It’s no secret that kitchens are known as the heart of the home, where families and friends gather for special meals, celebratory drinks and deep conversations.Hagood Homes recognizes that today’s homeowners envision a home that uniquely maximizes space yet is conducive to entertaining and large gatherings. Gone are the days where preparing meals and dining are separated spaces- a kitchen and a large formal dining room. In are the days of oversized islands with comfy barstools where the chef is always included in the conversation and those in the dining room and outdoor dining alike are steps away.
For Ellen Carpenter, a resident in Hagood Homes’ newest Wilmington neighborhood Catherine’s Cove, the kitchen is her favorite room in her Hagood Home.She shares her reasons here:
Oversized islands, under-cabinet lighting, tile backsplashes and enormous pantries with custom-made shelving are just a few of the many standard features we include in our kitchens! In addition, the flexibility that Hagood Homes offers for those that decide to build a home with us is astounding. Wall ovens, reconfigured cabinetry and farm sinks are just a glimpse into what we can do to make your dream home become a reality! Discover other Hagood signature features and more about how Hagood kitchens are personalized during our selection process to fit your lifestyle here.
Interested in seeing the different kitchens we’ve created?
Hagood Homes has built over 1,200 homes in the Wilmington and surrounding areas since founding Hagood Homes, Inc. in 1996. The very first Hagood Home was built in 1841 in South Carolina by Jim Kenny’s great grandfather, Johnson Hagood. Today Jim and Troy Kenny enjoy the creation, design and build of every new home and graciously donate their time and money to their non-profit organization, Hagood Hope for Children that’s raised more than $1.4 million to provide food, clothing, shelter, medical aid and counseling to local children in need. To begin conversations about building a dream home in the coastal Carolinas fill out this form to contact us today!
One of the most frequently asked questions by clients before and during our selections experience is about flooring. Read more about our selections experience by clicking here. Homeowners are especially curious about the pros and cons of each when they have furry members of the family that will be dashing from room to room on the floors of their brand new home.
While pets and personal preferences differ greatly, we’re addressing a few key differences to take into consideration when deciding on your flooring before you build your new home:
What is it made of?
Engineered Hardwood
Luxury Vinyl Tile or Plank
Laminate
Created to address weakness of natural wood like moisture and warping, the top layer of engineered flooring is made of solid wood. Has a high-quality plywood, fiberboard or unfinished hardwood base. Can be made with as much as 25% natural wood.
Mimics the look of hardwood floors, stone, granite or concrete but is 100% synthetic material. It has a photo printed on the top layer with a protective urethane coating. Core is solid vinyl.
It looks like real wood or stone, but it’s a synthetic wood flooring with a photo printed on the top layer with a laminate protective coat to protect from damage. Core is made from wood byproducts. Contains no natural wood.
Neither vinyl nor laminate are made from natural wood like engineered hardwood but they do have the striking similar appearance of wood and are good pet friendly choices.
Our laminate is excellent choice for your furry friend’s paws.
Is it waterproof?
Engineered Hardwood
Luxury Vinyl Tile or Plank
Laminate
No, but more resilient than solid hardwood. It won’t expand or contract in humid rooms and it can tolerate pooled water for short periods of time.
Yes, newer vinyl products are made of 100% polymer material and are referred to “resilient flooring” in the industry. Older vinyl products may have fabric or felt backing that is not waterproof.
No, but the top layer can tolerate pooled water for short periods of time. It is made from a softer material and will swell if it has water seeps to bottom layer. Not recommended to be installed in rooms that are humid and moist.
At the end of the day, the ability of flooring to effectively stand up again moisture is based on the materials it is made out of and how quickly the water is cleaned up when spilled.
Is it durable?
Engineered Hardwood
Luxury Vinyl Tile or Plank
Laminate
Yes, but claws can cause scratches like on traditional hardwood.
Yes, it is not prone to scratching. However, it is softer than hardwoods and laminate so they can dent overtime—especially with heavy furniture.
Yes, resistant to scratches and dents but may chip at the corners with extensive wear.
