General Real Estate

March 27, 2019

Hardwood Floors in the Kitchen?

Kitchens are notoriously tough on flooring. Spilled drinks, dropped dishes, broken glass, food messes, leaks, drips, and more can quickly take a toll on your floors. For many years, tile has been the traditional "go-to" kitchen flooring but many homeowners are swapping out tile for wood...either for coherence with ...

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Feb. 5, 2019

Is Minimalism Out and Maximalism In?

A new year always has people considering new ideas and home design is no different. Is this the year we see a major swing from the minimalist design aesthetic to maximalist? Some designers and trendsetters think so! Watch for these styles to make their appearance in 2019!

Maximalism

As a ...

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Jan. 25, 2019

5 Compelling...and Possibly Irreverent...Reasons to List Your Home in the Winter.

Of course, spring and summer are excellent times to put your house on the market; warm weather definitely puts potential home buyers in the mood to window shop.

That said, there are also some real advantages with listing in the winter...especially here in the Myrtle Beach real estate market ...

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Oct. 16, 2018

Buying a Fixer Upper: 5 Things To Check Before You Buy

Real estate has long been considered one of the best investments you can make. And, even after the housing market ups and downs in the last several years along with rising interest rates, real estate can still be one of the best ways for investors to make money.

Of course ...

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May 14, 2018

Harley Week 2018

Harley week is here and the attendance levels are returning back to historic levels. It is great to see this group returning to Myrtle Beach city and to the surrounding areas of Murrells Inlet and North Myrtle Beach. The area is full of entertaining events this week from drag racing ...

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July 22, 2015

Home Sales Increase over Last Year

Homes Sales and Prices Increase over Last Year

The home sales (residential and condo) reported to Coastal Carolina Association of REALTOR®s which covers Horry and Georgetown counties has also seen an increase in prices and a decrease in listings with more properties sold from 1/2014 through 7/21/15 ...

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May 7, 2015

3 in 10 Americans Looking to Buy

Three in Ten Potential Home Buyers Will Commit

Chase Mortgage did a national survey that shows that three in ten ‘potential buyers’ are planning to buy real estate within the next 18 months. 32 percent of those that took the survey cited low interest rates and 20 percent because rents ...

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April 27, 2015

2015 Palmetto Heroes Program for Home Ownership

Palmetto Heroes – 2015 

SC Housing has added the SC National Guard Active Army or Air to the list of Palmetto Heroes who are eligible for home buying assistance. For 2015 the list of those that are our Palmetto Heroes are:

  • Law Enforcement Officers
  • Correctional Officers
  • Teachers
  • Nurses and Certified ...
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Jan. 30, 2014

Update on Flood Insurance

Great news in the real estate industry for both buyers and sellers. Just today the US Senate voted to approve the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act which provides a 4 year timeout on flood insurance rate increases for properties affected by the sale or flood map changes to previously grandfathered ...

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Nov. 21, 2013

Best of the Beach

I know this post is almost a month after BRG Real Estate was awarded “Reader’s Choice” Best of the Beach 2013 for real estate along the Grand Strand. We are honored to have received such amazing reviews from the reader of the local Sun News paper after only two years ...

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