Ladies Win Tim Milam at Celebrity Auction

A bevy of ladies from Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty pooled their pocketbooks at the Hot Dress, Hot Date! holiday fashion show and auction last night and won their boss, Sea Coast Realty president Tim Milam.

A silent auction was held for area bachelors. However, things were anything but silent for the auctioning of Milam and two other celebrity married men!

Milam was the first husband up for bid. Those present report that he strutted down the runway in a tuxedo with a model on his arm. "There was a lot of whooping and hollering when Tim walked out," said one of his buyers.

A group of ladies from another Wilmington real estate firm placed the first bid on the Sea Coast president. Reports say that they thought it would be a funny to win Milam and have him work at their company for the day. Little did they know that the enterprising women from Sea Coast Realty had a plan.

Instead of bidding on Milam individually, the group pooled their funds. In addition to the Sea Coast ladies that came from Wilmington-area offices, a group of 10 ladies from Sea Coast Realty's Jacksonville, NC office arrived ready to bid on the boss. Their efforts were supplemented with a collection taken up around the Wilmington office earlier that day. The Sea Coast Realty ladies won lunch with Milam for $800.

"The other two celebrity auction winners went in the $200 range, so Tim dominated the market," exclaimed Carolyn Thomason, Milam's executive assistant. The group decided to give their lunch with Tim as a gift to his wife Vicki.

"I am a lucky man to have so many people who care about me and are always doing something nice for someone," said Milam. He added that Girls, Inc. is a great cause and he was glad that he and Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty were able to help the organization.

Girls, Inc. offers programs designed to help New Hanover County girls reach their full potential by becoming educated, responsible, community-minded leaders.

Sea Coast President Hits Auction Block for Girls, Inc.

Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty president Tim Milam will be just one of the local celebrities auctioned off at Hot Dress, Hot Date!, a holiday fashion show and auction to benefit Girls, Inc.

The event will be held Thursday, November 4, 2010, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the Coastline Conference & Expo Center in Wilmington, NC. Tickets are still available for the event. Tickets are $30 for an individual ticket or $250 for a group of 10 tickets. Ticket prices include food and drink tickets. Tickets are not available at the door. To pre-register for your tickets, call 910-343-8600 ext. 201 or click here.

The fashion show portion of the event will feature eight female local celebrities, including Livian Jones, Mary Margaret Latham, Catherine Lea, Saundrea Lee, Ashley Miller, Margaret Robison, Heather Setzler, and Barbara Weetman.

The auction portion of the event will give attendees the chance to bid on lunch on the town with three married male local celebrities and five of Wilmington’s hottest bachelors. Milam is among the three married men up for auction. His wife can rest easy though. WILMA Nights, the organizer of the event, is quick to note that the highest bidders aren’t entitled to anything more than lively conversation over lunch. Other married men up for auction include Shann Coleman and Bo Dean. Bachelors on the auction block include Adam Freeman, Dutch Hawk, Craig Melville, Bryan Metzger, and Chris Wilkerson.

Girls, Inc. offers programs designed to help New Hanover County girls reach their full potential by becoming educated, responsible, community-minded leaders.

Sea Coast "Scoop Off"

Wilmington's real estate community is squaring off in a a "Scoop Off" to benefit the American Heart Association!

Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty president Tim Milam will be scooping Italian ice and frozen custard at Rita's in Wilmington's Lumina Commons on Wednesday, September 8, 2010, 1:00-3:00PM.

Rita's will donate all of the profits from all of Milam's scoops to the American Heart Association's Heart Walk.

To heat up the cool contest, Milam will be competing against Intracoastal Realty's Jim Wallace to see who can serve up the most scoops for charity.

Bring your friends, family, and co-workers to cool off with some frozen custard or Italian ice for a great cause. Rita's is located in Lumina Commons at 1982 Eastwood Road in Wilmington.

Sea Coast Realty Merges With Wilmington's Oldest Real Estate Company

Yesterday, Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty announced that it was joining forces with Hanover Realty. The merger joins Wilmington’s largest and top-selling real estate company with the city’s oldest real estate firm.

Hanover Realty is owned by Wilmington mayor Bill Saffo and his wife Renee. “Renee and I are excited about joining forces with Wilmington’s proven market leader,” Saffo said in a press release.

The merger was announced yesterday morning at a special event at the Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort in Wrightsville Beach. More than 300 real estate sales associates and staff affiliated with the companies attended the event headlined by area resident and nationally-acclaimed author, philosopher and motivational speaker, Tom Morris.

