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Boomers make Carolinas their second home
Boomers make Carolinas their second home
JENNY BURNS - REAL ESTATE
A new survey shows that high-income baby boomers are high on the Carolinas for second home purchases, according to ChangeWave Research. North and South Carolina had the highest growth in planned purchases for ret...
Myrtle Beach Short and Long Term Real Estate Appreciation
Home Prices by City
By MSN Money staff
Appreciation in U.S. housing prices stayed just barely in positive territory in the second quarter, according to the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight.
Of 287 metro areas, however, 131 recorded decreases in house prices during t...
MB takes top rank on Yahoo! beach list
DAWN BRYANT
TOURISM TALK
Would you choose Myrtle Beach over Sydney, Australia? Miami? Honolulu? Yahoo! users did. In the list of the "World's Best Beaches," the Grand Strand took the top spot, outranking destinations that dwarf Myrtle Beach in visitor numbers, reputation and genera...
Strand gets top interest on Yahoo, AOL sites
EMMA RITCH TOURISM TALK
Strand gets top interest on Yahoo, AOL sites
The Grand Strand rivaled Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears for popularity on the Internet last week. The term "Myrtle Beach" popped up as the top hit on Yahoo's search engine, and AOL reported Tuesday that the area...
Horizon 2007 - Variety of stores available for shoppers
Variety of stores available for shoppers
By Emma Ritch - The Sun News
The Grand Strand's retail community is poised to take a breather. After several years of major renovations and before the 2008 debut of two open-air shopping centers, 2007 will be a year for shoppers to a...
Horizon 2007 - 2007 Will be a bright year
Will 2007 be a bright year?
Local economy not looking sunny, but anything can happen on the Grand Strand TOURISM A solid national economy and increased marketing of the Grand Strand should make 2007 a "pretty good" year for the $5 billion tourism industry, according to project...
Horizon 2007 - High-end facilities changing market
High-end facilities changing market
By Dawn Bryant - The Sun News
It wasn't too long ago that the notion of Myrtle Beach boasting several four-diamond hotels, multimillion-dollar condo units and
lavish restaurants, such as Ruth's Chris Steak House, would have prompted laughter.
From the Desk of Marvin Heyd, President...
Who Moved My Market?
Although everyone is talking about a down
market, I think we need to step back and look at things from a
realistic point of view.
The market explosion in 2005 and 2006 were phenomenal to say the least. Sales hit all-time...
The top 10 places to buy a second home
The Basics
Looking for
vacation property that’s a good investment as well? These communities
offer weather, scenery and active real estate markets. Plus: 10 more
up-and-comers.
By Liz Pulliam Weston
MSN Money Contributing Editor
Popularity is a mixed bag when you’re looking for vacation property.
A hot destination means more crowds, more traffic, longer lines. But if you’re
keeping
an eye on investment potential -- and more than one out of three
secondhome buyers say they are -- then you want to buy where others
want to be...
MB in Top 20 in price appreciation
Home value grows
MB in Top 20 in price appreciation
By Jenny Burns
The Sun News
Myrtle Beach ranks 11th in the nation in one-year price appreciation for single-family homes, according to a
study by the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight.
The ranking - 23.8 percent - was for the second quarter...
Housing market favors buyers
Inventory packed as condo sales slip
By Jenny Burns
The Sun News
The buyer's market continues on the Grand Strand as condominium sales continue to
slide, making little dent in a ballooning inventory.
But single-family sales have held their own, topping last year's record sales.
Condo sales dropped 31 percent in third quarter 2006 to 5,003 from 7,269 in third
quarter 2005, according to the Multiple Listing Service for Horry and Georgetown
counties...
Grand Strand's publicity grant doubles
Business
Posted on Thu, Sep. 13, 2007
Grand Strand's publicity grant doubles
By Emma Ritch - The Sun News
Grand Strand tourism officials will have more money than ever to market the area to new visitors starting this fall. The...
Orbitz.com names MB a solid pick for weekend
EMMA RITCH TOURISM TALK
Myrtle Beach might not have one of the busiest airports in the country this weekend, but according to travel Web site Orbitz, it's one of the best places to go.
Orbitz last week released its list of the most crowd...
MB ranked second in travel survey
MB ranked second in travel survey
By Emma Ritch - The Sun News
A national traveler survey by D.K. Shifflet & Associates released this week ranked the area as the second most popular family summer destination behind Orlando, Fla.
The designati...
Hot or not? Housing markets across America - MSNBC
Hot or not? Housing markets across America - MSNBC
Washington, Utah cities still seeing growth as California, Florida fade
The nation's hottest housing markets include cities in Washington, Utah and Texas, according to second-quarter government figures.
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