Outer Banks Flood Watch and Heavy Rain: What Coastal Buyers
The first time I anchored off Pamlico Sound and watched a nor'easter push brown water across the docks at a marina near Ocracoke, I understood something
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.
Santee Cooper Rate Increases and Coastal Property Operating
Eleven years on the water, I learned to check every instrument before I committed to a passage. Wind speed, tide charts, weather windows — you look at all
South Carolina's waters face increasing risks
The first time I noticed something genuinely off, I was running a day charter out of Beaufort, threading through the marshes east of Lady's Island. The
Buxton Beach Nourishment and Groin Repairs: How Coastal
That's not a metaphor. The shoreline at Buxton shifts visibly from year to year — sometimes from season to season — and if you're looking at property on
Bald Head Island Shoaling and Dredging: How Erosion and
If you've ever brought a boat through New Inlet or tried to time the tide on the Cape Fear River approach to Bald Head Island, you already understand the
Outer Banks Rental Demand and Rate Strategy: How to
Last summer on the Outer Banks, a property manager I know in Rodanthe told me her June numbers were off — occupancy down maybe twelve percent from the
Outer Banks rental demand dipped in June, but higher rates
Last summer I was running deliveries between Beaufort and Manteo and stopped for fuel in Wanchese. The dockmaster — guy who'd been there since before the
Duke Energy Rate Increase and Coastal Home Utility Costs
If you're buying in Wilmington, Wrightsville Beach, Carolina Beach, or anywhere else in New Hanover or Brunswick County that Duke Energy Progress serves
Local drinking water at risk, research finds
A couple I was working with in the Carteret County market — good buyers, careful, done their homework — asked me point-blank whether the water at a
Ocracoke Ferry Toll Mandate and Real Estate Impact: What
When NCDOT started seriously discussing a toll mandate on the Cedar Island and Swan Quarter routes to Ocracoke, the conversation in the real estate
Charleston County's Half-Penny Transportation Tax: How It
Charleston County's half-cent sales tax — the one most people around here just call "the half-penny" — has been on the books long enough that buyers
Ferry Economic Impact Survey and Ocracoke Toll Delay: What
Ocracoke doesn't have a back way in. That's not a metaphor or a tourism tagline — it's a structural fact that shapes every property decision on the