The merger also strengthens Sea Coast Realty’s ties with Stevens Fine Homes, a long-time Hanover Realty client and a leading home builder in the region. Stevens Fine Homes will list four of its new home communities exclusively with Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty, bringing the potential for more than $40 million in sales to Sea Coast Realty. The new home communities will include, Grayson Park, Mallory Creek, Willowick, and Dogwood Lakes.

“The merger gives us access to expand a pool of agents and a much bigger marketing presence, which we believe with increase traffic at our communities and ultimately lead to more sales for our company,” said Stevens Fine Homes president Craig Stevens in a press release.

Sea Coast Realty president Tim Milam said that the expected the union of these great companies to have a major impact on the Wilmington real estate market. “I can’t tell you how excited I am that we’re now all together on the same team,” Milam said in a press release. “Their commitment to excellence is a perfect fit with our corporate culture at Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty.”

News of the merger was covered by many local media outlets, including:

Saffo real estate company to merge with Sea Coast Realty (StarNewsOnline.com)

Creative collaboration shapes future of Wilmington real estate market (StarNewsOnline.com)

Mayor's real estate agency merges with Sea Coast Realty (WECT)

Mayor's real estate company merges with market leader (Greater Wilmington Business Journal

For more than a decade, Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty has been southeastern North Carolina’s largest and best-selling real estate company. The company is a perennial recipient of the Coldwell Banker Chairman’s Circle award. In 2009, recipients of this award represented the top 4 percent of Coldwell Banker affiliated companies worldwide.

Founded in 1988, Sea Coast Realty now operates 10 offices with more than 325 sales associates and staff in New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender, & Onslow counties. For more information, please visit SeaCoastRealty.com.

Sea Coast Realty Opens New Shallotte, NC Office

Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty recently opened a new office in Shallotte, North Carolina. The new office will serve Shallotte and Brunswick County. It is located at 127 Village Road in Shallotte, N.C. and can be reached at (910) 754-6782 or toll free at 1-877-397-0942.

"The addition of the new Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty office will further strengthen the Coldwell Banker® presence in the Brunswick County market,” said Jim Gillespie, president and CEO, Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. “Coldwell Banker is pleased to add this new office to our network.”

“We are extremely pleased to be opening our new office in Shallotte. Over the years, we’ve built a strong relationship with our friends and neighbors in the Shallotte area. Now we look forward to providing them with an even higher level of service,” said Tim Milam, president of Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty.

For more than a decade, Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty has been southeastern North Carolina’s largest and best-selling real estate company.

The company is a perennial recipient of the Coldwell Banker Chairman’s Circle award. In 2009, recipients of this award represented the top 4 percent of Coldwell Banker affiliated companies worldwide.

Founded in 1988, Sea Coast Realty now operates 10 offices with more than 325 sales associates and staff in New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender, & Onslow counties. For more information, please visit SeaCoastRealty.com.

Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty Adds New Insurance Agency to Office

Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty is making the home buying process easier than ever before by offering “one stop shopping” for the best in real estate services, home loans, and now, insurance.

“I am very excited about the addition of RealMark Insurance,” says Sea Coast Realty president Tim Milam. “I have wanted to do this for years.”

RealMark Insurance agency will operate from within Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty’s Wilmington, N.C. office, making it easy for clients and associates to get help with all their insurance needs.

Milam adds that, “by offering valuable services, such as American Home Shield Warranty, Beacon Title Insurance, Alpha Mortgage at Sea Coast, and now RealMark Insurance, Sea Coast Realty is able to service its clients with more options than any other real estate company in the area.”

RealMark Insurance offers home, auto, life, health, personal, commercial, and other insurance policies. “We work with multiple companies, so that we can shop around and get our clients the best deals,” says Cathy Bason (pictured with Milam), RealMark Insurance’s agent at Sea Coast Realty. Bason is uniquely suited to understanding the needs of Sea Coast associates and clients. Before becoming a licensed insurance agent, the North Carolina native and UNC-Chapel Hill graduate, practiced real estate in Pinehurst.

Since the partnership began just days ago, several Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty clients have saved money on insurance with RealMark Insurance. To find out how RealMark Insurance can save you money on your insurance, contact Cathy Bason at (910) 338-1793. RealMark Insurance is an affiliate of FinMark Insurance Agency, LLC.

For more information, please visit SeaCoastRealty.com or find us on Facebook.

