Unless you live under a rock, you’ve heard all of the bad news recently about the real estate ‘bubble’ and the mortgage market crisis from our friends in the national media. But, as they say, all real estate is local. Compared to 2005, there’s no question that sales are down along the Grand Strand, but how bad is it, really? One media outlet has compared short term and long term home price trends to determine which local markets are hurting, and which are doing just fine, thank you. The results are surprising.