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NC Realtor & USMC Vet. Expert in Military Moves & Investing. Buying or Selling? Let's talk!

11/03/2026

Bowler Brief: clean beats clever

The offer that gets accepted is not always the highest one.
It is the one the seller believes will actually close.

Rates are still above 7% this week. A full point higher than a year ago. When the payment sits that high, more buyers get nervous and more deals fall out.

A higher price with a long inspection window, a financing contingency that still has work to do, and a close date that can slide looks big on paper. It looks risky to the homeowner.

The clean offer does not. Pre-approval already in the email. Dates locked. Inspection plan already decided. That is the one that gets the house, even if the purchase price is a little lower.

Before you write an offer, have these three things ready that make it clean: the pre-approval letter, signed disclosures, due diligence or Earnest Money ready to send. You will know you did it right when the agent on the other side does not have to ask for anything.

10/27/2026

📋 Bowler Brief: Why your home isn't selling

The average 30-year rate is 7.32% this week.

That is not why your house is sitting.

It is sitting because of the price.

Homes that used to move in about a month are closer to two or three now. The ones still going under contract are the ones a buyer can pay for at this rate, this week.

Homebuyers do not wait for a better headline. They shop the payment they can live with.

The people who wanted a house like yours saw it the day it hit. They already compared it to what sold last month.

If the price fits the budget, a buyer will move on it. If it does not, they save it and keep looking.

After that you are not selling to the ready buyers. You are selling to the ones who watched it sit.

Before the next price cut, ask for the three closest homes that closed in the last 30 days. Not the ones still listed.

Listed prices are hopes. Sold prices are facts.

P.S. Reply SOLD and I will send the last three that closed near you. No pitch.

10/27/2026

🚨 MIDWAY PARK — OPEN HOUSE THIS THURSDAY! 🚨

Looking for space, convenience, and value? Come tour this freshly painted 3-bedroom townhome in Boyington Place, listed for $215,000 — below the current Onslow County taxable value!

📍 243 Boyington Place Road, Midway Park, NC

📅 Thursday, October 29 | 5–7 PM

🏡 3 Bedrooms | 2.5 Baths | 1,557 Sq. Ft.

✨ Here’s what makes this one worth a look:
✅ Freshly painted interior
✅ Primary suite with walk-in closet and private bath with dual vanity
✅ Fenced backyard and patio
✅ Community dog park and open space
✅ Convenient to Camp Lejeune’s Piney Green Gate

Plus, the HOA includes common-area and private-road maintenance, along with weekly trash and recycling collection.

💰 Offered at $215,000

Whether you're looking for your next home or exploring your options in the Jacksonville area, come take a look!

📩 Have questions? Send me a message.

Listed by:
Stuart Bowler | RE/MAX Homestead Swansboro
📞 252-600-3930
MLS: 100601693

Hosted by Ybrace Cohen Ramos

10/20/2026

Bowler Brief: The payment decides the town.

Real estate is hyperlocal and two towns side by side will have completely different price points.

The same payment will not buy the same house.

Example in my market:
Typical values sit around $356K in Swansboro, NC and $262K in Jacksonville, NC.

At 7.40% that gap is roughly $500 a month on principal and interest with 20% down.

You do not shop both towns at once and then adjust.

You decide which payment you can live with, then look only inside that town.

The house you want in one town will not price like the one in another.

Pick the town first. Then the house.

Want to learn more? Tel the town and the payment you want to stay under. I will send you recent sold comps.

04/28/2026

Good news for buyers watching the market — pending home sales ticked up 1.5% in March, according to the latest report from the National Association of REALTORS®.

That means more contracts are being signed, even with mortgage rates still running higher than most of us would like. NAR's Chief Economist put it simply: buyers are out there, demand is real, and more inventory will help turn that interest into closed sales.

The South (that's us! 🙋) was one of the regions that saw gains both month over month AND year over year — which is a great sign for our local market.

If you've been sitting on the sidelines waiting for the "perfect" moment, this kind of data is worth paying attention to. Pent-up demand + improving inventory = a market that's starting to move.

Thinking about buying or selling in Eastern NC? Let's talk. 👇

Address

810 West Corbett Avenue Suite 100
Swansboro, NC
28584

Telephone

+12526003930

Website

http://stuartbowler.remax.com/

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