Oct 30 2008
Well the weekend is almost upon us. The OBX Marathon is under 10 days away. Are you ready? The OBX Marathon is fast becoming one of the biggest destination weekends of the year. Tens of thousands of people will be on the Outer Banks to participate and spectate. This is a great weekend to stop in and enjoy one of the OBX’s famous restaurants.
Oct 21 2008
Despite a recent string of some bad weather, this off season has seemed especially strong on the Outer Banks. Traffic has still been pretty niciteable with all factors considered is a good thing. It seems the Outer Banks is weathering the economic downturn effectively thus far. It will be interesting, to see what happens, with some potential boosts to housing coming in the form of a new bailout.
Oct 17 2008
Watch you is right! If you are a REALTOR and use the letters mls in your domain you better watch you. A local board in Sarasota, recently took a member’s website for using the letters mls in his URL. The story which can be found on Real Estate Webmasters, outlines the entire story. It is sad, when someone loses so much they worked so hard for just because some other members are jealous. Check out the whole post on REW.
If you would like to visit the agent’s new site. Sarasota Real Estate
Oct 09 2008
Well if you follow this blog, you will know I was saying all along tourism in the Outer Banks was not being as adversely affected by the state of the US economy as many were predicting. The Outer Banks Visitors Bureau reported tourism in August alone was up 13.7%. Gross occupancy was up 3.9% for the year to date. Isn’t that amazing?
The season which started out with dire predictions on how gas prices were going to keep everyone from vacationing on the Outer Banks, now seems to be doing better than last year which was a great year for Outer Banks tourism. As we always see, when times are tough people stay near home and vacation in the states. It makes now, with home prices having fallen and gross occupancy rising, a great time to look into investing in Outer Banks real estate.
I also am involved with New Jersey real estate. If you are interested in finding a beach home in New Jersey be sure to check out Sea Isle City real estate. Want more information on homes at the Jersey Shore? Check out Sea Isle City Homes. There are some excellent luxury deals to be had.
