Waterfront living ran through the five highest-priced home sales reported in the Crystal Coast & New Bern Area, North Carolina for the week ending November 1, 2026. All five are in Carteret County, and together they sold for $10.51 million.
Emerald Isle accounted for three of the sales, with one each in Morehead City and Newport. Four are single-family homes and one is a townhouse, the only new construction in the group. The list runs from an oceanfront home finished in 2024 to a soundfront home built in 1978, and in one sale the same agent was on both sides.
No. 1 — $4,500,000 · 7519 Ocean Drive, Emerald Isle, North Carolina
The week’s top sale is an oceanfront home on Ocean Drive in the Surfside neighborhood of Emerald Isle, built in 2024 by Crystal Coast Construction and sold furnished for $4,500,000. With nine bedrooms, nine bathrooms and 7,402 square feet on a 0.53-acre lot, it is the largest of the five by living area and has the most bedrooms and bathrooms.
The home is arranged over three main floors joined by an elevator, with a lookout room at the very top. The ground level is given over to play and rest: a second kitchen, an arcade game area, a yoga and fitness room, and a dark media room with three tiers of custom seating and surround sound. A large bedroom, a bunk room with two sets of full bunks, a bathroom and three storage rooms share that floor. From there, a gated outdoor area opens onto a broad pool deck, a pool with a tanning ledge and a built-in hot tub, and a private boardwalk with a platform deck and an outdoor shower that runs hot and cold.
The second floor is the main living level, with wide views of the Atlantic. The kitchen centers on a freestanding island topped with double-thick stone and has a double Sub-Zero refrigerator, while cable rope railings on the deck keep the water in sight from the living and dining areas. The oceanfront primary suite is on this floor, with a clawfoot tub and a custom shower, along with a second bedroom that has its own bath. Six more bedrooms fill the third floor, four of them facing the ocean with doors straight out to the deck. Above it all, the lookout room has a tongue-and-groove ceiling, an oyster shell chandelier and built-in window seats. Finishes throughout include natural stone, artisan tile, plantation shutters, crystal doorknobs and custom millwork under a metal roof.
The property last sold for $1.5 million in 2021, before the current home was built. This time it went under contract 23 days after it was listed. Phyllis M Howard of Emerald Isle Realty was the listing agent and also represented the buyer, so the same agent was on both sides of the sale.
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No. 2 — $2,525,000 · 122 Bask Street, Morehead City, North Carolina
The newest home in the group is a soundfront townhouse at Residences at Bask in Morehead City, completed in 2025 and sold for $2,525,000. It went under contract one day after it was listed and sold above its asking price of $2.4 million, by $125,000.
The townhouse rises four stories, with an elevator, and has four bedrooms, six bathrooms and 3,384 square feet. It looks out over the sound, and its covered deck and balcony face the water. Inside are high ceilings, a kitchen island and walk-in closets, along with a one-car garage. Its 2,614-square-foot lot is the smallest of the five, and the waterfront community has a pool, with common areas and grounds maintained for owners.
Samer Hamad of Hamad Realty was the listing agent. The Mary Cheatham King Real Estate team of Keller Williams Crystal Coast represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $1,275,000 · 9902 Colonel Hanson Court, Emerald Isle, North Carolina
In Spinnakers Reach, a gated Emerald Isle community with beach access, a cabana, a pool and a playground, a home on a cul-de-sac on Colonel Hanson Court sold furnished for $1,275,000, its full asking price.
Built in 2004, the home has three bedrooms, four bathrooms and 2,891 square feet on 0.53 acres. Wood and tile floors run through the interior, a finished basement adds living space, and a deck extends the home outdoors. The property last sold for $945,000 in 2023.
Matias Lagos of Spinnaker’s Reach was the listing agent. The Barefoot-Chandler & Associates Team of LPT Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $1,225,000 · 5104 Bogue Sound Drive, Emerald Isle, North Carolina
The oldest and smallest home among the five sits on Bogue Sound Drive in Emerald Isle, where the appeal is the water. Built in 1978, the one-story home faces the sound across salt marsh, with views that reach toward the Intracoastal Waterway. Its 0.44-acre lot has about 118 feet of waterfront, a bulkhead along the shoreline and a small private basin on navigable water.
The home has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and 1,250 square feet. The open living area has hardwood floors, and the updated kitchen pairs white cabinets and quartz counters with a large peninsula. A covered screened porch looks out over the marsh, and there is a shed on the property along with covered parking beneath the home.
It went under contract 10 days after it was listed and sold for $1,225,000. Richard Allan Farrington III of Bluewater Real Estate – EI was the listing agent, and Kathy Ann Myers of RE/MAX Homestead Swansboro represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $985,000 · 222 Yacht Club Drive, Newport, North Carolina
Bogue Sound Yacht Club in Newport is a gated community on the Intracoastal Waterway where every homeowner has a dedicated slip in the marina. Owners also share a pier, a kayak launch, a boat ramp, a gazebo and a bathhouse. There, a Cape Cod-style home on Yacht Club Drive sold for $985,000 after going under contract eight days after it was listed, above its asking price of $978,000.
Built in 2003, the home has three bedrooms, three bathrooms and 4,150 square feet, and its 0.66-acre lot, which includes a pond, is the largest of the five. A wraparound front porch leads into an open living room under a cathedral ceiling, overlooked by a catwalk on the second floor. The main floor also has a study, a formal dining room and a kitchen with a large walk-in pantry. The primary suite is on the first floor, with a two-person jetted tub and a pair of walk-in closets, and it opens to a 450-square-foot sunroom with a fireplace. Beyond the sunroom are a large patio and an in-ground pool. Upstairs are two more bedrooms, a sitting area and an 800-square-foot bonus room with a vaulted ceiling. The home was built with six-inch exterior walls, and the two-car garage has a workshop.
The property last sold for $42,000 in 2001, before the current home was built. Pamela P Thomas of Coast to Coast Real Estate was the listing agent, and Brooke Parker of United Real Estate East Carolina represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, November 1, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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