The outlook for owners of Myrtle Beach rental properties has been buoyant for some time, but last month a widely-publicized report added to the long range outlook. The study presented multiple scenarios in which demand is likely to outpace the supply of rental properties in the U.S., creating a market …
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Oct. 17, 2015
Cost of Living Here in Myrtle Beach is Downright Attractive
Being able to work within a realistic family budget has become an increasingly important part of modern living for many Myrtle Beach residents. Myrtle Beach’s cost of living may not have been exploding —but most people are keeping an eye on it anyway.
The lingering effects of the last …
View MoreOct. 15, 2015
Off-Market vs. Off the Market: Tricky Real Estate Distinction
The Myrtle Beach real estate listings consist of the lineup of Myrtle Beach homes that are currently “on the market.” They’re for sale. Offered to buyers. Available for purchase. “On the market” is a straightforward real estate term; end of discussion.
So, you’d think that “off the market” should …
View MoreOct. 13, 2015
Revisiting the ‘Pinch Me’ Moment for Myrtle Beach Home Values
Back at the beginning of 2012 there came a ‘pinch me, I must be dreaming’ moment. This was back in what seemed to be the Bad Old Days, when Myrtle Beach homeowners who dared to check the latest in neighborhood home values were apt to spend a sleepless night as …
View MoreOct. 11, 2015
When House Hunting by Zip Code, Assume Nothing!
If you ask anyone doing serious house hunting in Myrtle Beach how they are going about it, there are few who won’t point to the web (nationally, 88% use it) as at least one of the top two most useful tools (their Myrtle Beach Realtor® is the other one: 87%).
… View MoreAug. 13, 2015
U.S. Housing Sales Prices Top Previous All-time High
For Myrtle Beach homeowners, the news was a long time coming. The bounce back from last decade’s dizzying plummet in the nation’s residential housing values has been underway for quite a while now—but those values hadn’t quite returned to their former heights.
Until last month!
The Wall Street …
Aug. 11, 2015
Myrtle Beach Builders Take Note: a “Spec” Home that’s One for the Ages
A Myrtle Beach “spec” home is a residence that has been designed and built by a Myrtle Beach entrepreneur who has no pre-existing sales order. Myrtle Beach spec homes are bold ventures: they have to be built with confidence that the design and execution will be attractive enough to generate …
Aug. 9, 2015
Myrtle Beach Rental Home Appeal Might Have Three Explanations
For an increasing number of Myrtle Beach residents, what used to be a slam dunk assumption—that owning your home is preferable to opting for a Myrtle Beach rental home—is no longer so self-evident. The powerful reasons for owning are still there: ownership still means that you are building equity over …
Aug. 7, 2015
History of Myrtle Beach Listings Started Centuries Ago
When you put your Myrtle Beach home on the market, your most effective marketing mechanism isn’t the front yard For Sale sign—although that sign is certainly one way to generate valuable neighborhood awareness. It’s not the well-designed ad your Realtor® publishes, even in the most well-read Myrtle Beach newspaper or …
Aug. 5, 2015
To Buy or Not to Buy: First Time Myrtle Beach Homebuyer Question
Historically low mortgage interest rates have been a lifeline for many Myrtle Beach first time homebuyers in recent years, keeping home ownership within reach for many who wouldn’t have otherwise been able to make the leap. For them, and for all the other than first time area homebuyers, the fact …