Life on the Outer Banks
September 2006
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The "State of Sales".
This month I review sales activity from Jan 2006 to Sept 14, 2006.
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Jan 1, 2006 to Sept 14, 2006
Sold Under Contract Active Inventory
QTY $ QTY $ QTY $ years
Northern Beaches** houses 214 $ 169 M 3 $ 3.2 M 757 $ 899 M 2.48
Lots 31 $ 18.0 M 8 $ 5 M 265 $ 145.0 M 6.00
Corolla ** houses 89 $ 83.9 M 1 $ 0.6 M 435 $ 554.5 M 3.43
lots 15 $ 10.9 M 7 $ 5 M 190 $ 102.0 M 8.88
Corolla Light houses 14 $ 12.3 M 0 $ 0 M 41 $ 42.8 M 2.05
lots 0 $ 0.0 M 0 $ 0 M 5 $ 3.0 M
Currituck Club houses 9 $ 7.0 M 0 $ 0 M 77 $ 77.8 M 6.00
lots 6 $ 3.9 M 1 $ 0.4 M 66 $ 33.2 M 7.72
Monteray Shores houses 5 $ 1.9 M 0 $ 0 M 22 $ 16.3 M 3.09
lots 0 $ 0 M 0 $ 0 M 38 $ 11 M
Ocean Sands houses 26 $ 19.6 M 0 $ 0 M 81 $ 76.0 M 2.19
lots 4 $ 4.4 M 0 $ 0 M 23 $ 13.8 M 4.03
Whalehead houses 10 $ 15.0 M 1 $ 0.6 M 96 $ 138.2 M 6.73
lots 1 $ 0.9 M 0 $ 0 M 21 $ 20.9 M 14.73
Duck houses 63 $ 45.8 M 2 $ 2.7 M 182 $ 218.0 M 2.03
lots 4 $ 2.0 M 0 $ 0.0 M 29 $ 22.2 M 5.08
Southern Shores houses 39 $ 23.6 M 0 $ 0 M 101 $ 90.3 M 1.82
lots 9 $ 3.6 M 0 $ 0 M 27 $ 11.3 M 2.10
Chicahauk houses 13 $ 8.5 M 0 $ 0 M 15 $ 11.4 M 0.81
lots 1 $ 0.3 M 1 $ 0.3 M 5 $ 1.8 M 3.51
Martins Point houses 10 $ 7.4 M 0 $ 0 M 24 $ 24.6 M 1.68
lots 2 $ 1.0 M 0 $ 0 M 14 $ 7.0 M 4.91
Days into year 256
** excludes 4 Wheel
I just returned from Bermuda. It was my 4th trip there. We love the Island and it's
pretty close to North Carolina.
One of the local dishes I really enjoy is Bermuda Chowder. A blend of seafood
and spices. Serve with warm crusty bread and Sherry Pepper Sauce to sprinkle
on top."
Bermuda Chowder
Prep Time 30 min
Cook Time 50 min
Ready In: 1 Hour 20
Servings: 6
INGREDIENTS:
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 stalks celery, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
3 tablespoons tomato paste
4 cups clam juice
2 potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 (14.5 ounce) can peeled and diced tomatoes
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 bay leaf
1 pound red snapper fillets, cut into 1 inch pieces
DIRECTIONS:
Heat oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add celery, carrots, onion, green pepper, and garlic;
saute about 8 minutes.
Stir in tomato paste, and cook 1 minute. Add clam juice, potatoes, canned tomatoes with juice,
Worcestershire sauce, jalapeno pepper, bay leaf, and ground black pepper. Simmer until potatoes are
tender, stirring about every 30 minutes.
Add fish. Simmer until snapper is easily flaked with fork, about 10 minutes