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Becker Morgan Group, Inc.
Architecture and Planning
3205 Randall Parkway, Suite 211 Wilmington
(910) 251-9213, www.beckermorgan.com
With its philosophy, “Planning Our Client’s Success,” the Wilmington branch of the
Becker Morgan Group, Inc., represents one of the region’s top design firms. Becker
Morgan Group’s dynamic team of multi-disciplined professionals adapt to many
different clients with talents that include planning, architecture and interior design for
residential, educational, government, commercial, healthcare and hospitality projects. A one-stop
shop for all design needs, the firm accepts all challenges, from a tenant upfit to a custom
structure. With more than 28 years of experience serving coastal clients, the Becker Morgan
Group works toward design solutions that contribute to the quality of the built environment
while also achieving clients’ goals. Organized into specialized market sector studios, the
group offers diversified assistance while providing specialized experience. Renovations to the
University of North Carolina Wilmington’s Alderman Hall, the Lumberton Police Department,
Jacksonville’s Public Service Complex and Wilmington’s WAVE Transit Operations Center are
some of Becker Morgan Group’s recent projects.
The Boyette Law Firm
616 Princess Street, Wilmington • (910) 251-9213
G eannine M. Boyette and her associate, Ryanne E. Drogos, practice in the areas of
Domestic and Criminal Law, dealing with issues such as child custody and support,
spousal support, equitable distribution and divorce, DWI, and criminal and traffic
violations. Geannine also devotes a fair share of her practice to defending individuals against
the Department of Social Services. According to Geannine, “One of the things that is unique
about our firm is that we remain sensitive to the fact that our clients are being asked to make
decisions about important and often complex issues while under tremendous emotional
distress. As a result, we are able to more effectively meet their needs.”
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County tax administrator Roger
Kelley supplied numbers which
indicate a 27 percent decrease in the
residential (only) values attributed
to Wrightsville properties for taxing
purposes with the upcoming reevalu-ation,
while the county logged in at a
21 percent decrease. Kelley said there
were 1,193 residential properties over
a million in dollars in value for 2011
at Wrightsville Beach, but that in
2012 there are just 653 valued for tax
purposes at over a million dollars.
All Realtors we spoke to agree, the
runaway prices of the years past are
history. “Ancient history,” Randy
Williams calls it. Bobby Brandon
agrees, “I don’t think it’ll come back
like that, like those crazy prices we
saw.”
However, many Realtors feel opti-mistic
about the year ahead.
Bobby Brandon predicts, “Buyers
are starting to see the higher end prop-erties
start to move, and cash, a lot
of cash buyers. There are buyers out
there moving in all the price ranges
now, and we’re obviously seeing more
of them … which is a good, good
sign.”
“A third factor is the lending
environment,” Randy Williams says.
“Although a much more arduous pro-cess
than it used to be, the banks are
loaning money again and rates are still
historically low.”
“I do believe that this year will be
better than last year,” Debbie Mitchell
says. “When Wrightsville Beach turns,
it’ll turn all of a sudden — everyone
starts picking stuff up, and then there’s
no inventory left and that pushes the
prices up and then you miss the boat.”
“Wrightsville Beach has not lost
any of its appeal. In fact, it has gotten
even better. Individuals and businesses
are currently sitting on unprecedented
piles of cash. For a lot of people, real
estate is shaping up to be a pretty
good bet for 2012. We are counting
on it,” Randy Williams says.
*All listings and sales figures are as of
1/6/2012.