Sea Coast Realty Will Build Habitat for Humanity Home

Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty is pleased to announce that it will begin work this fall on a Habitat for Humanity home. Sea Coast Realty president Tim Milam pledged his company’s sponsorship at Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity’s 9th Annual Golden Hammer Pledge Breakfast held May 25, 2010.

The breakfast marked Executive Director Barbara Birkenheuer’s retirement from Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity after ten years of service. In honor of her leadership, Milam announced that the Habitat home Sea Coast Realty builds will be dedicated as the “Barbara Birkenheuer House.”

By sponsoring a Habitat for Humanity home, Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty will provide $60,000 in financial support and volunteer labor each week of the home build. Sea Coast Realty has sponsored three other Habitat homes since it began its involvement with Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity in 1997. Sales associates and staff from Sea Coast Realty’s Leland office also helped with construction of a Habitat home in Navassa in January 2010. Next month, Russ May, a sales associate from Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty’s Wilmington, N.C. office, will become president of the Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors.

“While sponsoring three homes in the Wilmington area, we have learned how valuable homeownership is to those who thought they would never own a home,” said Milam. “I cannot think of a more worthy housing organization.”

Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity is one of 76 Habitat for Humanity affiliates in North Carolina and is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization. For more information about Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity, please visit capefearhabitat.org

New Sea Coast Realty Office in Hampstead NC

Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty recently opened a new office in Hampstead, North Carolina. The new office will serve Hampstead and Pender County. It is located at 16076 U.S. Highway 17 in Hampstead NC and can be reached at (910) 270-8880.

"The addition of the new Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty office will further strengthen the Coldwell Banker® presence in the Pender County market,” said Jim Gillespie, president and CEO, Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. “Coldwell Banker is pleased to add this new office to our network.”

“We are extremely pleased to be opening our new office in Hampstead. Over the years, we’ve built a strong relationship with our friends and neighbors in the Hampstead area. Now we look forward to providing them with an even higher level of service,” said Tim Milam, president of Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty.

For more than a decade, Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty has been southeastern North Carolina’s largest and best-selling real estate company. The company is a perennial recipient of the Coldwell Banker Chairman’s Circle award. In 2009, recipients of this award represented the top 4 percent of Coldwell Banker affiliated companies worldwide. Founded in 1988, Sea Coast Realty now operates nine offices with more than 325 sales associates and staff in New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender, & Onslow counties. Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty headquarters is located at 1001 Military Cutoff Road in Wilmington, N.C. and can be reached at (910) 799-3435. For more information, please visit www.seacoastrealty.com.

Sea Coast Realty Does the Dolphin Dip

An estimated 4,000 people attended the 8th Annual Dolphin Dip event January 1, 2010 in Surf City, NC.

The annual New Year's Day charity event raised an estimated $4,500 for the Lower Cape Fear Hospice and Life Care Center.

Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty's own Brian Moxey helped to organize the event. He and lots of other members of the Sea Coast family took the chilly plunge for a good cause or cheered on those who did, including Carolyn Thomason, Tim Milam, Dana Little, and Louise Voelker.

Jacksonville’s Premier Properties Allies with Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty

This week, agents and staff from Premier Properties join Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty’s Jacksonville, North Carolina office. The alliance signals Wilmington, N.C.-based Sea Coast Realty’s continued expansion in the Jacksonville area.

At Sea Coast Realty, Premier Properties’ agents and staff will become the Anna Garcia Premier team. Anna Garcia and partner Sheila Cuadros will head up the team of real estate professionals that also includes Christian Garcia, Pam Ruse, and Amanda Hart. “We are bringing new, fresh ideas to the Sea Coast team and getting a great deal of support and information,” said Anna Garcia.

Team members say they love the Jacksonville area and are passionate about providing their neighbors with first-class service. “I personally work with my clients to ensure that their selling or buying experience flows smoothly with the end result being complete satisfaction,” said Cuadros, whose husband is a U.S. Marine.

Pictured in the photo are (left to right): Pam Ruse, Sheila Cuadros, Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty president Tim Milam, Anna Garcia, and Christian Garcia.

Sea Coast Realty Raises $500 for Hungry Children

This morning Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Realty raised $500 to feed hungry children.

Sea Coast Realty president Tim Milam donated a brand new iPod touch and put it up for bid at the company’s weekly Tuesday morning meeting. Proceeds from the informal auction, plus some generous donations, will go to Save a Generation, a charity that feeds more than 1,500 children each week in Honduras and Nicaragua. To find out more about Save a Generation, visit www.saveageneration.com.