Posted By Gene Carter @ Jan 4th 2021 10:56am In: Monthly Real Estate News



Grand Strand Real Estate News


December 2020


Volume 2020 Issue 11

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Dear Gene Carter Team,


Greetings from The Grand Strand!

We’re right in the middle of the holidays so I’ll give everybody a break from my usual charts and number crunching and keep it brief. 

Although real estate has ended up doing much better than expected, I don’t think anyone would argue with the fact that 2020 has been a challenging year. However, I want to pass on a few observations that lead me to believe that 2021 could be a very good year.

For one thing, condo sales have remained strong in December, normally the slowest month of the year. In the past three weeks, 5 of my listings have sold (new contracts) and I also had a buyer side sale. All 6 “sides” were condotels! One of the listings sold in a matter of hours. With lots of ongoing activity, I hope to sell a few more before year’s end. For anyone who wants to sell and thinks nobody buys during the winter, you’re missing out if your property is not on the market. It’s a good omen as we head into 2021.

By the way, RE/MAX Southern Shores just passed $600M in sales for 2020. Another new company record and the 9th year in a row as the highest grossing real estate firm in our market!

Another positive factor is that interest rates just keep getting lower. This is obviously great for anyone selling or buying a property which is eligible for conventional financing. However, it can also be advantageous for people buying or selling condotels. I’ll delve into this further next month.

As for my team’s success in 2021, our website, BeachProTeam.com keeps getting more popular and we’re in the midst of making big improvements. We’ve already re-arranged and streamlined it to put the “Popular Grand Strand Condo Developments” front and center. This contains floor plans, current listings, overviews and more for over 90 developments (click on the tabs once you choose a development). More improvements to come. Please check it out.

Finally and most importantly, the end of the Covid pandemic is in sight. With two highly effective vaccines approved already and more in the works, sometime during this coming year life should return to normal - vacations without quarantines, restaurants without masks, family gatherings, in-person church, sporting events and concerts, and the list goes on and on. Unfortunately, in the meantime, Covid still rages on so please be careful. Just a little longer.

That’s it for now. I can’t wait for 2021! Happy Holidays to you all!

Please check out all our usual Grand Strand Market Reports, Sales and Listing Updates, new Beach Pro Team reviews, and my Best Buys.

See you at the beach!


Beach Pro Reviews

Here are some new reviews published in Zillow. 


  • Gene Carter and his team are proven professionals who produce. They know the Myrtle Beach market incredibly well . They also have the best web-based information and tools of any realtor team I have ever worked with. Gene, Teressa, and Bea were all a pleasure to work with. Brad. Sea Watch. Myrtle Beach

  • Teressa was very accommodating to our needs and our schedule. She knows most everything about the area and will find out for you if she doesn't. Very helpful and not pushy at all. Beth. Verandas. North Myrtle Beach.

We have chosen to utilize Zillow's review platform. This is not an endorsement of Zillow (Please ignore the ridiculous "Zestimates") but we think an online third-party review service provides more credibility than simply printing reviews ourselves. At this time, we have over 100 reviews with more coming in each month. To see all of the reviews at any time, you can visit Zillow Beach Pro Team reviews

Grand Strand Market Report


Below is a link to a detailed report 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 this report.


Grand Strand Market Report - November 2020

Best Buys


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

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 RE/MAX Southern Shores or its agents.



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