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
Anderson Ocean Club, Avista, BAREFOOT RESORT - (Arbor Trace, Cypress Bend, Dye Townhomes, Edgewater, Greenbriar, Harbour Cove, The Havens, Willow Bend, Yacht Club Villas), Bay View, Bay Watch, Beach Club, Beach Colony, Blue Water Keyes, Breakers Boutique, Breakers Resort, Camelot, Caravelle Resort, Caribbean Resort, Carolinian Beach Resort, Chelsea House, Pinnacle/Compass Cove, Coral Beach, Cottages at 7th, Crescent Keyes, Crescent Shores, Dunes Village, Grand Atlantic, Grande Shores, Island Vista, KINGSTON PLANTATION - (Brighton, Margate Tower, Royale Palms, South Hampton), Lauderdale Bay, Long Bay Resort, Magnolia Place, Magnolia Pointe, Malibu Pointe, Mar Vista Grande, Market Common, Monterey Bay, North Beach Towers, North Beach Plantation-Spa Villas, Ocean Bay Club, Ocean Blue, Ocean Keyes, Ocean Reef, Oceans One, Paradise Resort, Prince Resort, Roxanne, Sand Dunes Ph III, Sandy Beach, Seaside Inn, Sea Watch, South Wind, Sunrise Pointe, The Horizon, The Pointe, Tilghman Beach & Golf, Tuscany, Vista Del Mar and Windy Hill Dunes.
Come see me at the beach!
