Myrtle Beach Real Estate News

Good news or bad news? You decide…

Richard M. Sander — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:10:32 +0000

So I was reading what passes for “news” today, and came across this analysis of the real estate market: Real estate sales on the Grand Strand have taken a dip this year: There were 4,759 home sales January through September, down from 6,865 during the same period in 2007, according to data from the Coastal Carolinas [...]

Myrtle Beach Airfare Bailout

Richard M. Sander — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:11:24 +0000

Direct Air announced today their annual Family Ties promotion, where you can purchase round trip travel between select cities (including, of course, Myrtle Beach) for $140 round trip. The unique - and convenient - part of the promotion is that you can purchase up to twenty round trip tickets without having to select travel dates [...]

Where’s My Bailout Money?

Richard M. Sander — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:28:21 +0000

Since you and I aren’t going to get bailout money from Washington, let’s make sure that Washington helps the Myrtle Beach real estate market recover. Tell Washington to direct more of the bailout funds toward alleviating challenges in real estate and everyone affected by it. The National Association of Realtors issued its Four Point Plan today, [...]

Thank you!

Richard M. Sander — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:31:24 +0000

Last week, we freely elected a new President. Today we observe Veteran’s Day, thanks in part to an Act of Congress approved May 13, 1938, making the 11th of November each year a legal holiday - a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be known as “Armistice Day.” Armistice Day [...]

Lowest Priced Move-In-Ready Home in Bellegrove

Richard M. Sander — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:08:31 +0000

If you’re looking for the “deal of the year” in Myrtle Beach real estate, today is your lucky day. Here’s the bottom line: 3 bedroom home in Carolina Forest, move-in ready, with access to all of the amenities in Bellegrove, priced at just $149,900. Did that grab your attention? Good. All of the details and pictures are [...]

The Last Word on Voting.

Richard M. Sander — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:36:43 +0000

I spent just over an hour waiting to vote this morning. The lady at the door said that this was the shortest the line had been since the line started at 6:15, forty five minutes before the polls opened. Was I upset? Not even a little bit. The news media is already squawking about people having to stand [...]

Three New Reasons Why Myrtle Beach Real Estate Is Still King

Richard M. Sander — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:33:50 +0000

We’ve been telling you for months to stop listening to the media talking heads convincing the public of the evils of real estate. Today we have three new reasons why the talking heads are wrong and Myrtle Beach real estate is still king. 1. The numbers are up. Tom Maeser, real estate market analyst for the [...]

Fly To Myrtle Beach For Nine Dollars?

Richard M. Sander — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:21:36 +0000

They’ve done it again. Actualy, they do it every few days. If you regularly fly to Myrtle Beach (or want to) for real estate reasons or just for fun, you really should check out Spirit Air’s sales as well as DirectAir’s sales.

Suddenly Real Estate Isn’t The Sucker Play Anymore?

Richard M. Sander — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:08:18 +0000

The Dow opened under 8,000 this morning. The last two weeks is what’s known as Time Travel for Investors… trouble is, your time machine is going in the wrong direction! So what are we supposed to do when five years of our retirement savings disappear almost overnight? The “gurus” tell us to keep saving [...]

The Future of Foreclosures?

Richard M. Sander — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:04:12 +0000

We have been saying for months that, right or wrong, foreclosure will be the new bankruptcy. That is, five years from now, lenders will look at a 2008 or 2009 foreclosure on your credit report as more indicative of “victim of circumstance” than “huge credit risk”. Now it seems that, at least in Chicago, the [...]