Whether you’re looking for a US holiday home, a retirement getaway, or you’re an experienced property investor expanding your portfolio, you will no doubt be aware of the real estate boom of the past couple of years across the United States.

The Myrtle Beach area is no different. It’s seen exceptional appreciation. Now, with the falling building costs and weak dollar, for the European investor, it’s become a “buyers market”.

Even before the latest currency shifts, Money Magazine’s September 2006 issue addressed the current housing market and whether the time to buy a second or vacation home is now. Depending on your goals and expectation, they said “YES”, and identified the Myrtle Beach area as one of the top 5 “underpriced areas” in the US for a vacation home.

No one can predict the future, but the potential for long-term growth in the greater Myrtle Beach area looks extremely promising. The local rental market is thriving, ensuring no-hassle renting and guaranteed returns.

And the area has become even easier to get to from Europe. Thanks to recent legislation, more air carriers are being allowed to operate between the UK and the US, increasing competition and thus lowering fares.

South Carolina has experienced significant economic growth over the last two decades and is successfully diversifying its economy into manufacturing, trade, services, and tourism. Between 1990 and 2000, the State attracted more than $48 billion in capital investments and created more than 237,000 new jobs.

Located in the heart of the nation’s Sunbelt with abundant access to five interstate highways and three ports on the Atlantic, South Carolina is strategically positioned to continue to attract new business and industry.

Tourism has become a major economic asset. South Carolina hosts over 28 million domestic visitors and nearly 800,000 international visitors each year. This creates exceptional opportunities for holiday lettings of quality homes and significant potential for future growth in demand.

The tourism and travel industry directly and indirectly generates more than 201,000 jobs for State residents and contributes more than $9 billion to the gross state product (GSP). This is anticipated to grow to $17 billion by the year 2010. Outdoor recreation, excluding golf, is credited with attracting 9.6 million visitors annually and generating nearly $1.9 billion in expenditures.

Myrtle Beach, one of America’s favourite vacation destinations, offers great shopping, excellent restaurants and entertainments, lively night life, over 100 other golf courses, attractive coastal inlets and rivers, and 60 miles of beautiful sandy beaches fringing the blue Atlantic Ocean.

It’s a fantastic investment opportunity, one not to be repeated, and one not to be missed!.

Getting to Myrtle Beach couldn't be easier, and once there, getting around is effortless.

Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR), located under two hours from New York and Washington DC, serves as the commercial airport for the Myrtle Beach area and also offers service for private companies. So why not incorporate a hectic weekend break in the city that never sleeps!

Situated just minutes from downtown Myrtle Beach, the airport lies approximately one mile from the Atlantic Ocean, accessible from U.S. 17 Business, 17 Bypass and Grissom Parkway.

Once you've arrived, several car rental agencies, taxi companies, and limousine services are available to take you where you need to go.