Featured ArticleHyde County Contracts: What Buyers Risk After Signing
A 2022 NC Supreme Court ruling confirmed buyers who breach a purchase contract can owe attorney's fees. What that means for Hyde County buyers.
Hyde County Buyer's Brief
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Hunt land, the mainland villages, the ferry, insurance, and historic tax credits — notes on the Hyde County market from Travis Old.
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7 Ways Waterfowl Season Shapes Hyde County Land Values
Seven ways Hyde County's waterfowl season changes what hunt land and waterfront acreage are worth, from refuge supply to documented lease income.
9 Things to Verify on a Mattamuskeet Shoreline Lot
Nine due-diligence checks for a Mattamuskeet shoreline lot in Hyde County: flood zone, elevation, septic, CAMA, wetland status, and legal access.
5 Questions to Ask Before You Buy on Ocracoke
No bridge reaches Ocracoke. Five questions about ferries, Seashore boundaries, insurance, and rentals to answer before you buy on the island.
7 Costs Hyde County Buyers Underestimate Before Closing
Seven costs Hyde County buyers routinely underestimate before closing: wind and flood insurance, septic, fill, wetlands, drainage, and financing.
Blind Leases 101: What Hunt-Property Buyers Should Verify
Buying land with a blind lease or hunt-club arrangement attached? Here's exactly what to verify in writing before you count any of that income.
Drained Lake, Living Farmland: Mattamuskeet's History
Developers tried to drain Lake Mattamuskeet twice and failed. The farmland around it still runs on that century-old engineering. Here's the short version.
Fairfield Historic District & Hyde's Tax Credit Bonus
Hyde County has ten National Register listings and a real Tier 1 tax credit bonus for income-producing rehab. Here's how the two connect for buyers.
Swan Quarter's Ferry: What It Means for Buyers on Both Ends
The Swan Quarter–Ocracoke ferry isn't just an island connection — it shapes mainland life too. Here's what buyers on both ends should actually expect.
Why Hyde County Homeowners Carry Three Insurance Policies
One homeowners policy usually isn't enough in Hyde County. Here's why wind, flood, and everything else often mean three separate policies, not one.