Our recent mayoral election brought out some compelling comments and views on the future of Myrtle Beach.  I particularly like this one by Bo Bryan on the heart of Myrtle Beach’s future  is a blank canvas for an unknown artist.  Maybe you could be the next visionary for a family oriented tourist/second home town!   Read all about it…….. 

http://www.thesunnews.com/opinion/story/1165603.html. 

Recent sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean!

Just got a note from a friend in Iowa about winter snowstorm approaching…… Burrr.  The weather here in Myrtle Beach is a little overcast today but I’m just wearing a jacket……  A great day for golf, tennis or work!  South Carolina is a great place to live, work and play!  We always say, “Come See.  Come Live!”  

By the way, John Rhodes was elected Mayor and he has been in the hospitality/tourism  business since I moved to Myrtle Beach in 1972.  We worked together at the Myrtle Beach Hilton where he was the director of sales–bringing people from across the county to a place we love–Myrtle Beach!   I wrote an article on Myrtle Beach’s birthday and Mayor John Rhodes under www.LetscelebrateSouthCarolina.com.  You may need to look in archives around the first of the year–at bottom.

Just released from the National Association of Realtors, a guide to new extension and other great benefits……see the guide at

http://www.realtor.org/fedistrk.nsf/files/government_affairs_tax_credit_ext_chart_110409.pdf/$FILE/government_affairs_tax_credit_ext_chart_110409.pdf

Things are beginning to move–we’re seeing homes finally being sold up North and those contingencies coming off of  offers down South.  Great News for 2010!!!!   It’s time to Come, See! Come, Live!  Give us a call at 1800ToRelax or search the Myrtle Beach MLS Cyber Cafe’ for a taste of what’s happening here along the Carolina Coastline!

MLS Searches at your fingertips–Let’s Go Surfin’! Price Range, Area, Subdivisions!  Call, Surf or Drop by to visit our new MLS Cyber Cafe’. JUST RELAX and click on the Side Bar (to the right)!  If you have signed in before, you’ll never have to do it again on our MLS Search.

To get a custom search–Foreclosures, Short Sales, Sellers’ Close Outs, respond to c21cl@sc.rr.com.  You’ll receive up-to-date information as it comes available.  Things are happening fast and you need to be in the know.  Let us help! 

We always say, “Come See, Come Live!”  It’s time you experience the life you deserve!  Our mission is to give you access to real estate information that will help you make wise decisions! 

To receive our 2010 Green Living Calendar, just respond back to c21cl@sc.rr.com with your address and will zip one out to you. 

Latest NEWS:  $8,000 Tax Credit Extended: Sun News released today, read article http://www.thesunnews.com/155/story/1152820.html

Myrtle Beach Chamber Area Calendar of Events: http://www.visitmyrtlebeach.com/play/calendar/default.html

North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce: http://www.northmyrtlebeachchamber.com/

Just put on your dancing shoes and head to Main Street!

View all  details:  Shaggers Dream Location  $185,000

Ocean Pines, 6th Avenue, South, in Ocean Drive.  Designed especially for the Shaggers as a second home.  Hardwood floors to shag the night away! 

Link to Ocean Pines Listings Low $300s–New Construction

6 shaggers, 3 bedrooms, divided by 1/3 ownership = a design especially made for the NC Shaggers’ Second Home for approximately $100,000 each.  You can even bring the boat to park onsight!

The beach house for four couples.  14 blocks from Main Street–for the shagger that likes to walk the beach.

Seaside Cottage in Ingram Beach/OD

8 Shaggers, 4 Bedrooms divided by 1/4 ownership = a beautiful Shaggers Investment for only $125,000 each .  Imagine having a place to come with friends or family for a fraction of the cost.  What a partnership!

You’ll be close to everything with one of these Shaggers Special.  Close by the end of the year & be ready for Mid-Winter, January 14-17!

Give us a call at 1800ToRelax or e-mail c21cl@sc.rr.com for more information.  You can view all area listings at our “New” Myrtle Beach Cyber Cafe’ (top right under favorite links.  Have a great day!

 All new construction DRASTICALLY reduced to sell out before 2009 ends. 8 homes in current inventory got to go!

