The Hatteras Island real Estate market made a 180 degree turn in 2020. Beach houses started selling quickly at higher prices than could have been predicted. Inventory is down and buyers need new listing options. As we move into 2021, there are a few things to consider if you are contemplating selling your Hatteras Island […]
Category Archives: OBX News
Tips for The Buyers Out There
It has been about 15 years since Hatteras Island’s last Seller’s Market. The tables have turned this year, and we are seeing many multiple offer situations, full or above asking price deals, and buyers feeling like they missed out as new listings are going under contract quickly. Inventory is down and Buyer activity is up, […]
Grateful for Change in Hatteras’ Real Estate Market by Carla Reynolds
As 2020 begins to wind down, we are counting our blessings and celebrating this record-breaking year in Outer Banks real estate. Who would have ever guessed that a pandemic in 2020 (along with amazing interest rates) would spark the best real estate market seen in 15 years on Outer Banks properties? This year has seemingly […]
OBX Fall Fishing by Trafton Reynolds
Getting Started In A Booming Real Estate Market by Dottie Reed
A quick market update. It is HOT down here! Listings in all price ranges, including vacant lots, are selling. New listings, old listings, they are all showing and receiving offers. List price to sale price is pretty even. If buyers are looking at something they want, they’re making full asking price offers plus a little […]
A Mate’s Life
Young Life by Diane Lea
For the past several months Hatteras Island and the rest of the nation have been gripped by great concern and confusion. But as summer rolls in there is good news to share. As we see national events unfold, we are reminded that it is young people upon whom our country’s future depends. So what is […]
Spring Cleaning by Diane Lea
Among the joys of living on Hatteras Island is my array of handy friends. Having lived in academic communities for most of my life, (academics are not known for handiness), I really appreciate being able to call a friend or neighbor and ask about repairs, maintenance and workmen. I can also walk around my neighborhood […]
Hatteras Handles the Lockdown by Diane Lea
Looking for good news in these virus-stricken times might require adjusting our perceptions. For example, following a school bus on NC Highway 12 is usually cause for a few grumbled epithets, but then I read in the Island Free Press that the school buses were delivering breakfasts and lunches to pick-up sites for our out-of-school […]
Maritime Forests by Diane Lea
As the “Quiet Season” on Hatteras Island comes to an end and residents and visitors look to the Easter Holidays and the opening of seasonally closed businesses, there is one more adventure to enjoy before the seasons change. That is walking, hiking or running in the verdant maritime forests that comprise Frisco and Buxton Woods. […]