Living, Working and Writing in Myrtle Beach: Warm but not hot "at the beach"

     The weather has been very nice so far, only one day above 90 and most of the temps have been in the mid to low 80's with an ocean breeze. We have also had some rain so everything is green and lush. The tourist are back in town and all the business people are happy again. Since we live here, we know when to go, how to go, and where not to go. Actually, I enjoy meeting all of the people from out of town.
   Palmetto Greens golf course closed last week and will re-open under new management in a few weeks. The name has been changed back to Colonial Charters Golf Club.
     New flights and more seating capacity led to a double digit increase in the number of arriving passengers at Myrtle Beach International Airport in May, the fourth consecutive month for growth. Almost 91,479 passengers flew into Myrtle Beach last month, a 23% increase over the same month last year.
     Buzz on the real estate scene is that a total of 473 single family homes closed in May. That was just 27 fewer homes than closed along the Grand Strand in May 2006 and just 127 fewer than on September 2005, the highest monthly closing tally ever for the area. The May closings were 18.3% higher than May 2012 and 47.3% higher than May 2011. Prices are holding steady for now but before long it will be a seller's market again. Y'all come on down and get the deals before they are all gone.
   On the book scene, I have been very busy doing book signings for my first book MURDER ON THE FRONT NINE which is good, but it doesn't leave much time to work on the second book, COUGARS AT THE BEACH . Website www.stevenmcmillen.com
     See ya, Steve & Bev