The team

A hardworking team with one purpose: serving you.

We're a team of REALTORS® at Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage, serving New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender, Onslow and Duplin counties — with trusted partners across North Carolina and in Myrtle Beach.

The Buddy Blake Team together on a front porch

Here for whatever you need

Our sole purpose is to serve our clients — whatever that looks like for you. Sometimes it's a sale or a purchase. Sometimes it's a phone number you can trust. And sometimes it's just someone to talk with, and to pray with.

  • Buying
  • Selling
  • Trading up or down
  • A trusted lender
  • Insurance
  • A good handyman
  • Someone to talk with — and sometimes pray with

Meet the team

Buddy Blake

Buddy Blake

Team leader · Seller representation · NC broker #267093

Born and raised in Wilmington, Buddy started in real estate in 1998 at Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage. He has built and led teams, trained agents and — with his teams — helped thousands and thousands of families across southeastern North Carolina. Today he works exclusively with sellers. UNCW business and computer science graduate.

Erin Blake

Erin Blake

Contract to closing

A broker for more than 20 years, Erin is involved in every step once a home is under contract — inspections, repairs, appraisal and the closing table.

Amber Thoryk

Amber Thoryk

Broker / REALTOR®

Wilmington has always been home for Amber. Before real estate she worked in early childhood education, where she learned patience, careful listening and genuine care for people — the way she still works with every client.

Michael Meshaw

Michael Meshaw

REALTOR®

A Wilmington Christian Academy graduate with a master's in organizational leadership, Michael spent years in education — including seven in Kenya — before real estate. He listens for the why behind your goals and gets creative to reach them.

Kyle Myers

Kyle Myers

REALTOR®

Five-plus years of real estate experience across several states. Kyle helps first-time buyers, relocating families, vacation and investment buyers, and 1031 exchanges across New Hanover, Pender and Brunswick counties.

Dawn Martin

Dawn Martin

Buddy Blake Team

Dawn works out of our Autumn Hall office in Wilmington and starts every day at our 9:15 a.m. team huddle — with the whole team behind every client she helps.

Taylor McMurray

Taylor McMurray

REALTOR®

Taylor works out of our Autumn Hall office in Wilmington and starts every day at our 9:15 a.m. team huddle — with the whole team behind every client she helps.

The record

Thousands and thousands of families, one market, since 1998.

Buddy has sold homes in Wilmington and along this coast through the boom, the crash, the pandemic and everything after. He built one of the first high-producing teams in the country, owned one of southeastern North Carolina's largest brokerages, and has trained hundreds of agents who now run their own teams.

Thousandsof families helped
1998selling this coast since
5counties covered

Recognized by

  • Homes for Heroes#36 in the nationHomes for Heroes · Over $275,000 given back to heroesSee if you qualify →
  • The Wall Street Journal / RealTrendsTop 100 Real Estate TeamsThe Wall Street Journal / RealTrends ·
  • Coldwell BankerElite Team AwardColdwell Banker ·
  • RealTrendsPower TeamsRealTrends ·
  • Coldwell BankerGlobal LuxuryColdwell Banker ·
  • RE/MAXHall of FameRE/MAX ·
  • Howard Brinton / Star PowerSTAR AwardHoward Brinton / Star Power ·

How we work

One open office. One huddle every morning.

We all work together in our Autumn Hall office, in an open space that fits who we are — a culture of sharing, helping, learning and working side by side.

Every day starts with a team huddle. We hold each other accountable and share the hard and the good. We always end with prayer requests, and we pray for our clients, for each other and for the people we may meet that day.

We try to be an encouragement to everyone we meet.

Read our Statement of Faith

The team's morning huddle around the coffee tableBuddy leading the team huddle by the fireplaceBuddy talking with a teammate

9:15 a.m.

Every morning · Autumn Hall office

You're welcome to join us.

Stop by any day at 9:15 and sit in on our huddle. Come as you are.

Agents: we're always looking for good people who are willing to do hard things.

Whenever you're ready — no forms, no pressure. Call or text and a real person answers.