If you want better traction for your dog or cat, look for a product with a textured surface.
Can it be refinished?
Engineered Hardwood
Luxury Vinyl Tile or Plank
Laminate
Yes, most products allow a light refinish several times before it wears down to base plywood layers.
No, it is durable but overtime if it develops scratches or nicks entire planks or tiles must be removed or replaced. However, applying layers of urethane to reinforce the wear layer can extend product life.
No. It is durable but over time, laminate can delaminate and the flooring will need to be replaced. However, laminate repair kits can be purchased to fix scratches or chips.
We’ll Help Find the Flooring to Fit Your Lifestyle
Each flooring option has its benefits just as each homeowner has their own unique home. Jim Kenny, owner of Hagood Homes, often advises clients during their pre-construction meeting to choose the color they like best since we offer such an array of quality materials of engineered hardwood, vinyl and laminate and each have exponentially improved in quality over the past few years and continue to constantly advance in the manufacturing techniques of each product. Rest assured, we will help you choose the flooring that is right for you!
For buyers looking to escape the frigid winters of the Northeast and relocate to the Carolina’s, selling their current home is often the largest obstacle they face. As a top home builder in NC and SC, we want to help turn those relocation dreams into a reality. We’ve created a checklist to help you prepare your home to go on the market. This checklist can help you identify repairs that are necessary and could affect the sale of your home. The list covers just about everything, including major systems such as HVAC and plumbing, exterior and interior fixes, and utility repairs and replacements. Click here to download the checklist.
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Common Home Repairs That Need to Happen
Ensuring that your home is in good repair can help you maintain its value and increase its selling potential. The type and extent of repairs you should make are specific to your home and market, but in general, any issues involving the safety, structure or functionality of your home should be addressed. This checklist can help you identify repairs that are necessary and could affect the sale of your home. The list covers just about everything, including major systems such as HVAC and plumbing, exterior and interior fixes, and utility repairs and replacements.
Ensure HVAC is working properly.
Repair existing plumbing issues, including leaky faucets, loose toilets and slow and leaky drains.
Touch up paint in rooms with chipped paint or permanent marks on the walls,
Have kitchen appliances serviced to fix any problems (ex: broken ice maker or worn out oven heating coils),
Replace burned out lightbulbs.
Repair any electrical issues, including dead outlets, non-working lights or ceiling fans.
Repair any broken siding on you home’s exterior.
Repair any broken deck boards or fence pickets.
Remove any moss on the home’s exterior.
Repair any broken locks or door handles on interior and exterior doors.
Repair any functional issues with windows, including seals, panes and locks.
Repair any issues with the garage door and its operation.
Ideas for Improving Home Value
Improvements are different from repairs. They are exterior and interior upgrades that can help increase the value of your home and help you sell it faster. But not all improvements pay off. Our checklist can help you determine which upgrades can help you maximize your home’s value.
Make exterior improvements such as adding new vinyl siding, applying a fresh coat of paint, removing outdated awnings, and switching out a dated front door for a more modern one.
Set out decorative planters on the front porch, patio and decks with bright flowers.
Enhance curb appeal with colorful annuals, perennials, and shrubs. Remove weeds and add fresh mulch.
Add a pressure-treated wood deck at the back of the house or replace an outdated damaged one.
Paint interior rooms with a fresh coat of neutral paint suh as a gray or beige.
Add energy efficient upgrades such as a new HVAC system and windows.
Update you home’s kitchen by painting cabinets or replacing cabinet doors, installing new appliances, upgrading countertops, or changing cabinet hardware.
Upgrade lighting with modern fixtures and bright bulbs to brighten up the room.
Revive outdated bathrooms with new grout and caulk; replace inefficient toilets and install new mirrors and fixtures. Consider replacing plastic bathtubs with tiled showers.
Refinish floors and replace old carpet.
Marketing Strategies Your Agent Should Employ
The real estate market is competitive and requires agents to do more than hold open houses and post listings online. Today’s marketing strategies are varied and include digital marketing tools, social media and live streaming, in addition to the tried-and-true. Here is a list of strategies your agent should take advantage of to help you sell your home:
Use digital marketing tools such as websites and landing pages.
