Saturday, January 19, 2013

75 Years old "at the beach"

     No, not me! Myrtle Beach will be 75 years old on March 12, 2013. My lovely bride and I had dinner at a real estate function the other night in Murrells Inlet.  We ended up sitting with a lady who was born and raised in Myrtle Beach. It was a joy listening to hear talk about the old days in Myrtle Beach.
     I was a guest of the Tidewater Men's Book Club this past week.  It was an interesting evening listening to what someone else thought about my book MURDER ON THE FRONT NINE, and how they read different things into what I was trying to say. It was a very enjoyable and enlightening evening.  I look forward to more of them.
     North Myrtle Beach is on the way to getting a new fishing pier at the end of Sea Mountain Highway. It would be the first new pier along the Grand Strand in 20 years and officials say it will help tourism. The new pier proposed by North Myrtle Beach businessman Frank Boulineau, would also have a four-story building that would likely house a restaurant.
     National real estate statistics for November showed South Carolina as having the 5th highest foreclosure rate in the U.S.. In November, 1 in every 455 homes in the state was in foreclosure, a total of 4,700 homes. Those numbers represented a 17% increase over November 2011. Short sales totaled 29% of all Horry County home sales in November. Short sales rose 22% in the 3rd quarter from the year before.  What does all this mean for you?  Now is the time to come on down to the beach and pruchase a nice home or condo at a reasonable price. We're dealin!
     A wax museum that opened in Hollywood in the 1960's is planning to branch out to Myrtle Beach. Hollywood Wax Museum is working to move into the former NASCAR Cafe building off US 17 Bypass and 21st Ave. N. This wouold be their 4th location in the U.S. They have museums in Hollywood, Pigion Forge, Tenn., and Branson, Mo.  See ya, Steve & Bev  www.stevenmcmillen.com