Homes for Sale in Myrtle Beach, SC

Myrtle Beach has long been a vacation destination.  With its warm weather, natural beauty and an endless array of entertainment, shopping and dining.  Myrtle Beach is a place you will want to call home. 

Located in the middle of a sixty mile stretch of coastline called The Grand Strand, Myrtle Beach has been voted one of the top beaches on the east coast.  First settled in the 1800’s, the area developed and became known as New Town when a new railway opened from Conway to Myrtle Beach in the early 1900’s.   The first hotel in the area was built by the Burrough’s and named the Seaside Inn in 1901.  The area continued to develop and was incorporated as Myrtle Beach in 1957.  The name Myrtle Beach was named for a local bush called the wax myrtle.

Myrtle Beach is a well-known golf haven.   Some of our courses wind along rivers, through marshes and old rice plantations.  The courses are lined with beautiful azaleas in the spring and the oaks are draped with Spanish moss.  Besides the beautiful scenery, several courses have been ranked as some of the top courses in the area by GolfDigest, Golf Magazine, Golf Week and Golf Advisor:  Caledonia Golf & Fish Club, Dunes Golf & Beach Club, True Blue Golf Club, Love Course at Barefoot Resort, Tidewater Golf Club, TPC Myrtle Beach, Fazio Course at Barefoot Resort, Grande Dunes Resort Course, Dye course at Barefoot Resort, King’s North at Myrtle Beach National, Heritage Club, Pawleys Plantation and Heathland at Legends Resort.

Horry County is one of the top performing school districts in South Carolina.  Some of the top schools are the Academy for Arts Science and Technology, Carolina Forest, St. James and Socastee are just a few. Myrtle Beach is also the home of Coastal Carolina University and Horry-Georgetown Technical College.

Grand Strand Regional Medical Center has full emergency room care and specializes in cardiology and women’s health serving Horry County.  Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital serves Horry and Georgetown counties and offers inpatient and outpatient services as well as emergency room care, critical care and general medical services.

If you love to shop, we have you covered.  Broadway at the Beach, The Market Common, Barefoot Landing, Coastal Grand Mall, and Tanger Outlets are just a few of the larger shopping venues.  The area is also dotted with several smaller shops and boutiques where you can find that perfect gift.

With so many fantastic restaurants in the area, it’s difficult to choose which one to try.  Here are some of the best restaurants in Myrtle Beach as voted by 10Best.com.  New York Prime in Myrtle Beach, Frank’s Restaurant/Frank’s Out Back in Pawleys Island, Collectors Café in Myrtle Beach, Bistro 90 in North Myrtle Beach, Sea Captain’s House in Myrtle Beach to name just a few.

When locals are asked what they love about living in Myrtle Beach they answer … the weather and an endless list of things to do.  Myrtle Beach has events pretty much all year long.  We enjoy the Myrtle Beach Marathon and Can Am Days in March, the Horry County Fair and Myrtle Beach International Film Festival in April, the World Famous Blue Crab Festival in May, the Carolina Country Music Festival in June, the Conway Riverfest and several other festivals through the fall and into the holiday season.

If you are interested in moving to Myrtle Beach, be sure to contact our agents and we will be glad to introduce you to this fantastic area we call home.