute. Happy to chat if you would like additional info or if you need some assistance with nieghborhood etc jake@movingwilmington.com

@@livinginwilmington2783 thank you! We are coming the weekend of Aug 16-18 and going to drive around and check some spots out first before we make any decisions. We are also coming from CA so it’s a big leap to go all the way across the country. We will definitely reach out if we make the decision! Thank you

@@cori3394 Completely understand we made the move from San Diego. Happy to help if you need it!

Neither is Topsail, it also is a completely different county, Pender, I grew up at Topsail, it's not a skip hop to get from Wilmington, you need a car. Would have been better to title this, eastern NC.

Thanks for watching!

Cost of living is very relative, we moved from San Diego where median home prices are just shy of $1 million. Wilmington NC is approximately $400k.

For locals, this area the cost of living is high as hell.......... though out of state transplants are gonna say the cost is cheap......

@@stevenhooper1593 Agreed, I moved from Newport and everything is double plus here, for way less. I also want to note that using the beach as a plus to move to Wilmington is almost a lie. It's not very easy to get too, the price to park is way high, and that is if you even get a spot. If you have a boat, it's even more difficult, and then you have to pay for yearly storage. Traffic is just too much, infrastructure is not being worked on, and those in charge are builders and realtors who only are in it for the money. I would like to know what events they claim to be going on, especially for families. Too many transplants has made everyone throw out the road rules. Maybe make a video actually in Wilmington and not in Wrightsville Beach.

@@Cmermaid , well said!!!

Thank you for watching! We spend a good amount of time along the river walk with our 8 yr old and 3 yr old.....never had any problems.

Was it necessary to give the race of the individual? Like what if he was Asian, of Hawaiian, Jewish, does it make a difference?

@@Greenstar-dg9txyeah it was necessary. If you were victimized by said person you wouldn’t describe his/her race for the police report? Demographics are important and stereotypes are true. If it’s aggressive white homeless people I want to know. Go back to your safe space. You’re too soft.

On every corner, coming to your car. Can’t enjoy the wind thru your hairs because of it.

@@Greenstar-dg9tx Yes, it's important to know what you're dealing with.

@@3413sljs it’s a bit complicated as hurricanes can easily track inland well past the Wilmington area before losing steam. Also a lot of damage comes from flooding often days after a hurricane far inland from swelling rivers and streams leaving their banks. Best bet is look up property on FEMA.gov to assess flood risk and make sure to check elevation.

Ive lived here since 2022 and none of the hurricanes did any damage to Wilmington. It gets really windy and a lot of rain but nothing like what happened a few weeks ago in Ashville.

Thanks for watching!

"Urban sprawl". Lol. I'm from Raleigh.

That's 95% of America, sadly

@@GUITARTIME2024 , absolutely!!!

Thank you!

I’ve lived in LA … I would say this area is a long ways from gridlocked

Keep in mind the apartments and the build outs that are about to go online is another 5500 units . I 40 dumps into a dead end .

Greyhound

@@GUITARTIME2024 I said I know the greyhound can take me there but it is like a two-day trip.

@26snoopy82 well I'm in raleigh but I ain't driving ya. Lol

@@GUITARTIME2024 lol I wish the train went there like it use to

Where do you call home now?

@@livinginwilmington2783 Arlington, Texas

ARLINGTON, TX​@@livinginwilmington2783

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