Optimize websites and listings to be mobile-friendly.
Have a presence on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and Nextdoor.
Use live streaming apps.
Take professional quality photographs after the house has been staged.
Create a virtual tour to give potential buyers a preview of the property.
Write inspirational, emotion-evoking room-by-room copy for web, social media and property listing services.
Host open houses.
Use professional staging to help buyers envision themselves in your home.
Send print advertising and postcards to send to qualified leads.
Email flyers full of great photos and property descriptions via email to qualified leads.
Get listed in the Multiple Listing Service.
Tips for Staging the Home for Showing
Staging can help you maximize every room and space in your home and help buyers visualize the possibilities by not focusing on the imperfections. Here’s a list of some of favorite staging tips that will impress potential buyers.
Clean and declutter every room and space in your home.
Remove all personal items, including family photos, so prospective buyers can see themselves in the space, not your family.
Make sure that every space and room has a defined purpose.
Remove unused or unnecessary furniture so rooms feels larger and less cluttered.
Consider renting or borrowing strategic pieces of furniture that can help define a space.
Add artwork to empty walls.
Include decorative touches such as colorful throw pillows and area rugs.
Open blinds and curtains before a showing to let in natural light.
Power-wash the exterior of your house, decks, porches and walkways.
Add vases with fresh flowers in the living areas and/or bedrooms.
Place a bowl of fresh fruit on the kitchen counter.
Add new, decorative folded towels and fresh bars of milled soap in the bathrooms.
Top Home Builder in NC and SC
As a top home builder in NC and SC, we’re dedicated to helping families relocate to our beautiful coastal areas. We can’t wait to partner with you to build your dream home! We’re happy to share all the advice and tips we have to help you sell your current home. For a printable copy of the checklist, or to learn more about our custom quality homes, please contact us today at 910.256.8284!
Recently things seem to have been turned upside down in the world, with all the new considerations for COVID-19. At Compass Pointe we are continuing to forge ahead to bring our clients premier homes which can spend the best years of their lives enjoying.
Compass Pointe boast more than 100 homes in various stages of construction. We are still building people’s new homes and next chapters of their lives every day. Folks are taking advantage of historically low interest rates and we have a waiting list for those who want to make selections as soon as travel restrictions are lifted!Contact us today to learn how a Hagood home at Compass Pointe can improve your life!
NEW – Timber Ridge
Pristine Homesites from $110s to $220s
Custom Homes 1,800 Sq Ft – 4,000+ Sq Ft
Timber Ridge is the newest and largest neighborhood in Compass Pointe where we’re currently building. Because this is a new neighborhood, buyers can have their pick of premium lots. Timber Ridge is a true gem in the community, with tall, thick pines lining the tee and fairway of hole #18. This neighborhood is remarkable for its beauty and preservation of the land’s natural features. We have carefully placed homesites throughout this area so that buyers can enjoy this wonderful piece of nature from the porch of their homes. Hagood is currently building two new model homes in this section: The Fort Fisher Cove (brand-new, never built floor plan in Compass Pointe), and our ever-popular Cape Lookout!
Click to learn more about the Cape Lookout that is currently available for purchase.
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Listen to Sales Manager Josh Adams give you a brief tour of our current homes underway in Timber Ridge.
Highland Forest
Homesites from $120K
We also have a number of homes underway and lots sold in Highland Forest. This neighborhood is located near the west gated entrance and is in close proximity to the Compass Pointe Golf Club and Latitudes restaurant. Homesites are nestled along the golf course, conservation area and nature park with stunning nature, golf and water views. Within Highland Forest, you will find our Cape Lookout Model Home, you can also find the following homes under construction: two Cape Lookouts, a Dawes Creek, a Pointe Harbor, and a custom designed home.
Listen to Sales Manager Josh Adams give you a brief tour of our current homes underway in Highland Forest.
