Commercial Watch: The “Big 3” Projects Defining 2026

If 2024 was the year of residential bidding wars, 2026 is the year of commercial infrastructure. For real estate investors and homeowners in New Hanover,…

Hampstead’s Growth: Why “The Bedroom Community” is Becoming a Destination

For decades, Hampstead was the "drive-through" town. It was the stretch of Highway 17 you endured between Wilmington and Jacksonville—a place of roadside produce stands,…

The Hampstead Bypass Update: Progress Report and Property Value Projections for 2026

For years, the Hampstead Bypass has been the "unicorn" of Pender County—a mythical creature that everyone talked about but no one had actually seen. In…