Home Front: Nags Head communities have real staying power.(NEWS) From: The Virginian Pilot | Date: April 8, 2005 | COPYRIGHT 2005 The Virginian Pilot-Ledger Star. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the Dialog Corporation by Gale Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: SHIRLEY MOZINGO

Wooded landscapes. Quiet streets. Lush lawns. Budding daffodils. Friendly neighbors. Close to a sparkling pond, a 1,400-acre maritime forest, beach access and all the Outer Banks conveniences.

It isn't Emerald City, but for its residents, Nags Head Woods is a no-place-like-home kind of community.

It's the type of place where you have a neighbor when you need one, said Dick Harper , a broker with Prudential Resort Realty who m...