Hear from Highland Forest Future Residents
“We are in the process of building a Hagood home in Compass Pointe thanks to Josh, the reason we chose Hagood! We much appreciate his availability and knowledge. Also want to thank our project manager, Dave, who has been wonderful throughout this process. Dave keeps us informed daily through BuilderTrend with photos and video, text, FaceTime and phone calls. Up to this point, our experience has been excellent! We are very excited to see the finished product and join the Compass Pointe community.” ~ Kenny and Kathy Windsor, Knoxville, MD
~ John and Carol Sherman’s Homesite in Highland Forest
~ Ed and Amy Martindale’s Homesite in Highland Forest
Highland Forest West
Pristine Homesites from $105s to $220s
Custom Homes 1,800 Sq Ft – 4,000 Sq Ft
The sky is the limit when it comes to your options and custom homes in Highland Forest West. Hagood Homes is a preferred builder in this new neighborhood. Highland Forest West is an extension of Highland Forest and offers for premium and larger home sites with breathtaking nature, water and golf views. In this neighborhood, Hagood has six homes in various stages of construction, including: a Shackleford Banks, Harbour Town II, two custom designed homes, a Harbour Town III, and a Cape Lookout.
Listen to Sales Manager Josh Adams give you a brief tour of our current homes underway in Highland Forest West.
Hear from Highland Forest West Future Residents
Josh Adams at Hagood Homes was fantastic in helping us select our beautiful forever home. He patiently went through all the details with us and answered all our questions silly or not. Our experience with with the entire Hagood Homes team: Selena, Kenzie, Madison, Patrick and especially Daniel Miller our project manager, has been without question exceptional. They under promised and over delivered. Peter and I would highly recommend Hagood Homes to even a member of our family. Not only do they build great homes, but they give spectacular service. Thank you Hagood!
~ Peter and Cheryl DiGangi, Plainview, NY
It has been a pleasure building our new home with Hagood. Our house was a custom build, and Josh was amazing while he guided us through the process. He and Troy came up with different options to meet our needs. We met many wonderful Hagood people during our building process. Jim Kenny is a wonderful man who loves what he does, and he’s so good at it. He is proud of Hagood Homes, and his employees share his love. It’s no surprise that Hagood Homes stand out in the community. We worked with Mackenzie Keenan to do our selections. She brought us to different vendors to select our electrical fixtures, cabinets, countertops, and appliances. It’s such a pleasure to work with people who know what they’re doing. We are very impressed with our project manager, Daniel Miller. He goes out of his way to provide us with pictures and videos of our house being built. We are very lucky to be living in Compass Pointe while our house is being built. It is a wonderful community with great amenities. If you are thinking of moving to Compass Pointe, make sure you visit Josh Adams to see what Hagood Homes could offer you. They’re really top of the line. It’s not a cookie-cutter house. Their houses come with so many features that other builders charge extra for. You will not be disappointed!
~Mike and Marietta Curran, Smithtown, NY
~ Bob and Ruth O’Connell’s Homesite in Highland Forest West
~ Mike and Doris Connell’s Homesite in Highland Forest West
Various Other Homes Underway
In addition to these Compass Pointe neighborhoods, we have a number of other homes in various stages of construction throughout Compass Pointe. Below are a few updates on some of the homes we’re creating.
Portsmouth Island Leaseback
Seigel Custom Home Construction Video
Calibogue Construction Video
Portsmouth Island Construction Video
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If you are looking for a custom home plan or wanting to modify one of our plans to your specifications, we have a home building solution that is right for you. If you have a project you’d like to discuss with an agent or explore more about building with Hagood, please fill out the form below and an agent will be in touch soon.
With summer right around the corner, Hagood Homes is as eager as you are to enjoy the lifestyle that coastal Carolina has to offer.
With both local and state level officials monitoring current conditions, the New Hanover County order for local restrictions expired last week on April 29. While there remains additional restrictions with individual towns and cites, Wilmington is now directly in-line with the Governor’s Stay at Home Order set to expire this week on May 8. Beyond this date, there is a series of phases that North Carolina will go through as we begin to reopen the state.
