Outer Banks Articles & Shorts - Joe Lamb, Jr. & Associates

If you’re like a lot of people – like hundreds of thousands of people – you love the Outer Banks of North Carolina. You might consider us presumptuous drawing this conclusion so quickly, and we would agree with you . . . except for the fact that we’re right. You love the Outer Banks beaches, the Outer Banks water sports, the Outer Banks towns, Outer Banks shops, the Outer Banks events and Outer Banks activities . . . everything about this place (you wouldn’t be on this site if you didn’t). We do too. And, lucky for you, we also love writing about the Outer Banks. Locals and visitors alike value our Outer Banks information.

Our local writers tell you how to negotiate dining out if you have a big crowd. We show you, step by step, how to pick a crab. We’ve written articles highlighting Corolla and the Currituck Outer Banks or about charming Manteo on Roanoke Island or telling you the mysteries of Ocracoke Island. We cover the events happening on the Outer Banks – and, boy, are there a lot of them to cover! Outer Banks activities, everything from water sports to walking tours to lighthouse tours to birdwatching trips, are focal points. Businesses, rituals and legends local to the Outer Banks are detailed in our articles. You’ll find out how that restaurant got its name or the modest beginning of that now-booming business. We give you insider Outer Banks information about staying safe in the ocean, how to navigate those pesky turn lanes, which restaurants to check out for the best Southern cuisine in the area and resorts’ present and future aspirations. Our Outer Banks articles are good reading. You’ll feel like a local with all the knowledge you’re sure to collect! And we’re adding to them all the time. Click on in to learn about the Outer Banks from the locals' side!

 

Joe Lamb Realty: 50 Years of Outer Banks Expertise

By Molly Harrison
How can 50 years of experience help you buy or sell Outer Banks property? This family-owned and -operated company excels so well in vacation rentals and property management that many people don’t realize it also contains a thriving and experienced real estate sales team.   Joe Lamb Realty is a full-service... Read More

One Foot in the Past, One Foot in the Future

By Dave Holton
Remember the old days when you had to pick up a phone to find a vacation rental? Joe Lamb, Jr. & Associates remembers. “How incredibly rare it is for a company to be in business 50 years,” says Jodie Herman, marketing manager. During Jodie’s 12-year tenure, she’s watched their properties double to nearly 600... Read More

Must Be Doing Something Right

By Katrina Mae Leuzinger
This March, Joe Lamb, Jr. & Associates will have been in business for 49 years. For perspective, that means when Joe and Ann decided to start a vacation rental company on the Outer Banks, houses only cost about $15,000, people generally made less than $3.50 an hour and this area was a mostly desolate beach with... Read More

When Good Things Happen to Good Businesses

By Heather Frese
For nearly 50 years the rental, sales and property management firm of Joe Lamb, Jr. & Associates has built its reputation on core values of trust, loyalty and dedication to community. Civic service is key to this company and its founders, Joe and Ann Lamb. From serving in local government to establishing and... Read More

Your Home Away From Home

By Lexi Holian
At the beach, our way of life is best likened to the ebb and flow of the tides. But some things are constant – like the familiar faces and welcoming smiles awaiting guests each season at Joe Lamb, Jr. & Associates. For nearly 50 years, the esteemed vacation rental company has had the same philosophy … to focus on... Read More