Samantha Benford - David Benford Group

06/03/2026

JUST LISTED | 1810 Bungalow Row | Coastal convenience meets effortless living in Summerwalk.

Located just off Greenville Loop Road and moments from Wrightsville Beach, this beautifully maintained three-story townhome offers the perfect blend of style, function, and low-maintenance living. Featuring a versatile first-floor guest suite or office, epoxy-coated garage, open-concept living spaces, and dual bedroom suites upstairs with upgraded finishes throughout- including a spacious primary retreat with a tiled walk-in shower.

Whether you’re looking for a full-time residence, coastal getaway, or investment opportunity with long-term rental flexibility, this Wilmington gem checks every box.

05/15/2026

Coming Soon in Midtown Wilmington!

Tucked within the tree-lined community of Birch Creek II, this move-in ready condo offers the perfect blend of convenience, low-maintenance living, and investment potential- just minutes to Wrightsville Beach, downtown Wilmington, and UNC Wilmington.

Featuring 3 bedrooms, 3 full baths, light-filled interiors, creek views, and access to a saltwater pool, this boutique community of only 32 units allows rentals of 6+ months, making it an exceptional primary residence, second home, or long-term investment opportunity.

✨ Showings begin 5/22
📍991 Birch Creek Drive

04/20/2026

02/17/2026

VALUE RESET | 100 Mackenzie Drive

Don’t miss this stunning 3BD / 2.5BA home in Upper Reach — just 15 minutes to Wrightsville Beach and zoned for Hoggard schools! Enjoy an updated kitchen, flexible home office, and a relaxing three-season EZ Breeze porch overlooking a beautifully landscaped yard.

A rare opportunity in this price point for this location 👏

Coastal living meets convenience in one of Wilmington’s most desirable areas.

📍 Now offered at $465,000

01/09/2026

From rising inventory and evolving priorities to increased coastal demand, affluent buyers are reshaping where (and how) they want to live along our shoreline.

See the data & trends fueling demand in Wilmington, Wrightsville Beach, and along the ICW in the SIR 2026 Luxury Outlook.

Explore at luxuryoutlook.com

12/23/2025

Two homes. Two buyers. One incredible journey for each.

Celebrating a couple of special closings this season — one in Brookside Gardens in Wilmington and another in Grand Park in Leland!

📍 1311 Stonehaven Court — A charming brick home in a gated community with a pool, now officially home sweet home for our Wilmington buyer. Its bright sunroom and thoughtful layout made it a perfect match.

📍 3331 Grand Park Way — A stunning, open-concept residence in Leland’s master-planned community, ideal for our client’s lifestyle and future chapters just outside Wilmington.

Helping buyers find the right home — whether it’s close to coastal living or nestled into community life — is why we do what we do.

Here’s to new beginnings and many more keys handed over in 2026! 🔑

11/06/2025

NEW LISTING | 100 Mackenzie Drive | Don’t miss this stunning 3BD / 2.5BA home in Upper Reach- just 15 minutes to Wrightsville Beach and zoned for Hoggard schools! Enjoy an updated kitchen, flexible home office, and relaxing three-season EZ Breeze porch overlooking a beautifully landscaped yard.

📅 Join us for an Open House this Saturday, 12–2 PM!

Coastal living meets convenience in this prime Wilmington location.

📍 Offered at $475,000

09/02/2025

Samantha Benford - David Benford Group, broker at Landmark Sotheby’s International Realty, joins the program ans talks about how she got started in real estate, working with her father-in-law David Benford, the craziness of the COVID housing market, adjusting to a slower more normal housing market, working with different clients, why homeowners with equity shouldn’t be afraid of higher rates, how to utilize social media, the work life balance and the benefit of being on a real estate team, the difference between a luxury buyer and the mid-range buyer, the popularity of real estate websites, the future of the Wilmington market, popular streaming shows filmed in Wilmington are attracting new residents, and the growth and changes happening in downtown Wilmington.

WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV9yo08PX8U&t=2s

LISTEN: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1776066/episodes/17685929