Phase 1
Modify the Stay-At-Home order to allow travel not currently defined as essential, allowing people to leave home for commercial activity at any business that is allowed to be open.
Ensure that any open stores implement appropriate employee and consumer social distancing
Continue to limit gatherings to no more than 10 people
Reopen parks that have been closed subject to the same gathering limitation.
Outdoor exercise will continue to be encouraged.
Continue to recommend face coverings in public spaces when 6 feet of distancing isn’t possible
Encourage employers to continue teleworking policies
Continue rigorous restrictions on nursing homes and other congregant care settings
Phase 2 (At least 2-3 weeks after Phase 1)
Lift Stay At Home order with strong encouragement for vulnerable populations to continue staying at home to stay safe
Allow limited opening of restaurants, bars, fitness centers, personal care services and other businesses that can follow safety protocols including the potential need to reduce capacity
Allow gathering at places such as houses of worship and entertainment venues at reduced capacity
Increase in number of people allowed at gatherings
Open public playgrounds
Continue rigorous restrictions on nursing homes and other congregant care settings
Phase 3 (At least 4-6 weeks after Phase 2)
Lessen restrictions for vulnerable populations with encouragement to continue practicing physical distancing and minimizing exposure to settings where distancing isn’t possible
Allow increased capacity at restaurants, bars, other businesses, houses of worships, and entertainment venues
Further increase the number of people allowed at gatherings
Continue rigorous restrictions on nursing homes and other congregant care settings
Current Conditions
In the middle of last month the county began to re-open some recreational areas including Wrightsville Beach for exercise purpose only. Our Sales Manager Hannah Tew’s has some thoughts about all the recreational options opening up near Catherine’s Cove. Watch below.
Now with the expiration of local restrictions order, more opportunities to move about are becoming available. A few places we love that we can visit now include:
Grounds of Airlie Gardens
The Arboretum grounds
Not only Catherine’s Cove, but all Hagood Homes’ model homes remain open Monday through Saturday as we offer private tours and abide with extra precaution to ensure the safety of all our customers and staff. Please click here to contact us if you would like to schedule a visit to tour the beautiful model homes and explore one of our neighborhoods here.
Virtual Home Tours
Nothing beats seeing our homes in person. But we do understand that it may not be a possibility for some at this time. We offer several online and interactive tools to help with your home search virtually.
Zoom and Facetime with us to see our neighborhoods and our model homes real time. Schedule your virtual appointment today by completing the form below.
Step inside our homes with model home tours and videos. Here are a few that we have enjoyed recently at Catherine’s Cove… and are currently for sale.
The Fort Fisher Cove I – 745 Scorpion Drive – For Sale
The Heron Cove II – 749 Scorpion Drive – For Sale
If you are interested in either of these homes in Catherine’s Cove or have questions about building your dream home in the Coastal Carolinas contact us today.
This Thursday, April 30 at 4:30 p.m. join Hagood Homes sales representatives for a special Zoom webinar. Top loan officer Joey Milam with Alpha Mortgage will be our special guest addressing this question and offering insight pertaining to purchasing a home in our current local market conditions.
Listen to Joey provide a preview of the topics that will be covered on this interactive zoom webinar in the video below:
In addition to these topics our Zoom meeting will include a dedicated Q&A time where you can bring your specific questions to Joey and leave the meeting more attuned to where the mortgage industry and local real estate market is today, where it’s heading tomorrow and if now is the best time to buy your Hagood dream home.
Conscious of our clients’ needs to make their dreams become reality, Hagood Homes has built a reputation to provide certainty and expertise in all areas of the homebuilding process. Since 1996, all our homes have been designed and built with quality and originality in mind. If you are looking for your dream home or planning to retire to the Carolinas, we’d love to assist in your home buying journey. You can reach us by phone at 910-256-8284 or click here to contact us through our website.
