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Myrtle Beach Real Estate News

The Myrtle Beach real estate market remains strong despite the current national trend. Myrtle Beach is one of the top domestic tourist destinations in the continental United States. With nearly 14 million visitors a year, it is no surprise that Myrtle Beach, with over 60 miles of warm, sandy beaches, is such a popular vacation choice for millions of Americans. If limitless vacation options are what you are looking for, then Myrtle Beach has them.

Year after year visitors return to the Myrtle Beach area, also known as the Grand Strand, to not only enjoy our 60 miles of beautiful coastline, but to also experience the splendid multitude and diversity of our attractions. Days chock full of shopping, dining, golfing, and live entertainment may be right up your alley; on the other hand, you may prefer to dig your feet into the sand and enjoy the warm Carolina sunshine.

With more than 200 sunny days and a temperate year-round climate, the Myrtle Beach area is a paradise for beach goers, offering endless hours of swimming, surfing, sailing, and other sun and sand favorites. Sports enthusiasts will fall in love with our 108 (and counting) championship golf courses. And fishing opportunities abound, whether you prefer to stay on land and cast off from one of the seven piers that line our coastline, or take the deep sea challenge through one of the Grand Strand's many fishing charters.

After a long hard day on the beach or challenging the links, delight in an almost unlimited amount of dining choices. The Grand Strand conveniently boasts nearly 1,700 eateries serving up all sorts of delectable cuisine, including some of the world's finest seafood.

After dinner take advantage of the area's nightlife offering everything from popular nightclubs to quiet walks along moonlit ocean piers. Make sure to take in a show at one of our 11 live-entertainment theaters hosting big-name performers, country music concerts, and Broadway revues.

Pack your most comfortable shoes - you'll need them for the shopping spree that could take you through literally hundreds of outlet shops, specialty stores, trendy boutiques, and magnificent malls.

Fun Facts:

Myrtle Beach was uninhabited until 1908 when a railroad was built between Conway and Myrtle Beach. The railroad ended in 1899 in the locale of Pine Island and was extended four miles into the future city. The Pavilion, as well as the Seaside Inn, were built in today's downtown. As of 2007 The Pavilion has been torn down, as well as the adjacent club: The Attic. The Attic was one of the first teenage clubs in Myrtle Beach.

The city was incorporated as a town in 1938 and became a city in 1957. Its name was derived from the Wax myrtle shrub that grows throughout the area.

Myrtle Beach continued to grow, and by the 1970s, had become well associated with tourism. Parts of what is now US 17 Bypass were built later in the decade. The building boom along the Grand Strand began in the late 1970s, with many suburbs of Myrtle Beach such as Surfside Beach and North Myrtle Beach. By the late 1980s and into the early and mid 1990s, Myrtle Beach grew into the country's 18th largest population gain.