advantage of the bigger lots and water views.
“It’s become a great community that’s starting
to enjoy that same coastal lifestyle that we have
here in New Hanover County,” Sabourin says.
The number one sale in Pender County was
at 430 N. Anderson Blvd., Surf City, Topsail
Beach. This 5-bedroom and 5-bath home, built
in 2005 on a 100x50x487-foot lot, sold for
$2.5 million, 104.3 percent of list price.
Topsail Island’s new 65-foot-high, $53 mil-lion
bridge was completed at the end of 2018.
“Topsail Beach is starting to explode, too.
Once that bridge was built, there’s just easier
access in and out of Topsail,” says Carla Lewis.
She says those coming from the West Coast
find the island very attractive.
“Topsail Beach is the sweet beach town,” she
says.
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warmer, too.
The top land sale in Pender County was
429 Bay Retreat in Hampstead, which sold for
$2,093,584. The high bluff, waterfront estate
out of the flood zone on Virginia Creek had
been in the same family for 40 years, the front
half farmed since the 1980s.
“It was time for the family to sell,” says Eric
Sabourin, the listing and selling agent.
It was purchased and developed into a 48-lot
neighborhood called Camden, with over 40 sin-gle-
family homes and six waterfront lots.
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2019 TOP 5 HOUSE SALES BRUNSWICK COUNTY
Permit Number Sold Price Sold Date Address Htd Sq Ft
1 $2,200,000 4/5/2019 102 Turks Head Court, Bald Head Island 3,011
2 $2,025,000 11/15/2019 39 Cape Fear Trail, Bald Head Island 3,501
3 $1,900,000 11/12/2019 139 Ocean Isle West Boulevard, Ocean Isle Beach 4,101
4 $1,800,000 3/13/2019 1 Craven Street, Ocean Isle Beach 5,875
5 $1,700,000 10/24/2019 11 Coquina Trail, Bald Head Island 2,879
2019 TOP 5 HOUSE SALES PENDER COUNTY
Permit Number Sold Price Sold Date Address Htd Sq Ft
1 $2,500,000 3/29/19 430 N Anderson Boulevard, Topsail Beach 4,832
2 $2,250,000 12/20/19 Tbd Bridgeview Court, Surf City 1,200
3 $1,550,000 12/31/19 142 Great Oak Drive, Hampstead 5,160
4 $1,500,000 12/20/19 1195 N Anderson Boulevard, Topsail Beach 3,690
5 $1,472,500 5/21/19 1018 S Shore Drive, Surf City 3,100
2019 TOP RESIDENTIAL LAND SALES NEW HANOVER COUNTY
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On the mainland opposite Hutaff Island, 51 Long Point Lane, built in 2016, sold
for $1,203,000.