Posts by : Scott Vansant

Clear Pond is a new home community in Carolina Forest that initially began selling homes back in 2007.

Meritage Homes is one of several builders serving the development needs of this new home community in Carolina Forest. Meritage Homes began development of its homes in this community in the fall of 2022.

This Carolina Forest new home community is located adjacent to the Myrtle Beach National golf courses. Myrtle Beach National has 3 golf courses and has been nationally recognized as one of the more prestigious golf courses in the country - with the signature designs of Arnold Palmer displayed on each challenging hole - that comes at no surprise. This community is located near Highway 5...

Hainer Place is a new home community located north of downtown Conway just to the east of Highway 701 and along SC-65 that is coming soon!

Expectations are that Mungo Homes will be starting presales in Hainer Place in the Spring of 2025.

Mungo Homes has announced that pricing of the single-family homes in Hainer Place will be starting in the mid $200's.

Conway City Council approved the subdivision name of Hainer Place back in 2022. The initial phase of Hainer Place was approved for 53 single family lots on an approximate 17 acre parcel of land.

The approximate 34.75 parcel of land adjacent to Hainer Place was reviewed and received plan approval from the Technical Review Committee and ...

In the new home communities if Northbrook (Murrells Inlet) and Harborview (Carolina Forest), Beazer Homes is offering up to 50% off options up to $30,000 on select to-be-built homes now through March 25, 2025.

Harborview

Harborview is a relatively mature Carolina Forest new home community by Beazer Homes. This Carolina Forest new home community is conveniently located off of Route 17 and Highway 501. The Harborview community is gated and is located close to the Intracoastal Waterway. This Carolina Forest new home community offers both oversized water view or wooded homesites encircling private cul-de-sacs. Harborview is one of the most prestigious new home communities in all of Myrtle B...

Another new home community is in the planning stages for the city of Conway.

Clearbrook will be developed on an approximate 128-acre parcel of land just north of Highway 90 a couple miles northeast of downtown Conway.

The new home community of Clearbrook in Conway is currently in the planning stages and is being reviewed by the Conway Technical Review Committee.

There are 230 single-family homes being planned for Clearbrook.

The proposed new home community of Clearbrook will be developed as a conservation subdivision.

There are several dimensional requirements for a Conservation Subdivision, but perhaps the most notable is that the minimum Open Space required is 30% of the net builda...

Homes in Grande Dunes North Village are selling fast! Just in the first couple of months in 2025 alone almost 20 homes have already sold in Grande Dunes North Village. In 2025, homes in Grande Dunes North Village have sold from the mid $300,000's to well over $700,000!
Grande Dunes North Village is a new home community in Myrtle Beach that technically has a Longs mailing address.

Ryan Homes is the builder in Grande Dunes North Village.

Grand Dunes North Village is very conveniently located near the Intracoastal Waterway and very close to Highway 31, Highway 22 and Highway 17 making travel around Myrtle Beach easy!

When you arrive at Grande Dunes North Village, you'll be greeted by a sig...

Dream Finders Homes is selling these townhomes fast! Several townhomes at The Promenade at Grande Dunes are already under contract!
Dream Finders Homes now operates across 10 states, 22 different markets, close to 225 unique communities, and has closed over 31,000 homes.
As a publicly traded and locally operated company, Dream Finders Homes has a commitment to deliver its customers the highest standards in a new home. Dream Finders Homes is confident that their design features will exceed expectations and surpass the competition. Dream Finders Homes empowers their customers to personalize and modify their new dream home with finishes that reflect their own taste and lifestyle. Dream Finders...

Single family homes in the new home community of SeaChase Pointe in North Myrtle Beach are selling fast!
Current estimates are that close to 20 of the single-family homes in SeaChase Pointe in Phase 1 will be closing by the end of April 2025.
With the convenient location in North Myrtle Beach right off of Little River Neck Road and with one of the nation’s most prominent builders, Lennar, developing this new home community, it’s likely no surprise that sales of the single-family homes in SeaChase Pointe is progressing this well.
Lennar is actively selling the single-family homes in SeaChase Pointe from the $414's.
As of March 14, 2025, there are 4 completed spec homes available for sale.
Plans...

