Someplace
where you can golf right out your back door .……..
Some place to fish year round…………
Someplace out of the way but still close to any shopping imaginable?..........
.
Someplace where you can sit and watch the sun sink slowly into ocean
every evening and barefoot the beach on your morning walk?
Well…..it
seems someone has finally let our little “secret” out,
and now its all waiting on you.
Holden
Beach has remained a sleepy little family island for many years.
An un-crowded place with a lot of space and quiet…and it still
is for the most part thanks to planning committees, town officials
and the people here that want to see growth but yet hold onto our
charm that draws more and more and makes our island special
N.C.
State Wide Growth Expectations
Population For
the next 25 years our states population is expected to rise
by 2 million people and become the 7th largest state, up from
11th according to the U.S Census Bureau
North
Carolina Average Home Price = $208,097
Exiting
Home Sales Growth Entering
2006 the housing market in North Carolina has completed five
straight years of record growth for existing home sales. An
80% increase in home sales was recorded since 2001. Even if
the states housing market should fall by 10% in 2006 we will
still enjoy the second best year ever by more than 4000 existing
homes sold.
Building
New homes For
the next 25 yers the Brookings institute predicts U.S. residential
and commsercial development will mushroom. North Carolina
had 3.5 million housing units as of 2000 and is expected to
grow to over 5 million by 2030
Population Holden
Beach now has a growing population of 838 residence with 2250
residential structures on the island
Holden
Beach Average Home Price = $500,000 estimated
Home
Sales Growth From
2005 to 2006 over 22oo homes were sold in and around the Holden
Beach Area. Prices ranged from $34k to $2.5M and sold an average
of only 6 months on the market
Building
New homes Many
new neighborhoods are being built to supply the growing influx
of people moving into the area. Prices range from the $100
to over $1M with a wide array of amenities.
Investing
- Real Estate vs. Stocks A
large portion of the homes on and around the island are purchased
by investors and rented during the season to vacationers.
