Topsail Island + South Brunswick Beaches
SE NC barrier-island chain (Topsail Island + South Brunswick Islands)
Two adjacent NC barrier-island clusters (Topsail + South Brunswick) operating under NC Vacation Rental Act preemption (NCGS Ch. 42A); regulation is light-to-none, ADRs ~$416 (Topsail Beach) to $467 (Oak Island) with 37-38% blended occupancy and ~62% peak-season occupancy; arbitrage edge sits in 3-4BR oceanfront SFH cottages booked Saturday-to-Saturday Jun-Aug, with mid-tier PMs (Sloane, Williamson, Coastline, Access, Ward, Margaret Rudd, McClure) controlling most premium inventory.
NC Vacation Rental Act (NCGS Ch. 42A) and NC G.S. 160D-1207 (post-Schroeder) sharply limit municipal STR-specific permit/cap regimes. Most jurisdictions impose only occupancy tax + safety code; only NTB, Ocean Isle Beach, and Oak Island require town-level rental permits. Holden Beach: 2-night min only.
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