Hyde County has received notice of the availability of FEMA grant funds for the elevation  of homes in Hyde County under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) Hurricane Dorian, DR-4465. The HMGP provides 100% funding to reduce or eliminate the risk of flood damage to buildings and structures. If your home is your primary residence, [...] Real Estate |  Full Article

Thousands of properties removed from flood zone Sweeping changes to the FEMA’s revised 2020 flood maps will mean a 41 percent decrease in the number of unincorporated Dare County properties included in the flood zone. And the widespread re-classifications, county officials worry, could tempt some property owners to prematurely drop their flood insurance policies when [...] Real Estate |  Full Article

With revaluation, Dare property owners will soon find out Sometime in February, the owners of nearly 44,000 Dare County properties will receive notices telling them, hopefully as accurately as possible, what the market value of their properties are as of Jan. 1, 2020. Right now, public interest in the county’s first the first property revaluation [...] Real Estate |  Full Article

In celebration of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day on Wednesday, November 13, the Dare County Department of Information Technologies GIS Division has developed a Look Back Map. The map provides users with the opportunity to explore and visually compare the changing landscape of Dare County of 1996 to 2019. GIS is a scientific framework for [...] Real Estate |  Full Article

While the residential real estate market on Hatteras Island showed mixed results through August, the undeveloped lot market reported double digit increases in almost all major indicators. This got me to wondering if the rise in lot sales might be a harbinger of good times ahead for the construction industry on the island. To gain [...] Real Estate |  Full Article

Dare County, in partnership with Current TV, has released a video, A Community Conversation About Property Insurance. Special guest Dr. Michelle Osborne, Chief Deputy Commissioner with the NC Department of Insurance (NCDOI), discussed different types of insurance coverage, issues with specific policies, policy recommendations for coastal areas, and proposed changes to the National Flood Insurance [...] Real Estate |  Full Article

Dare County and the Outer Banks Association of Realtors (OBAR) will host a community meeting about property insurance on Tuesday, October 22 at 6 p.m. in the First Flight High School Auditorium.  Special guest Dr. Michelle Osborne, Chief Deputy Commissioner with the NC Department of Insurance(NCDOI), will discuss the different types of insurance coverage, the [...] Real Estate |  Full Article

Each year, I like to publish an updated version of an article that addresses some of the most frequently asked questions that I hear from prospective buyers and sellers. Many of the issues remain unchanged, but occasionally a new question will make its way into the list. According to Park Service reports, about 2.5 million [...] Real Estate |  Full Article