Keller Williams Realty, Inc., the fourth largest real estate company in North America, launched their Commercial Division last fall.

Buddy Norman, a veteran of commercial real estate, joined Keller Williams as president of this new division. Norman has more than 18 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry, including leadership within international firms, such as The Staubach Company and Burnham Real Estate, which was acquired by Cushman & Wakefield. He has led the development of new business divisions and trained commercial agents all over the U.S. including Dallas, Atlanta, Washington D.C. and San Diego.  

Locally, Keller Williams Wilmington has also added several seasoned commercial and business brokers to its family including Dennis Musser and Rudie Malpass.  Dennis is the current President of the Realtors Commercial Alliance of South Eastern North Carolina and has worked in commercial and investment real estate since 1985.  Rudie has over 10 years experience in land development and and business brokerage.  So if there’s ever ANYTHING you need – from a place for your new restaurant, to the restaurant itself – please don’t hesitate give us a call!

Last Saturday Star News published a nice little article summarizing median home values and activity levels for various Wilmington zip codes.  You can click here to read it if you haven’t already.  In all, year-to-date activity for the area is off 29% from last year at this time and the average sales price is down 10.25%. 

Despite this downturn, our local Keller Williams office has increased market share by 49.10% over the past year.  And it gets better.  Our team’s personal sales business has also experienced an increase of around 40%.

“Why should I care?” you ask.

A few years ago, using just any agent to buy or sell worked fine.  But in a market like this, where prices and sales are falling rapidly, making the wrong decision is costly.  Time is money.  You owe it to your friends/ family/co-workers/whoever to make sure they get connected with a professional who is on the winning team.  We are passionate about helping people, and we love this business.  If you know someone who needs help buying or selling, please don’t hesitate to give us a call with their name and number.  Thanks and God bless!