Although the annual Wilmington-Cape Fear Parade of Homes has been postponed until November, we are bringing our homes to you this month…virtually. Hagood Homes is excited to announce that its Virtual Showcase of Homes will take place on Friday, April 24, and Saturday, April 25, with Facebook Live events at 12 p.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. each day.
During the Virtual Showcase of Homes, our agents will showcase our latest creations in coastal homebuilding through a series of Facebook Live events. Tune in to see these furnished models as our agents guide you through features that distinguish our homes and help our homebuyers live better, more fulfilled lives day-to-day.
Address: 3290 Oceanic Bay Drive in St. James Plantation
Presented by Sales Manager Patrick Wright
1:00 p.m.
Pebble Cove
Address: 764 Scorpion Drive in Catherine’s Cove
Presented by Sales Manager Hannah Tew
2:00 p.m.
Home: Harbour Town II
Address: 8567 Robbins Walker Place in Compass Pointe
Presented by Sales Manager Josh Adams
Saturday, April 25
12:00 p.m.
Shackleford Banks Canted
Address: 2715 Pepperbush Drive in St. James Plantation
Presented by Sales Manager Patrick Wright
1:00 p.m.
Fort Fisher Cove
Address: 745 Scorpion Drive in Catherine’s Cove
Presented by Sales Manager Hannah Tew
2:00 p.m .
Cape Lookout
Address: 86 11 Adler Grove Drive in Compass Pointe
Presented by Sales Manager Josh Adams
Start Your Homebuilding Journey
We hope you tune in to our Virtual Showcase of Homes. But you can always schedule your own private virtual home tour. With the rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation, we are adapting so that our buyers don’t have to put their dream home search on hold. Since 1996, all our homes have been designed and built with quality and originality in mind. If you are looking for your dream home or planning to retire to the Carolinas, we’d love to assist in your home buying journey. You can reach us by phone at 910-256-8284 or click here to contact us through our website.
We pride ourselves on thoughtful design of each and every space in our homes. This strategy yields a home where the whole is truly greater than the sums of its parts. Every inch of a Hagood home is used, without a nook or cranny of space wasted.
Listen to Sales Manager Hannah Tew explain about the efficient use of space in our homes.
Here are just a few of the ways that we are maximizing space in our homes :
Open floorplan of common areas, including kitchen living and dining areas
Eliminate unnecessary walls and halls to maximize space
Strategically located and designed drop zone in every home
Custom pantry shelving maximizes space for storage
Custom kitchen cabinetry that provides ample space for cookware
Built-out attics that provide maximum use of second-story space and easy access to storage
If you are looking for a custom home plan or wanting to modify one of our plans to your specifications, we have a home building solution that is right for you. If you have a project you’d like to discuss with an agent or explore more about building with Hagood, please fill out the form below and an agent will be in touch soon.
Four season rooms, also called sunrooms, loggia or Carolina rooms, are growing in popularity among today’s buyers. While many builders offer this amenity, Hagood’s coastal luxury homes have sunrooms that are built to stand the test of time and improve overall home value.
Bring the Outdoors in with a Four Seasons Room
Our four seasons rooms are covered porches with glass sides instead of screens. These rooms create an outdoor feel and offer enhanced nature views, all while providing protection from the elements. Sunrooms are growing in popularity because they expand a home’s livability. Plus, a sunroom adds to the overall value of the home by increasing its total heated square footage for much less than it would cost to enlarge an interior common room.
Hagood Four Seasons Rooms
At Hagood, we take our sunrooms a step further than other builders. The only common element that our sunrooms share with other builders’ four seasons rooms are their windows. These rooms typically feature 6-foot sliding windows with screens, as well as 1-foot upper- and lower-fixed transoms.
Other builders treat their sunrooms as porch conversions. Their sunrooms have exterior lap siding on the walls, vinyl ceilings and separate “mini-split” HVAC systems. These heating and cooling systems typically have a small heat pump located just outside the room and an air handler mounted on the wall near the ceiling … not a very efficient or attractive option.
