Best In North Carolina Real Estate™: Wilmington

🏆 Ranked #1 in Seasonal Home Use Share — ALEX Intelligence, 2026. Oak Island’s 44.8% share of homes held for seasonal use is the highest in North Carolina — a structural shift that redefines what a home is in the Cape Fear coast. This isn’t just about vacation rentals — it’s about a new form of asset liquidity, where value is extracted through rotation, not tenure. The full data: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-09-28-wilmington-seasonal-share-place-mkt How does a market where half the homes are seasonal change the rules of real estate? What happens when a community’s infrastructure is built for transience, not permanence? Seasonal Home Use Share by Coastal Community (ALEX Intelligence — 2026) #1 Oak Island — Pender County, North Carolina <- this market #2 Carolina Beach — New Hanover County, North Carolina #3 St. James — New Hanover County, North Carolina #4 Carolina Shores — Pender County, North Carolina #5 Boiling Spring Lakes — Pender County, North Carolina #6 Wrightsboro — New Hanover County, North Carolina #7 Ogden — New Hanover County, North Carolina #8 Wilmington — New Hanover County, North Carolina #9 Leland — Brunswick County, North Carolina #10 Kings Grant — New Hanover County, North Carolina Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-09-28-wilmington-seasonal-share-place-mkt View and join any or all of our communities — AI, quantum, and real estate: https://alex-companies.com/reports/linkedin-groups If there's an AI, quantum, or real estate community you'd like to see us convene, tell us — this portfolio grows by request. Real Estate Strategy & Intelligence Leader. Democratized Blue Ocean Strategist & Operator. Diane Hart Alexander, MBA, MHA Chair & CEO, ALEX Companies Designated Broker, Alexander Tiffany Southwest, LLC dba ALEX.realestate, et.al. Texas License #574877-B · Broker License #565194-BB [email protected] · +1 713.591.9902