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The Cape Fear Coast Offers a Diverse Real Estate Market
Early settlers first discovered this area in 1720 and it has been growing and booming ever since. Wilmington, in those early years, was known as New Liverpool, later as Newton, and finally becoming Wilmington around 1740. Many of the early settlers were maritime businessmen, port workers and farmers who were looking for new opportunities. Others were farmers who did not inherit lands already settled in the original thirteen colonies, and the Cape Fear River Basin was perfect with very fertile land.
It was this beginning along with the Civil War that has had the most in influence on Wilmington's diverse neighborhoods. The area evolved from a thriving port town, to an integral part of the South's defense against the Union armies, to a river town where goods and supplies moved freely, with large gentleman plantations throughout the area. In later years the railroad, shipbuilding, along with textiles, and tobacco, helped shape today's various distinct neighborhoods.
Wilmington's real estate market has evolved from those early beginnings....from gracious historical antebellum homes, to beautiful homes on the area's numerous golf courses, working class neighborhoods, suburban family neighborhoods, condos, million dollar island retreats at Figure Eight Island, retirement homes, homes with acreage, and of course beach front homes!
Population exploded during the latter half of the 1980's and has more than doubled to over 100,000 city residents since...
there was quite a building boom! 
Along with all that new construction, Wilmington also is one of the largest historic districts encompassing nearly 300 blocks. Abandoned warehouse buildings on downtown's northern end have been recently demolished making room for multimillion dollar projects such as PPD's Pharmacuticals World Headquarters and a state of the art convention center which opened in 2011.
BUT Wilmington is mostly about the beach! Wrightsville, Kure, and Carolina Beaches offer the ocean lover plenty of opportunities to enjoy water recreation. Fabulous beach homes abound! Fishing piers, marinas, boating, or just relaxing under the sun, a favorite pastime....and the weather is perfect for this type of enjoyment!
Learn More about this wonderful area called Wilmington by exploring some of our most popular areas: Wrightsville Beach, Kure Beach, Topsail Island, Carolina Beach and the surrounding areas of the Cape Fear Coast
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459444- Class:
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- 0.10
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- New Hanover
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Fantastic price for a buildable lot in Downtown Wilmington. Can be purchased with adjoining lot (mls# 459437 and 459446). See attached documents f...
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- 459437
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- 0.11
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- New Hanover
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- Not In Subdivision
Fantastic price for a buildable lot in Downtown Wilmington. Can be purchased with adjoining lot (mls# 459444 and 459446). See attached documents f...
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- 442542
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- Acres:
- 0.07
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- New Hanover
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- Fox Subdivision
Lot on Princess Place ready to build on. Located only minutes to Downtown, on the bus route, & a few blocks to Rachel Freeman Elementary School and...
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- 474539
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- 0.39
- Area:
- New Hanover
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- Wrightsboro Acres
Wooded lot in well established neighborhood. close to downtown, shopping, churches, schools and dining. Will not perk - must wait for county sewer ...
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- 474816
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- Active
- Acres:
- 0.13
- Area:
- New Hanover
- Subdivision:
- Not In Subdivision
Great opportunity very close to Wrightsville Beach. To be sold with 157 Rogers Avenue.
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- 459446
- Class:
- Land/acreage/site
- Status:
- Active
- Acres:
- 0.11
- Area:
- New Hanover
- Subdivision:
- Other
Fantastic price for a buildable lot in Downtown Wilmington. Can be purchased with adjoining lot (mls# 459437 and 459444). See attached documents f...
- MLS#
- 471940
- Class:
- Land/acreage/site
- Status:
- Active
- Acres:
- 0.46
- Area:
- New Hanover
- Subdivision:
- Sedgefield
Affordable lot in the Sedgefield Community. Large lot (.47 acre) located close to Airport and just minutes from Downtown Wilmington. Adjoining lot ...
- MLS#
- 472493
- Class:
- Land/acreage/site
- Status:
- Active
- Acres:
- 0.13
- Area:
- New Hanover
- Subdivision:
- Downtown
- MLS#
- 471938
- Class:
- Land/acreage/site
- Status:
- Active
- Acres:
- 0.46
- Area:
- New Hanover
- Subdivision:
- Sedgefield
Affordable lot in the Sedgefield Community. Large lot (.47 acre) located close to Airport and just minutes from Downtown Wilmington. Adjoining lot ...
- MLS#
- 459969
- Class:
- Land/acreage/site
- Status:
- Active
- Acres:
- 0.06
- Area:
- New Hanover
- Subdivision:
- Not In Subdivision
Nice, buildable lot located close to downtown, schools and recreational areas.