Posts by : Scott Vansant

As part of the July 14th the Brunswick County Planning Board meeting, there will be a public hearing regarding the proposed development project of Sailors Haven in Sunset Beach, NC.

The new home community of Sailors Haven is being planned at the northwest corner of where NC 179 (Beach Drive SW) and NC 904 (Seaside Road) intersect.

Preliminary plans for the Sailors Haven Planned Development are 299 single family homes on an approximately 117.36 acres of land.

At this point, Coastal Cornerstone Development is expected to be the land developer for this property.

Timing for development and sales in the new home community of Sailor’s Haven has not yet been announced.

Homes for sale in Sai...

Medlen Parkway is situated slightly northwest of downtown Conway and connects Highway 501 (Church Street) to Oak Street.

There are a few established subdivisions off of Medlen Parkway (Elmhurst, Midtown Village, Kingston Bay) that may soon be getting some more company.

As depicted on the accompanying graphic, there are seven (7) parcels that are being targeted for new home community development along Medlen Parkway.

Lennar is targeting the first 3 parcels.

Realstar Development Group, LLC currently owns 3 parcels along Medlen Parkway – (1) 7.62 acre parcel, (2) 17.64 parcel, and (3) 62.72 acre parcel.

In 2021, Lennar acquired Realstar the privately-held Coastal Carolinas company opera...

Birchwood is a new home community in Longs, SC that began presales in July of 2025. This new home community of Birchwood is located just off of West Bear Grass Road and Freemont close to Highway 905.

Anchors Bend, Longview, Ivy Woods and the Village at Longs are a few of the other subdivisions that are nearby where the new home community of Birchwood will be developed.

Although Horry County Government approved 79 single-family homes, Lennar will be building 77 single family homes in Birchwood on an approximate 18.2 acre parcel of land.

Lennar purchased this property in early 2024.

Lennar is offering the following 5 model homes in Birchwood.

1. Lookout - 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 car...

Dream Finders is a national homebuilder based in Jacksonville, Florida.  Dream Finders Homes was founded in 2008.  Dream Finders Homes operates across 10 states, 22 different markets, close to 225 unique communities, and has closed over 31,000 homes.  Dream Finders Homes is now building homes in Florida, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Colorado, Virginia, Maryland, Tennessee and the Washington D.C. metropolitan area.  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.  Dream Finders Homes has grown to six new home markets in the Carolinas.  Dream Finders ...

Winfield Farms is conveniently located near Highway 31, Highway 544 and Highway 707, just south of the Waccamaw River in Socastee.  Silverfox Landing, Hampton Park, Hidden Woods and Regal Farms are a few of the subdivisions close to where the new home community of Winfield Farms will be developed in Socastee.

Robert Winfield sold this approximate 108 acre piece of property to LSW Holdings LLC back in 2007.  The property was subsequently rezoned in early 2023.

The Forestar Real Estate Group then purchased this property in May of 2024.  The Forestar Group Inc. is a residential lot development company with operations in 57 markets and 23 states. Based in Arlington, Texas, the Company deliv...

The new home community of Forestwood is conveniently located close to Highway 90 and only minutes from most of the major highways around Myrtle Beach including Highway 22, Highway 31, Highway 9 and Highway 17.
The new home community of Forestwood is just off of Water Tower Road. Nestled in the scenic landscapes of North Myrtle Beach, the new home community of Forestwood is on the horizon, promising elegance and comfort. Forestwood will feature exquisite home designs, each tailored to highlight modern Coastal Carolina charm. Offering nearby serene views, recreational access, and access to major thoroughfares, this community will be a haven for those seeking a blend of contemporary living an...

Toll Brothers has just started presales in Ocean Isle Palms.

The new home community of Ocean Isle Palms is ideally located — just minutes from the pristine Ocean Isle Beach, shopping, and dining, and within relatively close proximity to both Myrtle Beach and Wilmington.

