As someone who has lived in Baltimore for over two decades, I think I'm more than qualified to speak to this.

So-called "affordable housing" is a politically correct code word for projects. Those bring all kinds of problems with them. Trust me, it's nothing you want on the Outer Banks. If I lived there like some of you, I'd be fighting this hard.

Love me some Charm City, but, with all due respect, absolutely 100% wrong . Dare and Baltimore City are massively "different" socially, economically and culturally.

Is the Outer Banks grossly overpriced? Yes, it is. So is just about every other area along both the East and West coasts. We are about to see a major correction in the real estate department and it will probably start before the year is out. What is going on now is unsustainable and more people are realizing it every day.

Don't look now, but the turn has started and it started a couple months ago. With the interest rate increases you will see more turn. I see price reductions everyday now.

Love me some Charm City, but, with all due respect, absolutely 100% wrong . Dare and Baltimore City are massively "different" socially, economically and culturally.

Everyplace, everywhere somehow thinks they are different and that the problems don't apply to them.

I grew up in a small town of about 10,000 people. Back in the mid '80s, the bleeding hearts built housing projects (the term "affordable housing" had not been coined yet) supposedly designed for those who were disabled or otherwise unable to work. On paper, it sounded like a good thing. Within a year of being completed, the whole complex had become a drug haven. With drugs comes other issues. Soon, people who lived within a couple of miles of this development began complaining that their vehicles and garages were being broken into and items like CB radios, change, basically anything that was easy to grab was being stolen. This progressed to business and residential burglaries. Burglaries eventually graduated to armed robberies. Before long, the town that would only see maybe one or two homicides a year was now seeing about 10 or 12 a year. Doesn't sound like much, but that's a 900%+ increase. All within about a two year span, the town where everybody left their doors unlocked had been "fundamentally transformed" (another term being kicked around these days).

These developments are also not fair to those who have to be stuck living in them. Many people live in such developments who don't participate in the criminal element; however, being surrounded by it all the time not only jeopardizes their safety, but it also creates a very demoralizing experience. A friend who grew up in the projects always refers to it as "steerage", his term not mine.

I'm not saying the Outer Banks will experience 300+ homicides in a year like Baltimore, but what I am saying is so-called "affordable housing" brings all kinds of problems with it. Always. Saying an area wants "affordable housing" but not the other stuff that goes along with it is like saying you want the flu to get a few days off work, but you don't want the fever, chills, headache and feeling miserable the entire time .

Is the Outer Banks grossly overpriced? Yes, it is. So is just about every other area along both the East and West coasts. We are about to see a major correction in the real estate department and it will probably start before the year is out. What is going on now is unsustainable and more people are realizing it every day.

Love me some Charm City, but, with all due respect, absolutely 100% wrong . Dare and Baltimore City are massively "different" socially, economically and culturally.

Everyplace, everywhere somehow thinks they are different and that the problems don't apply to them.

I grew up in a small town of about 10,000 people. Back in the mid '80s, the bleeding hearts built housing projects (the term "affordable housing" had not been coined yet) supposedly designed for those who were disabled or otherwise unable to work. On paper, it sounded like a good thing. Within a year of being completed, the whole complex had become a drug haven. With drugs comes other issues. Soon, people who lived within a couple of miles of this development began complaining that their vehicles and garages were being broken into and items like CB radios, change, basically anything that was easy to grab was being stolen. This progressed to business and residential burglaries. Burglaries eventually graduated to armed robberies. Before long, the town that would only see maybe one or two homicides a year was now seeing about 10 or 12 a year. Doesn't sound like much, but that's a 900%+ increase. All within about a two year span, the town where everybody left their doors unlocked had been "fundamentally transformed" (another term being kicked around these days).

These developments are also not fair to those who have to be stuck living in them. Many people live in such developments who don't participate in the criminal element; however, being surrounded by it all the time not only jeopardizes their safety, but it also creates a very demoralizing experience. A friend who grew up in the projects always refers to it as "steerage", his term not mine.

I'm not saying the Outer Banks will experience 300+ homicides in a year like Baltimore, but what I am saying is so-called "affordable housing" brings all kinds of problems with it. Always. Saying an area wants "affordable housing" but not the other stuff that goes along with it is like saying you want the flu to get a few days off work, but you don't want the fever, chills, headache and feeling miserable the entire time .

Is the Outer Banks grossly overpriced? Yes, it is. So is just about every other area along both the East and West coasts. We are about to see a major correction in the real estate department and it will probably start before the year is out. What is going on now is unsustainable and more people are realizing it every day.

Love me some Charm City, but, with all due respect, absolutely 100% wrong . Dare and Baltimore City are massively "different" socially, economically and culturally.

Everyplace, everywhere somehow thinks they are different and that the problems don't apply to them.

I grew up in a small town of about 10,000 people. Back in the mid '80s, the bleeding hearts built housing projects (the term "affordable housing" had not been coined yet) supposedly designed for those who were disabled or otherwise unable to work. On paper, it sounded like a good thing. Within a year of being completed, the whole complex had become a drug haven. With drugs comes other issues. Soon, people who lived within a couple of miles of this development began complaining that their vehicles and garages were being broken into and items like CB radios, change, basically anything that was easy to grab was being stolen. This progressed to business and residential burglaries. Burglaries eventually graduated to armed robberies. Before long, the town that would only see maybe one or two homicides a year was now seeing about 10 or 12 a year. Doesn't sound like much, but that's a 900%+ increase. All within about a two year span, the town where everybody left their doors unlocked had been "fundamentally transformed" (another term being kicked around these days).

These developments are also not fair to those who have to be stuck living in them. Many people live in such developments who don't participate in the criminal element; however, being surrounded by it all the time not only jeopardizes their safety, but it also creates a very demoralizing experience. A friend who grew up in the projects always refers to it as "steerage", his term not mine.

I'm not saying the Outer Banks will experience 300+ homicides in a year like Baltimore, but what I am saying is so-called "affordable housing" brings all kinds of problems with it. Always. Saying an area wants "affordable housing" but not the other stuff that goes along with it is like saying you want the flu to get a few days off work, but you don't want the fever, chills, headache and feeling miserable the entire time .

Is the Outer Banks grossly overpriced? Yes, it is. So is just about every other area along both the East and West coasts. We are about to see a major correction in the real estate department and it will probably start before the year is out. What is going on now is unsustainable and more people are realizing it every day.

It would be a major apartment community for the area if that is what the town planners want. DPJ is a high end apartment developer and most apt units would average around $1,900.00 a month or more for a one bedroom. Affordable? Depends on what you are used to. So yes and no.

So called Affordable housing is not going to happen on THE BEACH. Currituck has lots and lots of land over bridge on up to Grandy.

The dog whistle is loud and clear

Can an affordable house be build inexpensively? Of course, but you'd have to leave out a lot of what people want, no matter what their budget. In the kitchen, affordable might mean the most basic appliances without any features. It might mean not having a disposal, and certainly not an under-mounted sink. Really inexpensive cabinets. Laminate countertops.