Century 21 Sweyer & Associates

What Century 21 Sweyer & Associates does

Century 21 Sweyer & Associates, which also operates under the legal name Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Carolina Premier Properties, is a real estate brokerage founded in 1987 serving the Wilmington, North Carolina metropolitan area and surrounding Cape Fear coastal communities. The firm provides residential and commercial property sales, land transactions, open houses, home valuation tools, and rental listings. Its primary customer base is individual residential buyers and sellers across the North Carolina coastal corridor, with secondary segments in commercial real estate and land. The brokerage operates six physical offices spanning Wilmington (Landfall headquarters and Downtown), Hampstead, Jacksonville, Carolina Beach, and Oak Island, delivering a localized, field-based sales motion through licensed agents.

Name

Century 21 Sweyer & Associates

Legal name

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Carolina Premier Properties

Website

https://century21sweyer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Century 21 Sweyer & Associates is a privately held real estate brokerage operating as a Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices franchisee across six offices in the Wilmington, North Carolina Cape Fear region, serving residential and commercial buyers and sellers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Real Estate Brokerage

NAICS

Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers (53121)

SIC

Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others) (6531)

akta.pro primary industry

Luxury & High-End Residential Brokerage (BPAJAAAC)

Keywords

• Residential real estate brokerage
• Commercial property sales
• Property listing services
• Real estate agent services
• Home buying and selling

Headquarters

HQ city

Wilmington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Commission: Traditional real estate brokerage earning commissions on property transactions. Agents represent buyers and sellers in residential and commercial transactions, earning a percentage of the sale price upon successful closings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Century 21 Sweyer & Associates is a real estate brokerage (operating under the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Carolina Premier Properties brand) providing residential and commercial property sales, buying, and listing services across the Cape Fear region of North Carolina. The company also offers affiliated mortgage lending, title, and insurance services through partner providers.

Product overview

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Carolina Premier Properties is a real estate brokerage offering residential and commercial property services across North Carolina coastal communities. The core offering consists of residential real estate listings (single-family, townhouses, condos, multi-family, land, manufactured homes), commercial real estate through a dedicated division, open house scheduling, and home valuation tools. Affiliated services include mortgage lending through Prosperity Home Mortgage, title services through Shoreline Title, and insurance through Airlie Oak Insurance Group. The company operates multiple office locations throughout the Wilmington area and maintains an online platform powered by BoldTrail technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Prosperity Home Mortgage: First mortgage products provider affiliated with the company offering mortgage lending services.

Products and services

• Residential Real Estate Brokerage Services Full-service residential real estate brokerage representing buyers and sellers of single-family homes, townhouses, condos, multi-family homes, land, manufactured homes, and boatslips across North Carolina coastal communities. Services include listing, marketing, property showings, negotiation, and closing support.
• Commercial Real Estate Brokerage

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Prosperity Home MortgagecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated mortgage company providing first mortgage products for real estate transactions. Located in the same office building as the main headquarters. Offers mortgage lending services to the brokerage's buyer clients.
• Shoreline TitlecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTitle services partner providing title insurance and settlement services for real estate transactions in the Wilmington NC market area.
• Airlie Oak Insurance GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInsurance partner providing homeowner's insurance and related insurance products for property buyers and owners in the North Carolina market.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Weichert Realtors: Established U.S. residential franchise network with East Coast presence. Competes for relocating coastal buyers and franchise-affiliated agents in similar regional markets.
• Howard Hanna Real Estate Services: Large Mid-Atlantic and Southeast U.S. residential brokerage with growing presence in the Carolinas. Comparable franchise-style model and broad service offering; competes for relocation-driven coastal NC buyers.
• Compass: National tech-forward residential brokerage with a growing presence in coastal U.S. markets. Comparable in offering (residential brokerage + affiliated services) but competes via proprietary technology rather than physical office density.

Direct peers

• RE/MAX Essential (Wilmington NC): Regional RE/MAX affiliate serving Wilmington and surrounding NC coastal communities. Direct competitor in residential brokerage with overlapping agent pools and service areas.
• Intracoastal Realty Corporation: Long-standing Wilmington NC residential real estate brokerage operating across the same Cape Fear region. Direct competitor for listings, buyer representation, and agent recruiting in the company's primary footprint.
• Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage: Coastal North Carolina brokerage operating under the Coldwell Banker brand in Wilmington and surrounding markets. Competes head-to-head for residential listings and agent talent in the same geography.
• Keller Williams Realty (Wilmington): National franchise brokerage with a Wilmington-area market center. Competes directly for residential agents and listings in the Cape Fear region under a recognized national brand.

Regional players

• Allen Tate Realtors: Large Carolinas-based residential brokerage operating across North and South Carolina. Overlaps with the company's footprint in NC coastal and Triangle-adjacent markets and competes for relocating buyers moving into the Cape Fear region.
• Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate (BHGRE) — Carolina affiliates: National franchised brokerage brand with affiliated offices serving Carolinas markets. Comparable franchise-driven model and competes for relocating buyers moving into coastal NC.

Emerging players

• eXp Realty: Cloud-based national brokerage with no-physical-office model. Increasingly competing for agents in secondary coastal markets like Wilmington by offering lower overhead and revenue-sharing economics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/century21sweyer
• Facebookfacebook.com/century21sweyer

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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