The Summers Real Estate Team

09/10/2026

👋Meet Joe Zarzycki, REALTOR® with The Summers Real Estate Team.
Before he was showing people houses on this coast, he was flying MV-22 Ospreys in the Marine Corps.

That matters more than it might sound like it does. If you’ve ever moved on orders, you know the drill: you get a report date, maybe a house hunting trip if you’re lucky, and you’re expected to make one of the biggest financial decisions of your life on a timeline somebody else picked.

Joe has been on that end of it, as both a Marine Corps veteran and a military spouse. He’s now a designated Military Relocation Professional through the National Association of REALTORS®, and his service area runs from Southport to north of Jacksonville, covering just about every base community in this corner of the state.

He works all forms of residential real estate: buyers, sellers, first homes, last homes, and everything in between. As an active investor himself, he also knows the numbers side firsthand for clients looking at rentals or their next deal. And he serves on multiple boards with Cape Fear REALTORS®.

And when he’s not working?
🏚He’s dad to three daughters, and you’ll catch him volunteering at their school and coaching youth soccer. He also founded and hosts the Walk and Run Club at Outer Dunes Brewing here in Wilmington.

Here’s how he puts it:
💬“You deserve to work with someone who cares about helping you reach your real estate goals and doing it the right way.”

👉Moving to the area, PCSing in, or just starting to think about a move?

Reach Joseph directly at (734) 545-9200 or [email protected], or DM us here and we'll introduce you.

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09/09/2026

✨ SOME ADDRESSES STAY WITH YOU. ✨

Not every ending is an ending.

Sometimes, it’s the quiet moment when one door closes—
and an entirely different life gets room to begin.

📍 1024 Bridgeport Way
Leland, NC 28451

A special milestone for our sellers, and a privilege for us to help turn “what’s next?” into what comes next.

Represented Seller
Joseph Zarzycki | The Summers Real Estate Team
📞 (734) 545-9200
✉️ [email protected]

The address changes.
The memories remain.
The possibilities are endless. ✨

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09/09/2026

✨ A PLACE WORTH SAYING YES TO ✨

Some homes simply stand out.
Some opportunities feel like they were meant to be.

📍 115 Durands Landing
Wilmington, NC 28412

The keys are getting closer, the plans are taking shape, and our buyer is one step closer to calling this beautiful place home. 🏡✨

We’re thrilled to celebrate this exciting milestone with our buyer and honored to have been part of their journey.

Represented Buyer:
Erin Hogston | The Summers Real Estate Team
📞 910-512-4489
📲

Here’s to new beginnings, new memories, and the place where they all start. 🥂🏡

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09/09/2026

✨ SOLD MOMENTS START WITH THE RIGHT MOVE. ✨

Every home has a story.
Every move has a reason.
And every successful sale begins with a plan.

📍 754 Seathwaite Lane SE
Leland, NC 28451

Today, we’re celebrating our sellers as this chapter reaches a beautiful milestone. From preparing the home to navigating the journey, it has been a privilege to help bring everything together.

Represented Sellers:
Erin Hogston | The Summers Real Estate Team
📞 910-512-4489
📲

Here’s to the memories made, the next destination ahead, and a move worth making. 🏡✨

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09/07/2026

✨ THE NEXT CHAPTER IS TAKING SHAPE ✨
508 W 11th Street | Southport, NC 28461

Some homes simply check the boxes.
Others leave an impression long after you’ve walked through the door.

Today, 508 W 11th Street begins its journey toward a new chapter. 🏡

For our sellers, this moment is more than a milestone—it’s the culmination of thoughtful preparation, meaningful memories, and a new beginning on the horizon.

We’re honored to have guided this home to its next destination and are excited for everything that comes next.

Here’s to turning a beautiful address into an even more beautiful story. ✨

🥂 Congratulations to our sellers!

Joseph Zarzycki | The Summers Real Estate Team
📞 (734) 545-9200
✉️ [email protected]
Represented Sellers

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09/07/2026

09/07/2026

✨ Some Homes Are Meant to Be Remembered. ✨
16 W Singing Avenue | Hampstead, NC

There’s something special about a home that gives you more than you expected.

