North Myrtle Beach Real Estste
North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is nine miles of white sandy beach about a 15 minute drive north of Myrtle Beach and is fast becoming the selected place to find a new home or condo especially if you are thinking of retirement or the second home get-a-way. The population is approximately 15,000 which makes it a little less than half the population of Myrtle Beach. A large portion of the population are vacation property owners that usually make North Myrtle Beach their permanent residence when they retire.
North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is one of the best permanent areas for a real estate purchase in The Grand Strand. It is a city that was formed to merge the smaller beach areas of Cherry Grove, Ocean Drive, Ingram Beach, Cresent Beach, Windy Hill, and Briarcliffe. In the past few years North Myrtle Beach has taken on its own identity as a perferred destination for families ande retirees. When driving from the northern states it cuts thirty minutes to an hour off of your travel time yet has everything Myrtle Beach has to offer.
Tanger Outlet Mall offers actual outlet prices and is a favorite of those who know where to shop. Myrtle Beach Mall offers a wide variety of great stores as well as movie theaters for the North Strand area. Barefoot Landing is an open air fun place to visit all the various shops, restaurants, theaters like "The House of Blues" and "Alabama Theater". Of course, the beautiful white sandy beach, the Intracoastal Waterway, boating activities, pier fishing, and the professionally designed and highly rated golf courses add to making North Myrtle Beach a favorite.
On June 20, 2011 the North Myrtle Beach city council voted to annex 1,887 additional acres into the city limits with 140 acres of that land designated for a new North Myrtle Beach Sports Complex that will include eight multipurpose sports fields, an amphitheater, dog park, and a water park.
North Myrtle Beach is known as the birthplace of the "Shag" dance and the well known Main Street area has the places for Shaggers to show their steps. For two weeks in April and September the out-of-town Shaggers come to dance the night away. Also while traveling around North Myrtle Beach you may see pictures of the "Wheel of Fortune" hostess, Vanna White. She is from North Myrtle Beach and is routinely seen visiting her friends and family.
A well designed beach access plan provides numerous ocean side parking areas. Several new handicap boardwalk type access areas begin at the paved parking and go to the sand only yards from the splashing waves. There are also deck areas at the ocean end for those who just want to see the ocean without playing in the sand.
North Myrtle Beach neighborhoods provides a list of some of the communities within the city and those underlined provide information about that neighborhood. Real estate in North Myrtle Beach SC also provides a list of communities that may be of interest and Condos in North Myrtle Beach provides a list of condo buildings by name to help you in your search for real estate.