The construction of spec homes is well underway at Blue Heron Retreat!

Ashton Woods has announced that homes in Blue Heron Retreat are expected to be available for presales in early summer of 2025.

Preliminary plans from Ashton Woods in Blue Heron Retreat are showing approximately 74 single family homes - named the Blue Heron Retreat: Oasis Series. Within the Blue Heron Retreat: Oasis Series of single family homes, preliminary plans from Ashton Woods are showing 65 these single family homes to be situated along the Intracoastal Waterway.  Preliminary plans from Ashton Woods are also showing an additional 210 villas (Blue Heron Retreat: Villas) – some with pond views.  Future community a...

Myrtle Beach celebrated its birthday yesterday, March 12. It has now been 87 years since Myrtle Beach was incorporated as an official South Carolina town. Before incorporation, Myrtle Beach was more of an informal community without self-governing authority.

On June 1, 1957, Myrtle Beach subsequently became incorporated as a city when the permanent population on Myrtle Beach exceeded 5,000. For Myrtle Beach, this change reflected its growth into a major tourist destination, managing increasing visitors, businesses, and local services.

According to the latest US Census estimates, the city of Myrtle Beach’s 2024 population was nearly 39,000. Of course cities nearby, i.e. Conway, North Myrt...

Indigo Grove is a new home community in Longs coming soon!

The new single-family home community of Indigo Grove in Longs, SC is conveniently located close to Highway 90 and is just under seven miles away from the Atlantic Ocean and Intracoastal Waterway.

Star Bluff Investments purchased the 71.28 acres where the single-family homes in Indigo Grove are being developed back in 2022.

A couple of years ago, Horry County City Council approved the development of 200 single-family homes in the new home community of Indigo Grove in Longs, SC.

As of March 2025, land development is well underway and spec homes are being constructed.

Lennar is the builder in Indigo Creek.

Lennar is well commit...

In late February of 2025, Mungo Homes purchased three parcels of land totally nearly 140 acres behind the South Strand Commons Shopping Center near the intersection of Highway 17 and Highway 544. Parcel 1 is 106.75 acres; Parcel 2 is 16.75 acres and Parcel 3 is 15.65 acres. These parcels are nestled between two existing subdivisions: (1) Queens Harbor and (2) Windsor Plantation – and across Highway 544 from Sayebrook.

Mungo Homes purchased these 3 parcels from Myrtle Beach Farms Company (more commonly now known as Burroughs and Chapin), which currently owns an additional approximate 640 acres adjacent to the parcels that Mungo Homes purchased. This 640-acre piece of land that the Myrtle ...

Spring Beauty Estates is a new home community in the planning stages that is coming soon to Conway. The new home community of Spring Beauty Estates in Conway is located just a few miles south-southwest of downtown Conway.

Spring Beauty Estates is located just off of Browns Way Shortcut Road near the subdivisions of Harvest Ridge (an existing community) and Dove Crossing (a new home community currently under development by D. R. Horton).

Horry County is showing 100 single family units approved under the new home community name of Spring Beauty Estates.

Spring Beauty Estates will be developed on an approximate 40 acre parcel of land.

Lennar just purchased this property in late February ...

Belmond at Ocean Commons is a new home community within the highly sought after Deerfield community in Surfside that is now selling!

Ameri Built Homes is partnering with Gold Medallion Homes to bring a new standard of quality.  The single-family homes in Belmond at Ocean Commons offer a Modern Farmhouse style that will surely impress.  Designed from the ground up with luxury in mind, each home comes standard with a smart home package, 3 bay garages, luxury vinyl floors, tile shower surround in the master bath, and double tray ceilings in the master bedroom and living room, and so much more. 

Available Models by Ameri Built Homes in the Surfside new home community of Belmond at Ocean Com...

Buckeye Forest is a new home community in Conway that sold out in March of 2025.

Buckeye Forest is conveniently located just off of Highway 90 close to the northern edge of the Lewis Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve.

Single family homes first began to sell in Buckeye Forest back in June of 2023.

