Greetings from Myrtle Beach,

This is a real estate property tax re-assessment year for Horry County. These are conducted every 5 years. The county's assessors have spent a good part of 2014 re-evaluating all of the property values in the county (although 2014 sales don't count - See enclosed article for explanation!). This is a huge project and I wouldn't wish it on anyone, especially with the roller coaster ride that property values have taken in recent years. Check out "Horry County 5-Year Re-Assessment Overview" for my take on this process, the results, and how my Beach Pro Team and I might be able to help you. Hint: Sign up for: Closed Sales Lists for over 60 Developments Since 2009.

The Reassessment article also includes a detailed overview of our property tax process as well as contact info for the local county taxing departments. You might be surprised at some of the unusual procedures.

A new feature has been added to my website ( www.myrtlebeachadvantage.com ) which you also might find useful, particularly if you currently own in our area. The Beach Pro Team currently publishes a total of 39 different versions of this newsletter - the general one and 38 additional versions which are tailored for specific developments or geographic areas along the Grand Strand. Each month's tailored edition includes a monthly closed sales report and an up-to-date spreadsheet of current listings (and links to details of these listings) for the covered area or resort. We've now added archived editions for all of these to the website.  Here's the link to all the monthly newsletters for all resorts and areas. Check them out. You may find that one of more of these is just what you need to keep up with the market for your own property or the values in a development in which you would like to own! Incidentally, since this section has just been added, there may be a few glitches. If you run into any problems, please report them to us. Thanks.

By the way, if you read last month's newsletter, I called this year's real estate sales a "knuckleball" market with sales moving forward but with the pace of sales activity fluttering all over the place with little regard for normal historical seasonal patterns. Over the past 8 days, I've received 6 offers on oceanfront condos - in what is normally one of the slower times of the year. Go figure!

My Best Buy picks this month include oceanfront  and ocean view houses as well as condos in

Come see me at the beach!  

Contact Info:

Horry County Government

Horry County Assessor's Office

Assessor's Office Phone 843-915-5040

"2014 Reassessment Program"

2014 Official Reassessment Guide-Printer Friendly 

Version

"Questioning  Values" What to do if you do not agree with the Assessor's "Fair Market Value.

Sign-up for Beach Pro Team Closed Sale Lists

Horry Couty Treasurer

Treasurer's Office Phone 843-915-5470 

Related Newspaper Articles

Below are links to several detailed reports on the current state of our local real estate market complete with statistics for just about anything imaginable.  Please keep in mind that these statistics cover a broad range of properties and that particular areas or developments may behave quite differently.  

The following current listings are exceptionally well-priced and represent great values.  The spreadsheets are sorted by price.  These are live links to listing details and they will change according to changes in the MLS (Pending, Sold, etc.).  The listing details are in the same order as the spreadsheets. Please call me directly if you find something of interest to you.

OF/OV Homes Brochures:         Link to Listings 

OF/OV Homes Spreadsheet:    Link to Spreadsheet 

OF/OV Condo Brochures:         Link to Listings