Wind speeds are over 50 mph on many days. Some of the homes in the area are built on stilts high enough to cope with even large waves; however, the ocean erodes the stilts over time.

Two homes that had been on the waterfront are no longer after they collapsed into the ocean. The two latest homes in the Outer Banks to succumb to Mother Nature collapsed the same day, just hours ...

Homeowners, seemingly undeterred by the challenges of the beach, fight the shifting sands of ownership in Rodanthe.

Artist Maya Schindler’s home on stilts is my North Star in many ways. One idea I had to steal: draping sheepskin over all kinds of furniture—I’m partial to Overland’s rugs. (Her blanket stack?

Move over Maldives! Luxurious villas on stilts may be synonymous with the Indian Ocean, but now they've surfaced in resorts across the world - from Greece to the Caribbean.

Under the county plan, a home on small ocean front lots could be elevated on piles or stilts as they are rebuilt over time. That work would start a transition away from sea walls.

A vacant beach house built on stilts has collapsed into the sea off the coast of North Carolina. The impact was so severe that it inflicted structural damage on a neighbouring house which crashed ...

A contractor in Rodanthe has moved one home dozens of feet from the ocean and is in the process of helping another homeowner do the same. As numerous houses remain threatened to be taken by the ocean.

Local News Another stilt house collapses into the ocean, Outer Banks officials say Swimmers are warned to avoid the surrounding water as debris is likely present.

National Another stilt house collapses into the ocean, Outer Banks officials say Swimmers are warned to avoid the surrounding water as debris is likely present.