The Carolina Coast Is Booming, But Not Everywhere Equally

Aerial view of elevated coastal homes on stilts along Oak Island, North Carolina, with sandy lots, marshes, and the Intracoastal Waterway in the background.

People love to say that the Carolina coast is “exploding.” That word is particularly popular among realtors. But numbers tell a more interesting story than hype ever could, and the real one is stranger, lumpier, and, frankly, more useful if you’re trying to figure out where to put your beach chair permanently. Between 2010 and … Read more