Prices cut to current market value….. slashed over $1,000,000

247,900/193,000     287,500/248,000   308,900/249,000  $285,500/225,000

All oversized lots, no POA and 15 minutes to the beach Link to Kelly’s Cove Listings

339,900/305,000    369,000/319,000  

Ocean Pines home in NMB, Low POAs and a golf cart ride to the beach! Link to Ocean Pines Listings

649,900/537,000    969,900/599,000

2 East of 17 in NMB.  Link to East of 17 Listings

Give us a Call today at 1800ToRelax or e-mail for more information at c21info@sc.rr.com

100% Financing available on these two communities and others.  Click Above on 100% Financing to see listings!  For a Relocation Package, Click to Right on Relocation Package.

This was a WBTW TV13  SCNow.com interview with Sharon Hall, CENTURY21 Coastal Lifestyles agent since 1994. 

Foreclosure Interview by WBTW TV13

“Our office does foreclosure tours daily.”  Just give us a call at 1800ToRelax for an appointment or to talk with a qualified  agent.  

“SHEPHERD’S COVE–truly a place of retreat & relaxation!”  Prices start at $199,900!

In reality, Shepherd’s cove is a jewel in historic Little River.  An Osprey nest, the marsh and the IntraCoastal Waterway is the view from livingroom & master bedroom!  Six units left out of a 12 unit building.  Units are on the market from $199,999:  Shepherd’s Cove in Little River, SC   These won’t last long. 

3 bedrooms, 3 baths–1700 square feet nestled on the marsh at Little River.  A second home, an investment property or just move on in today.  An opportunity for a Coastal Carolina Escape–it’s really “quiet” nice here!  Bring your boat, the waterway is calling you!  Call 1800ToRelax today to speak with an agent or to see! 

Granite counter tops, fireplace in livingroom and master bedroom.   You won’t believe the quality and value!

 So call today to see or to get more information!  Have your place at the beach today!  1800ToRelax or respond to c21info@sc.rr.com.  See more pictures under Foreclosures & Quick Sales above!  “Let’s Go Boating!”

USDA Rural Development 502 Guaranteed Housing Loan Program!

Check out 100% Financing above for DETAILS!

Now offered to Kelly’s Cove community & Myrtle Lakes North community

Kelly’’s Cove, off 905 between Conway and Verteran’’s Highway 22. 3 Homes Available from $190s

Click Here to View Listings at Kelly’s Cove

Myrtle Lakes North off Highway 9 in the Longs, SC area (1/2 way between NMB & Loris). 3 Homes Available from $130s.  Click Here to View Listings Lowest priced in Myrtle Lakes North!

USDA Rural Development 502 Guaranteed Housing Loan Program

       No Down Payment, No Mortgage Insurance, No Cash Reserves (Call for complete info)!

&

BB&T SPECIAL FINANCING! 

You can make a down payment as little as 3% of the purchase price and have a house payment less than $1,000 with 95% for Primary or Second Home–NO PMI! And you could qualify for first-time home Buyer’s $8,000 tax credit!   

Check out remaining 3 homes  Click Here to View Listings at Kelly’s Cove

1 home PENDING and 3 lots SOLD–things are happening!

You can view the Video of Kelly’s Cove/Conway @ vimeo.com/2244878

For more information: Ruth Haffield @ ruth.haffield@century21.com or call at 843-251-5274

If you’d like to visit other cities in South Carolina, we invite you to visit www.LetsCelebrateSouthCarolina.com

Downtown picture of Conway, South Carolina

$8000 Tax Credit Can Be Used for Down Payment!!

Shaun Donovan, secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, on Tuesday said that the Federal Housing Administration is going to permit its lenders to allow home buyers to use the $8,000 tax credit as a down payment.

Previously, most buyers wouldn’t receive the funds until after they filed their tax return, and that deterred some people from using the credit. The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® has been calling for the change.

“We all want to enable FHA consumers to access the home buyer tax credit funds when they close on their home loans so that the cash can be used as a down payment,” Donovan says. His remarks came in an address to several thousand REALTORS® gathered Tuesday morning at “The Real Estate Summit: Advancing the U.S. Economy,” at the 2009 REALTORS® Midyear Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo in Washington, D.C..

He says FHA’s approved lenders will be permitted to “monetize” the tax credit through short-term bridge loans. This will allow eligible home buyers to access the funds immediately at the closing table.

Above text in an excerpt from the HUD Secretary’s speech.  To view the full speech, visit: http://www.hud.gov/news/speeches/2009-05-12.cfm If you experience difficulty with this site, you can copy & paste in address box.  Thank you!

Of course, details are note available; but, I’m sure that our CENTURY21 Mortgage Broker, Kathey Atwater, will keep us informed.  Her website is at the top right.