Outer Banks, North Carolina Real Estate

  -A beautiful fall sunset over the Roanoke Sound-Photo by Matt Huband It's that time of year on the Outer Banks where everything is just perfect!! If you have never been to the Outer Banks from Labor Day to Thanksgiving then you are missing out on what many locals declare as their favorite time of the year. I have lived on the Outer ...

The summer of 2010 on the Outer Banks is shaping up to be one of the best on record according to various economic data that is finally coming in. I live just over the Wright Memorial Bridge in Kitty Hawk and I can say for a fact that the traffic getting onto the island did not stop letting up until 8-9pm, which was about 2 ...

Many of you might not know that for the last few years the residents of Hatteras Island and all of us on the Outer Banks have been fighting to keep the beaches on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore open to the public. For over 100 years residents and tourists alike have enjoyed open access to all of the beaches along the Cape Hatteras ...

For the last few years the Outer Banks has been under attack from a group of well funded and connected evniromentalist that want to close all public access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore. All of this over a bird, the Piping Plover, which is not endangered by the way. The Piping Plover has thrived on the Outer ...

Outer Banks named “Drive of a lifetime” by National Geographic Magazine This 114-mile drive cruises from Corolla to Ocracoke Village. Start at the northern end of Highway 12, literally where the pavement turns to sand at the Currituck Banks Estuarine Reserve. Follow it to Route 158, which is the bypass road for Highway 12 and travels ...

Outer Banks Best Beaches and Bargains 2009Top Travel Lists And Great Offers Make NC Barrier Islands Smart Choice(Outer Banks, NC) June 25, 2009 – The Outer Banks of North Carolina is fast becoming the preferred choice for families looking for value-added vacations closer to home with all the fun in the sun this summer.  Here is some of ...

Since the beginning of the year I have been slowly beating the drum about a turn in the Outer Banks real estate market. With the first quarter of the year down, the Outer Banks real estate market continues to move. You really can't put too much stock in what happens in a few weeks or month as far predicting where the Outer Banks ...

Check out Jimmy Buffett's Diary Parts 1 & 2  about his trip to the Outer Banks in November. Jimmy really has a gift of putting words on paper that when you read them you almost feel like you are there with him sharing in his adventures. His entries about the Outer Banks are amazing with respect to how he is ...

Best hope for ORV plan still remains on Outer BanksThe Virginian-Pilot © September 18, 2008 Opponents of stricter limits on beach driving on the Outer Banks have failed to persuade Congress to intervene on their behalf. Now, perhaps, they'll return their attention to where it can do the most good - local discussions. Last week, a U.S. ...

Related StoriesN.C. park to require permits for night beach driving Popular beach reopened for vehicles Still no leads on who vandalized fences at N.C. beach More shoreline closed after vandalism Closed areas along Outer Banks upset vacationers, fishermen Beach driving debate draws environmental interest Beach-driving lawsuit reaches proposed ...