Hagood “finishes” our four seasons rooms like the inside of our homes, with spray foam insulation, drywall ceiling and walls, engineered wood floors, interior trim to match the home, and outlets in the baseboards.
Many of our clients replace the exterior 8-foot sliding patio door with attractive French doors. These doors provide a nicer visual separation between the great room and the four seasons room for a more seamless flow.
We also upgrade the main HVAC to an 18 SEER Trane XV system with a separate thermostat and variable speed fan motor. This allows the sunroom to be heated or cooled without dumping excess air to another part of the house that doesn’t need it. The 18 SEER Trade VX system is extremely quiet, with its vents and air return mounted in the ceiling, just like the inside of our homes. The best part is that this system lasts far longer than a mini-split HVAC, requires less maintenance and saves you more than a $1,000 a year in heating and cooling costs!
Start Your Home Building Journey
Our four seasons rooms are just another example of how Hagood Homes elevates our homes’ value with our attention to detail. Since 1996, all our homes have been designed and built with quality and originality in mind. If you are looking for your dream home or planning to retire to the Carolinas, we’d love to assist in your home buying journey. You can reach us by phone at 910-256-8284 or click here to contact us through our website.
We sold the very first Hagood Home in Catherine’s Cove in December 2018. We’re excited to announce that almost half the homes have been sold in our exclusive Wilmington new home community. So now that homeowners are going through the homebuilding process with us, or they are now residents settled in and experiencing the livability of their new home firsthand, we decided to check in and find out how they’re feeling about their Hagood homes!
Jessica C., Our Very First Resident
“I have lived in my Hagood home for a little over a year now, but it already feels like my forever home. Everything about the house just works for our family! The main living space is open and functional, it works equally well for family time and entertaining. The bedrooms and office are comfortable and well-situated. The quality of the home is
superb! And Hagood is just always there for us!
I love living in my new home! I appreciate the aesthetics of the Catherine’s Cove neighborhood and the exterior of my home in particular. The lines of my house, the front porch and the landscaping all contribute to its curb appeal and charm. On the inside the layout is functional, comfortable and adaptable. The windows are well placed, large and capture the natural light. The finishes are both beautiful and welcoming. I use every room in the house; there is no wasted space! It has been a pleasure to work with Hagood! They are proactive and helpful, and take their commitment to building both homes and community to heart.”
Ellen C.
Amazed by the kitchen and family room layout, the Fort Fisher Cove plan caught the eyes of judges and hundreds of attendees alike as it received the coveted gold award for the 2019 Parade of Homes. It also caught the eyes of Jim and Ellen C., a couple retiring from Maryland, and the rest is history!
“We moved here from Annapolis, Maryland, in June 2019. We were looking for an area that was a little less harsh than the winters we have up north. We love the beach but did not want to go as far as Florida. We visited Wilmington multiple times and just fell in love with the people and the area. Plus, it is more retirement-friendly than Maryland.
Catherine’s Cove is a great development. The neighbors are honestly the most welcoming and kind people. I will add that they are a fun group to hang out with.
I love my Hagood home because it is built with such quality and solidly built together. Jim just mentioned this morning about how the electrician was very meticulous in his work. He noticed the screws were all positioned in the same direction. I also love that my double sliding doors offer extra inside/outside living space. In addition, great insulation results in lower electric bills.
Our experience with Hagood Homes has been amazing. We have dealt with builders back in Maryland and, at times, it has been a real nightmare. Hagood Homes is by far the best builder that we have ever had the pleasure of dealing with. They are very easy to work with and truly care about the product they produce. They are family!”
Lisa M.
Lisa is a new homebuyer who is currently in the building process at Catherine’s Cove. As a real estate professional, she knows the business firsthand and has seen homes from all the leading builders in Wilmington. We’re proud that she chose a Hagood home and Catherine’s Cove!
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“We moved here from Annapolis, Maryland, in June 2019. We were looking for an area that was a little less harsh than the winters we have up north. We love the beach but did not want to go as far as Florida. We visited Wilmington multiple times and just fell in love with the people and the area. Plus, it is more retirement-friendly than Maryland.