Elizabeth Weingarten - Exp Realty

🌳 OPEN HOUSE | Tuesday, Oct 6 | 5-7 PM
�📍 1421 Halcyon Lane, Wilmington, NC | Avenel at Porters Neck

Picture this: your morning coffee on the deck, sunlight filtering through tall, mature trees, and nothing but birdsong for company. Later, you carry the kayak down to the community launch and paddle out onto the Intracoastal Waterway, with Figure Eight Island just across the water. By evening you're at dinner in Porters Neck, or making the short drive to Wrightsville Beach for sunset.

That's everyday life in Avenel, one of Wilmington's most private and peaceful waterfront communities. Generous homesites, quiet streets, and a community dock make it feel like a retreat, yet shopping, dining, and downtown are only minutes away.
Homes here rarely come available, and this one is ready for its next chapter:

🏡 4 Bedrooms�🛁 4 Bathrooms�✨ 2 First-Floor Primary Suites�🌳 Private yard framed by mature trees�⚓ Community dock, kayak launch & storage, plus boat slip leasing as available

Come see it for yourself! Stop by, explore the neighborhood, and picture your own Avenel story. I'd love to meet you. 💙

📞 Questions or a private showing? Message me or call (314-960-2772).

Elizabeth Weingarten, REALTOR® | Broker�Anna Powell Real Estate/ eXp Realty
�Guiding you home, wherever the tide takes you. 🌊

Designers are calling time on six décor trends before 2026 wraps up: fluted details, fake coffee table books, all-beige rooms, arches, zellige tile, and Instagram-perfect spaces. 👀

My style leans comfortable and a little eclectic, so I'm not rushing to change a thing. If anything, this list feels like permission to keep doing what I'm doing. 😄

Which of these are you happy to see go, and which one are you keeping no matter what?

6 Decor Trends Designers Say Will Be Out By The End Of 2026 Interior designers share 6 decor trends they expect to be out by the end of 2026, from fluted furniture and fake books to overly beige rooms.

That house you loved during your showing? Before you start mentally moving in, take a look at the spaces to see how it will work in your everyday life.

🍁Giving your home a fall reset doesn't have to be complicated or take a lot of time.

Doing something small can make a big difference.

⏲ Now find that one space that's driving you nuts, set a time for 10 minutes, and make it better! Ready! Set! Go!

Just wrapped up my GENUP class (General Update — one of NC’s required continuing ed courses) and wow, I learned a lot more than I expected! The section on the changes already underway in appraisals was especially eye-opening — it’s shifting how we think about value, timing, and prepping listings - on the buyer and seller side.

Continuing education can feel like a box to check, but this one was genuinely worth the time. If you’re an NC agent who hasn’t knocked out your GENUP yet, I’d encourage you to get it on the calendar soon — it’s a good one.

Back-to-school tip that actually saves your sanity: create a Drop Zone! 🎒

A designated spot for backpacks, shoes, lunch boxes, and permission slips means less "have you seen my..." panic on your way out the door. Whether it's a mudroom nook, a corner by the garage door, or a few hooks and a basket by the entry, giving everyone's stuff a home makes mornings smoother for parents AND kids.

Small change, big difference when you're all trying to get out the door on time!

Do you have a drop zone in your home? Tell me about it below! 👇