Buddy The Blogger Podcast

🎙️ My Real Estate Podcast with David Liberatore — Episode What Is Your Lakewood Ranch Home Really Worth in 2026? Lakewood Ranch home values depend on multiple factors beyond simple price estimates, including recent comparable sales from the last 90 days, competing listings, home upgrades, builder incentives on new construction, and location within the community. Rather than relying on generic esti...

🎙️ Real Stories with Buddy Blake — Episode Hope Heals Camp: A Cause Close to Home for Our Wilmington Team Buddy Blake reflects on Hope Heals Camp, an organization providing respite for families facing difficult diagnoses and life challenges, and explains why supporting it aligns with his 28-year commitment to the Wilmington community. Drawing parallels between helping families navigate hard season...

🎙️ Real Stories with Buddy Blake — Episode This Week Around Wilmington: New Chase Branch and Job Growth News This Wilmington roundup covers major economic developments including Chase Bank's first branch opening in Hampstead, a jobs growth ranking that places Wilmington fifth nationally with 30% employment growth over a decade, and $31 million in proposed film incentive funding for New Hanover Cou...

🎙️ Real Stories with Buddy Blake — Episode Amazon's Robotics Fulfillment Center Lands at Pender Commerce Park Amazon has announced a robotics fulfillment center at Pender Commerce Park, and I break down what that kind of investment usually means for a county like Pender and for homeowners thinking about selling nearby. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ About Your Host Buddy Blake, Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell...

🎙️ Real Stories with Buddy Blake — Episode The Rent to Survive Report: When Homes Don't Sell and Owners Rent Them Out Instead Introducing the Rent to Survive Report: about 1 in 22 homes that didn't sell in southeastern NC went up for rent, and an estimated 65% of those owners with a mortgage are losing money every month. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ About Your Host Buddy Blake, Buddy Blake Team · Coldwe...

🎙️ Real Stories with Buddy Blake — Episode What Dog Owners Should Know Before Buying Near Carolina Beach Buying a home near Carolina Beach with a dog requires more planning than most homebuyers realize—from understanding current beach leash laws and HOA pet restrictions to evaluating yard size, soil conditions, traffic safety, and walkable streets. Buddy Blake walks through the key questions dog o...

🎙️ Real Stories with Buddy Blake — Episode Pie Day: Our Way of Saying Thanks to Wilmington Clients Buddy Blake shares the story behind Pie Day, an annual tradition where his real estate team in Wilmington bakes and distributes pies to past clients as a genuine thank-you with no sales pitch attached. The episode reveals how this simple gesture reflects his core business philosophy: prioritizing peo...

🎙️ Real Stories with Buddy Blake — Episode Thank You, Charlie: Celebrating a Great First Home Experience with Taylor Charlie left Taylor a glowing review after buying a first home, and Buddy is sharing the thanks while giving credit to the whole team behind the experience. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ About Your Host Buddy Blake, Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage 📍 Wilmington, NC...

🎙️ Real Stories with Buddy Blake — Episode Move, Stay or Renovate? A Clear Way for Wilmington Owners to Decide Wilmington homeowners facing the stay, renovate, or sell decision can use a clear framework of four questions to cut through the confusion created by today's higher mortgage rates and equity considerations. By evaluating whether the home still fits their lifestyle, understanding their act...

🎙️ Real Stories with Buddy Blake — Episode The Deal Killer Report: Why 1 in 5 Home Sales Fall Apart, and How a Pre-Inspection Keeps Yours Alive Buddy Blake's Deal Killer Report reveals that approximately 1 in 5 resale home contracts in southeastern North Carolina fall apart before closing, costing sellers an average of $18,100 through extended carrying costs and price reduction pressure. Homes wit...

🎙️ Real Stories with Buddy Blake — Episode New Publix Planned for New Hanover County's Newest Neighborhoods Publix has announced plans for a new store in New Hanover County, and it sits close to several of the area's newer and fast-growing neighborhoods. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ About Your Host Buddy Blake, Buddy Blake Team · Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage 📍 Wilmington, NC 📞 (910) 395-1000 📱...

🎙️ Real Stories with Buddy Blake — Episode Three Ways to Sell: List, Get a Value Review, or Go As-Is Real estate expert Buddy Blake breaks down three distinct paths to selling your home: traditional listing for maximum price, value review for planning purposes, and as-is offers for speed and simplicity. Rather than a one-size-fits-all approach, each path serves different seller situations based on...

🎙️ Real Stories with Buddy Blake — Episode Just Listed: Lot#111 Anchors Away Road, Salters Haven, Hampstead Lot #111 Anchors Away Road in Salters Haven at Lea Marina, Hampstead is a rare cleared corner lot priced at $225,000 with immediate proximity to marina, pool, clubhouse, and RV/boat storage. The pre-cleared status and corner positioning offer significant advantages for new construction, allo...

