Hurricane season starts June 1 and runs through November 30. Don’t let hurricane season scare you off from visiting or purchasing property in Myrtle Beach, SC. The key to getting through a summer along the Atlantic Coast is to know where to go for the most up-to-date weather information available. I rely on our local […]
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Changes Coming Soon to FHA Loan
Thanks to Scott Tripp with BB&T in Conway, SC for providing this great information about upcoming changes to FHA loans. If you have any questions about the changes, give me a call. FHA is making some significant changes to upfront fee and month mortgage insurance premiums effective 9 April. I’ve summarized below and provided an […]
Just Sold ~ 7009 Birnamwood Court
Last week, buyer clients of mine closed on 7009 Birnamwood Court. This single family home is located in Avalon in Carolina Forest. The house has four bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. It also features a Carolina Room, dining room, living room, 2-car garage and large fenced backyard. The property was originally listed for $159,900 and the […]
Just Sold ~ 1117 Forest Drive, North Myrtle Beach
Just Sold – 1117 Forest Drive, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582 Last week, a buyer of mine closed on 1117 Forest Drive in North Myrtle Beach. This single family home sold for $107,000 and was originally listed for $119,900. The house is located just west of Highway 17 in the Windy Hill section of North […]
Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach History Myrtle Beach history dates back hundreds of years. The Myrtle Beach area was originally inhabited by the Waccamaw and Winyah Indians. You will notice driving around town that several places have names pointing to Indian heritage. The native Indian tribes named the land that is now Myrtle Beach “Chicora” meaning “the […]
Communities
Surfside Beach
Surfside Beach Surfside Beach History Surfside Beach, SC is rich in history like many of the towns along the Grand Strand. The Town of Surfside Beach sits on what was then the 3200 acre plantation home of John M. Tillman. Instead of a family-friendly beach city where many visitors come to relax each summer, the land was used […]
Garden City Beach
Garden City Beach Garden City Beach History As with many other cities along the Grand Strand, Garden City Beach was destroyed by Hurricane Hazel when it made landfall in 1954. In fact, only a handful of houses remained habitable after the storm passed. Garden City was, again, hit by a major hurricane when Hurricane Hugo […]
Contact
Text. Call. Email. Kathy Rukat Smith Palmetto Coastal Homes (843) 267-2710 Kathy@TeamRukat.com 5400 Elba Way, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579 { “@context”: “http://schema.org/”, “@type”: “Review”, “itemReviewed”: { “@type”: “Organization”, “name”: “” }, “reviewRating”: { “@type”: “Rating”, “ratingValue”: 5, “bestRating”: “5” }, “name”: “Richard and Jan Minogue”, “author”: { “@type”: “Person”, “name”: “” }, “reviewBody”: “Kathy has […]