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Gene Carter and The Beach Pro Team

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September 2014
Volume 2014   Issue 08
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In This Issue
Horry County 5-Year Reassessment Overview
August Reports
News to You
Best Buys

Gene Carter CDPE
Gene

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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!  

Horry County 5-Year Reassessment Overview


 

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Every 5 years, per state law, Horry County reassesses the values of all properties in the county. In the article below, I will attempt to give you an overview of the reassessment as well as the county's property taxing procedure in general. My comments borrow liberally from the official Horry County website. At the bottom of this article and under the heading for this article in the September 2014 Real Estate News there are links to the county's Assessor's Office website, Treasurer's website, as well as to several recent news articles about the reassessment. The county websites contain instructions on how to appeal your assessed value, frequently asked questions, and quite a bit more useful info.   Click here to read more

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 

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"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

 


August Reports

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.  

 

As always please contact me if I can be of service in any way.

See link below to interpret terms used in these reports.

News to You - September

This new monthly newsletter feature shares press releases that caught my eye in the previous month.  Here they are for September.  (These articles are on my website under "News/Useful Info"). 
Best Buys (My Picks)
Breakers Boutique 1754 Balcony  

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

OF/OV Condo Spreadsheet:    Link to Spreadsheet

Non-OF Condo Brochures:        Link to Listings  
Non-OF Condo Spreadsheet:   Link to Spreadsheet 
If you are considering buying or listing any property on the Grand Strand, or if I can be of assistance in any other way, please contact me.  Also, please feel free to forward this newsletter to friends or acquaintances and of course I will be happy to add them to my email list.

Finally, please let me know if you are going to be in the area and would like to get together.

See you at the beach!

Gene Carter
Beach Pro Team
Cell Phone:  843-455-4785
Email:  GeneCarter@BeachProTeam.com
Website:  www.MyrtleBeachAdvantage.com

The material provided is for informational and educational purposes only and sometimes contains current or forward-looking statements on real estate market conditions, and should not be construed as legal, investment and/or real estate advice.  Although the material is deemed to be accurate and reliable, we do not make any representations as to its accuracy or completeness and as a result, there is no guarantee it is without errors, and is not necessarily the opinion of The Hoffman Group or its agents.