#16 Warwick Model – SOLD!
We Will Sell Out Soon…
Don’t Miss Your Chance to Own Your New, Maintenance-Free Outer Banks Home!
The thin strip of land far off the coast of North Carolina known as the Outer Banks can feel very, very removed. That’s precisely because it is. Rustic beachhouses are perched on stilts with hightides nearly at their doorsteps. Sea oats dance on the coastal dunes. Each year, hurricanes come close enough to send the residents running. Despite its sinister name, few American surf towns boast the peace of mind on offer in the Outer Banks town of Kill Devil Hills. That peace of mind, of course, is access to some of the best tubes on offer on the entire Eastern Seaboard. Sure, summer sees its fair share of visitors who want a taste of this town’s beautiful isolation, but in the winters? It’s just you and chilly, thundering peaks.
Waves:
Exposed, offshore, and (luckily) lacking the gradual continental shelf most states on the East Coast have, the Outer Banks is a swell magnet. Out here, beach breaks and outer sandbars are the name of the game, but there’s just something about the place that makes the waves break harder, hollower and with more gusto. In short, you’re pulling into shacks out here — something you can’t normally say at spots on the Right Coast. From June through October, you’ll probably be wearing trunks, and while you might shiver in your hood and gloves come winter as water temps dip into the low 40s…it’s probably flat everywhere else.
Culture:
Sure, it’s North Carolina, but you’re still in the deep South. Kill Devil Hills is no exception. Trucker hats and overalls aren’t an ironic fashion statement out here, and that’s a good thing: Locals are authentic, honest, real people. As far as cuisine goes, hush puppies, sweet tea, and syrupy salutations pepper the fine home-cooking establishments along the coast.
Quality of Life:
Kill Devil Hills’ pacing bears an uncanny resemblance to its seasons. In the inclement winter, Kill Devil Hills creeps along as a ghost town. A vast majority of residents just half an hour south receive unemployment checks due to the migratory population. Just as spring revives the natural world, so, too, does it resuscitate the life and economy of the Outer Banks. By summer, the islands bustle with life and warmth, only to settle down and reflect on the momentary gorge during the crisp breath of autumn. The only wildcard in the equation: hurricanes. You never know when a Category Five might seriously change life in this Carolinian treasure.
Average Water Temp: 67 (But gets as cold at 46 in the winter)
Average Air Temp: 62
Median Income: $ 51,101
Median Home Price: $ 294,500
Most Common Industry: Accommodations / Food Service, Construction, Retail Trade
Population: 7,121
Nearest Large City: Virginia Beach, VA (62.9 miles, pop. 452,745)
Premier Surf Spots: Avalon Pier, S-Turns, Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
Local Talent: Noah Snyder, Jesse Hines, Brett Barley, Eric Dotson
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The Outer Banks real estate market continues to be as hot as the weather! According to the Outer Banks Association of Realtors, June was the best month for units sold since October of 2005.
2017 has proven to be another busy year with sales on the Outer Banks and especially Devonshire Place in Kill Devil Hills, and I am always available to answer your questions about buying and/or selling property on the Outer Banks!
Coldwell Banker Seaside Realty has once again sold more real estate in 2017 so far than any other firm on the Outer Banks, and I am proud and excited to be one of the Top Producing Agents in this great company.
Courtesy of Heather Sakers
4900 N Croatan Hwy
Kitty Hawk, NC 27949
252-599-6814
Come see why Devonshire Place is the fastest selling development on the Outer Banks, contact Sales Agent Heather Sakers at (252) 599-6814, click here to email Heather.
Unit #5 SOLD!
Unit #18 SOLD!
Unit #32 SOLD!
The secret’s out.
A new island has appeared off the coast of North Carolina’s Cape Hatteras National Seashore, and unfortunately for locals, word is spreading — fast.
The mile-long sandbar, dubbed “Shelly Island” for its plethora of seashells and colorful pebbles, has been forming and growing since late spring. Residents and tourists alike are starting to take notice.
Reide Corbett, a professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at East Carolina University and a scientist at UNC Coastal Studies Institute, advises people to enjoy exploring the tiny island while they still can.
“The thing about the Outer Banks — they are pretty dynamic. [The island] is kind of neat and interesting and provides new piece of land for people to explore, but it is a dynamic environment,” Reide told CBS News. “I wasn’t surprised to see it, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see it disappear.”
Chad Koczera was one of the first people to explore the newly-formed island on May 31.
He was traveling with his fiancée from Connecticut to Cape Point, the place where they’d gotten engaged, when he stumbled upon an unfamiliar sight.
“This was our fifth time down to Hatteras. We like to return to the Point because that’s the same spot I proposed,” Koczera told CBS News. “We were driving to the Point after a storm to collect shells when we spotted an area we couldn’t get to by car.”
Confused, Koczera pulled out his drone camera to get a better look at the narrow island. When he looked at the footage, he was met with a stunning sight.
Read more… http://www.cbshw.org/news/new-island-appears-off-coast-of-north-carolinas-outer-banks/