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Outer Banks Home Sales Slip as September Inventory Grows

October 15, 2026
NAGS HEAD, N.C. — Buyers found a thicker stack of Outer Banks listings in September, and closed sales cooled a notch while the typical sale price sat roughly 5 percent below the same month in 2025, the Outer Banks Association of Realtors monthly residential tally shows. Realtors logged 116 closings last month against 120 a
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OBX Room in the Inn Shelter Opens 18th Season Nov. 1

October 14, 2026
KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. — OBX Room In The Inn, based in Kill Devil Hills, N.C., will open its winter shelter for adults experiencing homelessness on Nov. 1, starting its 18th season of food, clothing, shelter and support services on the Outer Banks. The faith-based nonprofit, established in 2009, said demand rose 25% during the
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Nags Headers Cottages Book Returns

October 12, 2026
OUTER BANKS, N.C. — A newly released 25th anniversary edition of a longtime Outer Banks cottage history is back in print, spotlighting the century-old Nags Head beach houses often called the Unpainted Aristocracy. First published in 2000, Nags Headers: Historic Cottages of the Outer Banks and Their People gathered family and worker histories from the
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Isaias Remnants Bring Rough Surf

October 12, 2026
OUTER BANKS, N.C. — Remnants of Isaias brought rough surf and strong currents to the Outer Banks on Sunday, with red flags warning beachgoers to stay out of the water along Dare County shores. In Nags Head, some visitors still headed to the beach despite the rough conditions. A father and son visiting from Shelby,
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Buxton, N.C., finishes major Outer Banks beach nourishment

October 10, 2026
OUTER BANKS, N.C. — Outer Banks village Buxton finished a multimillion-dollar beach nourishment project after about 69 days of work that placed roughly 1.9 million cubic yards of sand along a shoreline hit hard by erosion. Local reporting describes the finished dune and beach as a sharp turnaround from last fall, when stretches of the