Team Gale

09/03/2026

An open house starts long before the first buyer walks through the door. 🏡

A little extra attention beforehand can make a big difference. Clear the clutter, handle those small repairs you’ve been meaning to get to, brighten up the rooms, and make sure your home feels cared for and ready to welcome buyers.

After more than 20 years of helping Wilmington-area homeowners sell, we know the details buyers notice and how to help you prepare your home to make a strong first impression.

Thinking about selling? We’re always happy to talk through what to tackle, and where your time and money are best spent.

Good Neighbors. Great Agents.

09/02/2026

A smooth closing starts well before you get to the closing table. 🏡

A little preparation goes a long way: stay on top of deadlines, review your documents, have your funds ready, and ask questions whenever something isn’t clear.

And of course, having an experienced real estate team helping you keep everything on course makes the journey that much easier.

09/01/2026

What’s happening in real estate this week?

Nationally, home prices are inching up, mortgage rates remain in the upper 6% range, and inflation continues to influence the bigger picture. Locally, the numbers tell different stories depending on where you’re looking.

Our latest **What’s Up with Real Estate?** gives you a quick look at the national headlines and current market activity in Wilmington, Carolina Beach, Wrightsville Beach, and Castle Hayne.

Good information makes for better real estate decisions. Take a look at this week’s update, and reach out to Team Gale if you’d like to talk about what it means for you.

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National news and local views for the week

08/30/2026

It matters who you work with in real estate, because a smooth transaction rarely happens by accident.

There are a lot of moving pieces between “let’s buy” or “let’s sell” and the closing table. Pricing, negotiations, inspections, repairs, appraisals, financing, deadlines, paperwork and the occasional curveball nobody saw coming. The right agent isn’t simply there to open doors or put a sign in the yard. They’re there to anticipate problems, communicate clearly, protect your interests and keep all those moving pieces moving in the right direction.

That’s where experience earns its keep.

Team Gale has been proudly serving Wilmington and the surrounding communities for more than 20 years, helping more than 2,500 families along the way. We’ve worked through hot markets and slow ones, buyers’ markets and sellers’ markets, bidding wars and inventory shortages, changing interest rates, shifting lending conditions, hurricanes, economic uncertainty and plenty of changes in how homes are bought, sold and marketed.

We've learned a few things along the way.
That depth of experience gives our clients the benefit of local market knowledge, established relationships, strong negotiation skills and years of problem-solving when it matters most.

Our job is to bring all of that experience to your transaction, stay ahead of the details, help you understand what comes next and guide you confidently from the first conversation to the closing table.
20+ years. 2,500+ families served.

Experience you can put to work for you.

Good Neighbors. Great Agents.

08/29/2026

There are a whole lot of reasons we’re proud to call the Wilmington area home, and apparently the rest of the country is catching on. ❤️

Wilmington has that rare combination of history, coastal beauty, great food, walkable neighborhoods, a lively riverfront, and beaches just a short drive away. You can spend the morning wandering streets lined with historic homes, grab lunch along the Cape Fear River, and still have your toes in the sand before dinner.

And if you need somewhere pretty special to stay while you check it all out, we’ve got that covered too.

The historic C.W. Worth House Bed & Breakfast, built in 1893 and located just three blocks from the Wilmington Riverwalk, was just named the #1 Best Bed & Breakfast in the country in USA TODAY’s 2026 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. Even better, this isn’t their first time at the top. The C.W. Worth House also earned the #1 spot in 2023 and 2025.

Come for a visit. Stay somewhere with a little Wilmington history of its own. And while you’re here, take a good look around.

Fair warning: Wilmington has a habit of turning visitors into residents. 😉

Read the WECT story below. 👇

https://www.wect.com/2026/08/21/this-historic-wilmington-bb-was-just-named-best-nation-by-usa-today-readers/?fbclid=IwdGRjcAT_rMVjbGNrBP-swHBkb2YFZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEezbI_CaBICP-OyrqIP0HL_B3fqjBUllLaAK5uIyvo3lPhfQSCF7xrN107RfI_aem_7tcR7-pLXNK9HZ21FhkLkQ

The C.W. Worth House Bed & Breakfast has been named the best bed and breakfast in the country in USA TODAY’s 10Best Readers’ Choice travel awards.

08/28/2026

🏡 JUST LISTED | 8804 Olympic Lane

Welcome to Bishops Park in Porters Neck Plantation, where this beautifully landscaped corner-lot home offers space, flexibility, and primarily first-floor living.

Inside, you’ll find soaring ceilings, wood floors, multiple gathering spaces, a first-floor primary suite, an additional main-level bedroom and bath, and a private upstairs bedroom suite. One of our favorite spaces is the light-filled enclosed sunroom, with windows overlooking the backyard and plenty of room for morning coffee, entertaining, game nights, or curling up with a good book.

Out back, a covered patio, fenced yard, mature landscaping, and established trees create even more space to enjoy. Bishops Park residents also have access to a community picnic area and boat ramp to the Intracoastal Waterway.

📍 8804 Olympic Lane | Wilmington
3 Bedrooms | 3 Full Baths | 2-Car Garage

Another opportunity to call Porters Neck home.

08/27/2026

Sometimes simple says it all. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“You guys were great! Thanks.”

Short, sweet, and exactly what we want to hear. Thank you, David B., for trusting David Leinwand and Team Gale to help you along the way.

Good Neighbors. Great Agents. 💙

08/24/2026

There’s rarely just one thing moving the real estate market, and this week is a pretty good example.

Mortgage rates, inflation concerns, energy prices and slower summer housing activity are all part of the national conversation. But what’s happening nationally is only half the story. The numbers here at home continue to tell their own story.

In this week’s What’s Up with Real Estate?, we’re looking at the bigger economic picture and checking in on the latest market numbers for Wilmington, Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Beach and Castle Hayne.

If you’re trying to make sense of what all these headlines actually mean for buying or selling here in southeastern North Carolina, this is a good place to start.

Take a look at this week’s report. 👇

National news and local views for the week

08/24/2026

08/24/2026

NEW PRICE | 209 S 13th Street 🏡

There’s something special about a home that has been part of Wilmington for more than 120 years and is ready for its next chapter.

Built in 1903, 209 S 13th Street blends the character of historic Wilmington with the updates that make a home comfortable for today. The full-width front porch welcomes you from the brick-lined street, while inside you’ll find 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, refreshed living spaces, an updated kitchen, and 1,399 heated square feet.

Out back, there’s space to relax, garden, or entertain, plus rear street access that adds valuable flexibility.

And then there’s the location. Downtown Wilmington dining, shops, cultural attractions, and the Cape Fear Riverwalk are all nearby.

Now offered at a new price, this may be the right time to give 209 S 13th Street another look.

📍 209 S 13th Street | Wilmington
🏡 3 Bedrooms | 2 Baths | 1,399 HSF

Contact Alex Huber at [email protected] or (910) 812-3713 for additional details.