At 16 W Singing Avenue, thoughtful design meets intentional living—with more than $75,000 in curated upgrades and custom finishes woven throughout an exceptional Bill Clark Homes floor plan.

And then there’s the detail that truly sets it apart:

Two remarkable suites on the main level.

A rare offering of space, privacy, and possibility—designed beautifully for multigenerational living, effortless guest accommodations, or simply having room to live life on your own terms.

Today, this extraordinary home begins its next chapter. ✨

A wonderful milestone for our sellers—and a beautiful beginning for what comes next. 🥂

Erin Hogston | The Summers Real Estate Team
📞 910-512-4489
Represented Sellers


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09/03/2026

“Where should I actually live?” is still our #1 question. This week: the part of town everybody visits and almost nobody considers living in.

This week: Downtown Wilmington (28401)
🏛️ What it actually is: roughly 230 blocks of the largest National Register historic district in North Carolina, 19th century homes on brick streets, converted lofts, and newer condos, most of it within a few minutes’ walk of the river.

🍽️ Local flavor: the Riverwalk, Front Street, Saturday morning at the farmers market, Thalian Hall, and the short walk home afterward, which is genuinely the point of living here.

🚗 Commute math: you can walk to dinner. Mayfaire or the beach is 15–25 minutes. Parking is the real trade. Most historic homes have no garage and you will learn the residential permit system.

💲 Typical range: condos generally start in the $280Ks and run into the $400Ks; the median sale downtown has been sitting near $460K; restored historic homes on the best blocks run well past $600K and take considerably longer to sell.

📉 Worth knowing right now: downtown is one of the few pockets where prices have softened over the past year while the wider Wilmington market rose. If you’ve always wanted a historic home, there’s more room to negotiate here than there has been in a while.

Two things people get wrong about downtown. They assume it’s loud. Front Street on a Saturday night is, but three blocks inland it’s quiet enough to hear the ships. And they assume “historic” means money pit. Some are. Plenty have been fully renovated behind an original facade. The inspection matters more here than anywhere else in the county.

Weighing downtown against Mayfaire, Ogden or the beaches? Tell me what matters most, walkability, a yard, a garage, schools, quiet, and I’ll tell you honestly where you’d be happier.

📩 DM us “DOWNTOWN” or call 📞 (910) 750-4007.

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09/03/2026

✨ A SOUTHPORT ARRIVAL ✨

Some homes offer more than a place to live—they offer a lifestyle rooted in location, character, and possibility.

📍 508 W 11th Street, Southport, NC 28461
🛏️ 4 Beds | 🛁 2 Baths | 📐 1,492 Sq Ft
💰 Offered at $525,000

✅Fully renovated and beautifully tucked beneath mature live oaks, this Southport retreat is just a short golf cart ride, bike ride, or walk from the waterfront.

✅From top to bottom, the home is move-in ready, featuring a new roof, new windows, new kitchen and appliances, wide-plank flooring, updated baths, and fresh interior and exterior paint.

✅The thoughtful layout offers three bedrooms, a light-filled sunroom, and a versatile flex room perfect for an office, den, or guest space.

✅Step outside and discover a backyard designed for enjoying the Southport lifestyle, complete with mature oaks, a fig tree, new landscaping, and a new firepit. A detached workshop with power adds even more versatility and doubles beautifully as a golf cart garage.

✅And there's room to dream even bigger—with the potential to add a guest cottage or studio, subject to zoning.

Then there's the location.

🛳 Cruise into the heart of Southport for waterfront dining, charming local shops, the Yacht Basin, Riverwalk, and sweeping Cape Fear River views. Morning coffee by the water. Dinner by the marina. Evenings beneath moss-draped oaks.

✔ Southport's historic streets and timeless coastal charm have even graced the screen, including Safe Haven.

Now, the setting can be yours.

🔑 508 W 11th Street | Southport, NC
Offered at $525,000

Listed by:
Joseph Zarzycki | The Summers Real Estate Team
📞 734-545-9200
✉️ [email protected]

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