Outer Banks home closings in July rise 15% as pending sales
July closings on the Outer Banks came in about 15% higher than the year before. Pending sales — the contracts written in May and June that will become
The Handbook
Every entry I've written for buyers working the Carolina coast — flood zones, HOA fine print, insurance, and the questions worth asking before you sign anything.
Wilmington lands $1.5M to grow its urban forest, remove
Wilmington just landed $1.5 million in federal funding to expand its urban forest and remove trees that are either dead, diseased, or sitting close enough
Safety concerns drive debate over extending docks beyond CB
The CB pierhead line — that's the Corps of Engineers-established outer boundary for fixed structures on navigable waters — has been a background issue in
Dare County Flood Inundation Mapping and Alert Network
North Carolina's Flood Inundation Mapping and Alert Network — FIMAN, if you want the acronym — has been quietly expanding its sensor coverage along the
700 homes near Bolivia, multiple rezonings to be heard in
Last spring I was helping a client look at a wooded lot off Midway Road, maybe three miles outside Bolivia, and the neighbor walked over to say hello
Sewer Infrastructure Constraints and Coastal Development
There's a hotel project in Surf City that got stopped cold — not by zoning, not by environmental review, not by neighborhood opposition. The sewer system
Sewer constraints prevent Surf City hotel from moving
Surf City doesn't get a lot of statewide attention. It sits on Topsail Island, bridged to the mainland at Pender County, and most people passing through
County's New Wetland Rules and Development Feasibility: How
When a county rewrites its wetland buffer requirements, the map doesn't change. The property doesn't move. What changes is what you're legally allowed to
Pender County planning decades of refunds for water lines
Surfside Beach has a saying among the dock crowd: you don't pay for wind you haven't felt yet. Pender County, apparently, didn't get that memo — at least
Bill Clark Homes seeks approval for 1K-unit development in
Rocky Point isn't a name that comes up much in charter conversation. It's not Wrightsville. It's not Topsail. It sits up on US-117 where Pender County
North Carolina home insurance costs up nearly 47% since 2020
Last spring I sat across from a couple at a coffee shop in Southport — they'd been renting in the area for two years, ready to buy, had their budget
County's new wetland rules may curb 'economic viability' of
When a county starts using the phrase "economic viability" in the context of wetland regulations, pay attention. That language usually means somebody's