🎙️ Real Stories with Buddy Blake — Episode Moving to Wilmington NC From NYC, DC, Raleigh, Charlotte or Atlanta Buddy Blake shares insights from nearly 25 years of helping people relocate to Wilmington, NC and the surrounding coastal areas from major cities like New York, DC, Raleigh, Charlotte, and Atlanta. Each city's relocators have different motivations—from seeking slower pace and more space t...

🎙️ Real Stories with Buddy Blake — Episode A Simple Monthly Ownership Cost Planner for Wilmington Buyers Real estate agent Buddy Blake reveals the complete breakdown of true monthly housing costs for Wilmington, North Carolina buyers, explaining why the mortgage payment is only one piece of a much larger financial picture. From flood insurance and property taxes to HOA dues and county variations,...

🎙️ Real Stories with Buddy Blake — Episode This Week Around Wilmington: Bridge Closure and Studio For Sale This episode covers major developments affecting Wilmington this week: a six-month Front Street Bridge closure impacting downtown commuters, the conversion of Dark Horse Stages film studio into warehouse and flex space after six years of operation, and positive infrastructure investments incl...

🎙️ Real Stories with Buddy Blake — Episode Carolina Beach Lands $3.5 Million Grant for Oceanfront Park Carolina Beach has secured a $3.5 million grant for an oceanfront park, signaling serious public investment in the coastal community. Real estate expert Buddy Blake explains what this means for current homeowners and buyers, emphasizing that while the project may take years to complete, public am...

🎙️ Real Stories with Buddy Blake — Episode How Due Diligence Fees and Earnest Money Work in NC Home Sales In North Carolina home sales, buyers submit two separate deposits with different purposes: a due diligence fee paid directly to the seller and earnest money held by a third party. Understanding how each works—especially the buyer's right to walk away during the due diligence period without los...

🎙️ Real Stories with Buddy Blake — Episode Just Sold in Holly Field, Wilmington: Congrats to Our Buyers Buddy Blake celebrates a successful home closing in Hollyfield, Wilmington, where agent Taylor McMurray guided buyers through the purchase of a 2004-built, three-bedroom, two-bathroom home priced at $295,000. The episode highlights the benefits of right-sized homes in established neighborhoods a...

🎙️ Real Stories with Buddy Blake — Episode Under Contract in Grayson Park, Leland: Congrats to Our Buyers Buddy Blake celebrates his team's buyer's agent Dawn Martin on her first closing with the company, representing buyers on a three-bedroom, two-bath home in Grayson Park, Leland, listed at $364,900. The episode explores why Leland is attracting homebuyers seeking modern construction, affordable...

🎙️ Real Stories with Buddy Blake — Episode Wilmington Ranks Among Top US Metros for Job Growth Nationally Wilmington has been ranked among the top US metros for job growth, signaling strong underlying demand in the housing market as employers and people increasingly choose the area. While this ranking doesn't guarantee quick sales, it brings qualified buyers with income and urgency to the market,...

🎙️ The Good Home Team - eXp Realty's Podcast — Episode McKinney Market by Price Tier: Seller & Buyer Strategy McKinney's real estate market isn't monolithic—it operates as five distinct markets segmented by price tier, each with different buyer pools, competition levels, and negotiation dynamics. Learn how sellers and buyers can use MLS data segmented by price range to make informed decisions abou...

🎙️ Real Stories with Buddy Blake — Episode Wilmington, Carolina Beach or Leland: Which Fits Your Family? Buddy Blake compares Wilmington, Carolina Beach, and Leland to help families choose the right North Carolina coastal town based on their lifestyle priorities. Each location offers distinct advantages: Wilmington provides historic walkability and variety, Carolina Beach delivers authentic beach...

🎙️ Real Stories with Buddy Blake — Episode New Construction vs. Resale on the NC Coast: The Real Net Cost Buddy Blake breaks down the true net cost of buying new construction versus resale homes on the North Carolina coast, revealing that both options carry hidden expenses beyond the asking price. While new construction involves builder upgrades and customization costs, resale homes require inspec...

🎙️ Real Stories with Buddy Blake — Episode Under Contract: 132 Chadwick Avenue in Wilmington, NC 132 Chadwick Avenue in Wilmington's Chadwick Acres is a 2,379-square-foot brick ranch built in 1958 that just went under contract, featuring original hardwood floors, a fireplace with built-ins, three bedrooms plus a bonus room, and a corner lot with private well and septic. The home offers rare single...