The property sits on an approximate 827.92 acre of land, with 131.55 acres being wetlands, 17.01 acres being pond area, and the remaining 679.36 acres being the higher elevation uplands area.

Initial planning for the Ocean Isle Palms community began in the early 2000’s. The plans were ambitious back then but the project never fully materialized largely in part due to the financial crisis back in 2008. In 2014, the prope...

The new home community of Westfield in Conway is very conveniently located close to the intersection of Highway 501 and Highway 22.

Woodland Farms (D. R. Horton), Night Owl Farms (Beverly Homes), and The Preserve @ Cypress Common (D. R. Horton) are a few of the other subdivisions nearby.

Great Southern Homes is the builder in Westfield and has just announced presales of the single-family homes in Westfield. Pricing of the single-family homes in Westfield is starting at $305,900.

Presales in Westfield started in June of 2025.

Great Southern Homes will be building 73 single-family homes in the new home community of Westfield in Conway.

Great Southern Homes is offering both one and two-...

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 is the builder of the single-family homes in Beach View at Grande Dunes.

Plans from Lennar are for this new home community of Beach View at Grande Dunes to have 95 single-family homes.

Lennar will be offering single-family homes in Beach View at Grande Dunes that are either 1 or 2 stories, 3 to 5 bedrooms, 2 to 3.5 bathrooms, and approximate square footage ranging from 1,782 square feet of liv...

North Myrtle Beach and Cherry Grove have become increasingly more popular in recent years – perhaps due to being less commercialized and less crowded than Myrtle Beach.

Sales in the new home community of SeaChase Pointe in North Myrtle Beach have been strong. Over 20 single-family homes have sold in just the last 2 months in SeaChase Pointe.

As can be seen in the accompanying aerial photo, significant progress has also been made with the community clubhouse, community pool, and pickleball courts!

The single-family homes in SeaChase Pointe have been selling from the low $400's to the low $500's with an average selling price of around $460,000.

The new home community of SeaChase Pointe ...

Significant progress has been made with the land development and the road infrastructure has been completed in the new home community of Blue Heron Retreat in North Myrtle Beach.
The first model home in Blue Heron retreat is almost finished!
Ashton Woods continues to track towards a timeline that will start presales in Blue Heron Retreat in the early part of the summer of 2025.
Current 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 43 these single family homes to be situated along the ...

Kingswood on the Waterway is a new home community in North Myrtle Beach that is situated directly on the Intracoastal Waterway.
Kingswood on the Waterway is conveniently located near the Highway 31 interchange with Robert Edge Parkway. Kingswood on the Waterway is adjacent to the former Possum Trot Golf Course - now occupied by Del Webb North Myrtle Beach.
The new home community of Kingswood on the Waterway will have 75 single family homes. There are 15 homesites that are waterfront lots! Kingswood on the Waterway has both Intracoastal Waterfront Homesites and Privacy Homesites.
Beverly Homes is the builder of the single-family homes in the new home community of Kingswood on the Waterway.
Be...

In May of 2025, the request to amend the official zoning maps for Horry County to rezone approximately 127.62 acres from Forest Agriculture (FA) to Residential (SF 10) to Multi Residential District-

Preservation (MRD-P) for a piece of property located on Highway 45 in Loris was approved.

The MRD-Preservation zoning district establishes design criteria for rural subdivisions. Collectively, a smaller minimum lot size becomes permissible for the exchange of greater setbacks, landscape buffers and the implementation of sustainable design criteria. The MRD-P zoning district allows a mixture of housing types; to include, single family and duplex dwellings, quadraplex, townhomes, zero lot-line...

Horry County citizens voted to approve the referendum with the RIDE 4 program going into effect May 1, 2025, after completion of the RIDE 3 collections.

As of June 2025, all RIDE 3 projects have not yet been completed.