D. R. Horton, a builder that has numerous development commitments in Myrtle Beach and the surrounding areas, was the builder of this Conway new home community of Buckeye Forest.

D. R. Horton built 107 single family homes in Buckeye Forest.

The single-family homes in Buckeye Forest sold from the low $200's to the upper $300's. The average selling price of the new single family homes in Buckeye Fore...

As of March 2025, in Myrtle Beach and the surrounding areas of Myrtle Beach, D. R. Horton is the builder that has the most subdivisions currently under construction with 36, followed by Lennar with 17 subdivisions currently under construction, Great Southern Homes with 15 subdivisions currently under construction, then Beverly Homes with 14 subdivisions currently under construction.
With regards to future subdivisions planned in Myrtle Beach and the surrounding areas of Myrtle Beach, D. R. Horton also leads the way with 11 future subdivisions planned for the Myrtle Beach area, followed by Lennar with 8 future subdivisions planned for the Myrtle Beach area.

D. R. Horton is well committed t...

On March 4, 2025, the North Myrtle Beach Planning Commission held the first of two public hearings regarding the Development Agreement associated with the major amendment to the Bahama Island Planned Development District, converting Phase 2 to a single-family neighborhood.

The North Myrtle Beach Planning Commission recommended approval of the original Phase Two entitlement for the Bahama Island Planned Development District at its January 10, 2023, meeting, and the development passed second reading at North Myrtle Beach City Council on March 6, 2023. The initial plan included an RV resort with 361 spaces, a 6,000-square foot amenity center, a waterfront boardwalk, recreational facilities,...

Bally Castle is a new townhome community in Murrells Inlet within the International Golf Club of Myrtle Beach. The International Club is located between Highway 707 and Highway 17 just off of McDowell Shortcut Road.

The International Club of Myrtle Beach is located in Murrells Inlet approximately 15 miles south of Myrtle Beach that was designed by renowned architect Willard Byrd and opened in 2000. The International Club of Myrtle Beach is an 18-hole, par-72 course stretching over 6,857 yards from the back tees, offering five sets of tees to accommodate players of all skill levels. The design incorporates the natural Lowcountry terrain, with fairways winding through hardwood and pine for...

Beach View at Grande Dunes is a community of single-family homes in Myrtle Beach that will be preselling in the early spring of 2025.  Beach View at Grande Dunes is located in the heart of the Grande Dunes area in Myrtle Beach between 82nd Avenue North and Grande Dunes Boulevard.  This new single family home community will be developed adjacent to Dream Finders Homes new townhome community of The Promenade at Grande Dunes.

Lennar purchased this approximate 25-acre property back in the fall of 2023.

Preliminary plans from Lennar are for this new community of Beach View at Grande Dunes to have approximately 122 single family homes.

Lennar Corporation is a home construction company based ...

Waterway Commons is a new community in Myrtle Beach of beach cottage-style homes that started to sell in early March of 2025!

The new home community of Waterway Commons is conveniently located near the Highway 544 and Highway 31 interchange in Myrtle Beach. Cooper’s Bluff and Windsor Lakes are a couple of the existing communities that are locate close to the new home community of Waterway Commons.

Current plans are to have approximately 75 single family homes in Waterway Commons.

Lennar is the builder in Waterway Commons.
Lennar is offering two basic floorplans in Waterway Commons.
1. Savannah – 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, 1,616 square feet of living space
2. Wilmington - 4 bedrooms, 3 bat...

Carolina Forest, located west of Myrtle Beach and east of Conway is a rapidly growing area with many new home options. Carolina Forest is located in Horry County.

The amazing response to the Carolina Forest wildfires is a prime example of how the area has grown and how the various entities are equipped to support the public.

Horry County Fire Rescue (HCFR) plays a pivotal role in managing wildfires within Horry County, South Carolina. Established in 1987, the HCFR Wildfire Unit is based at Station 27 (Allens) and is dedicated to enhancing safety and effectiveness in combating vegetation fires. This specialized team utilizes various equipment, including brush trucks, all-terrain vehicles...