With respect to Ride 4, there are two projects that have already gotten some traction:

1. SC Hwy 90 widening from East Cox Ferry Road to Little River ($745 million dollar budget)
2. River Oaks Drive Widening ($142 million dollar budget)

Horry County has already issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) seeking design bids for each of these two projects.

The River Oaks Drive project will entail widening of River Oaks Drive to 4-lanes with turn lanes at intersection includi...

Ryan Homes has officially started presales in the new home community of Sterling Oaks!

The new home community of Sterling Oaks is located in Ash, North Carolina.

Ash, NC is a rural and quiet area situated inland just north of Carolina Shores, not far from the NC/SC border.  The new home community of Sterling Oaks in Ash is roughly 20 minutes from the coastal towns like Shallotte, Ocean Isle Beach and Sunset Beach and less than an hour from Myrtle Beach, SC and Wilmington, NC.  Brunswick Plantation is another new home community not far from where Sterling Oaks is being developed.

The new home community of Sterling Oaks is being developed on an approximate 76.12 acre of land.  There are ...

Solserra is a new home community coming soon to Shallotte, NC.

The new home community of Solserra is conveniently located just outside of downtown Shallotte, a few miles south of Highway 17, and situated along the scenic Shallotte River. The Shallotte River is a short 5 to 6 mile tidal river in Brunswick County that begins in the inland marshes near the town of Shallotte and empties into the Intracoastal Waterway which leads to the Atlantic Ocean.

Pulte is the builder in Solserra.

Preliminary plans from Pulte will be to have 149 single-family homes in an initial phase in the new home community of Solserra in Shallotte.

Pulte will be offering new construction homes that are either one ...

Toll Brothers first began to presell at Hill Street Villas in North Myrtle Beach back in December of 2024. Now in June of 2025, Toll Brothers has officially closed the first single-family home in Hill Street Villas.
Hill Street Villas is being developed right off of Hill Street where 24th Avenue North intersects in North Myrtle Beach and adjacent to the Hill Street Park.

Hill Street Villas is a new home community in North Myrtle Beach that showcases low-maintenance coastal lifestyle in a beautiful location less than a mile and a half from Cherry Grove Beach and features exceptional access to local shopping and dining.

Toll Brothers is planning on building 35 single family homes in Hill S...

This parcel of land off of Ashley Circle is just north of Highway 22 not too far from the Highway 905 interchange.

Chandlers Run, a completed 72 single-family home community is just down Highway 66 from this parcel. Shell Bay Estates (22 single-family homes) and Ambridge (173 single-family homes by Beazer) are a couple of other new home communities coming soon to the same general area in Conway.

This is a second rezoning attempt for this parcel. Back in September of 2024 there was a request to rezone this property from LFA to MRD-P for 149 single-family units but the request was withdrawn due to community opposition.

This time the request is to rezone an approximate 33.69 acre portion ...

Coastal Point West is a Conway new home community that completed development in June of 2025.

The new home community of Coastal Point West is conveniently located near between highway 501 and Highway 90 off of East Cox Ferry Road and adjacent to Wild Wing Plantation.
Coast Carolina University and Horry Georgetown Technical College are just a few minutes across Highway 501 from Coastal Point West.

Mungo Homes was the developer of Coast Point West and was also the developer of Coast Point.

The two Coastal Point communities straddle East Cox Ferry Road, with the 54 single-family homes of Coast Point (East) being on the east side of East Cox Ferry Road and the 181 single-family homes commun...

Ryan Homes is now selling single-family homes in the new home community of Hope Pointe in North Myrtle Beach!

The new home community of Hope Pointe is conveniently located right off of Little River Neck Road and extends all the way to the Intracoastal Waterway.

Hope Pointe is being developed adjacent to the Tidewater Golf Club – one of the premier golf courses in all of the Grand Strand.

In total, Hope Pointe is expected to have 95 single family homes and 146 townhomes.

The initial phase in Hope Pointe will be in the central part of the community and will consist of approximately 58 single family homes. One future phase will include additional single-family homes closer to the Intrac...