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Tuesday, January 22, 2013  A family struggling with a loved one's health has won a battle with a bank foreclosing on a newly disabled man's home.

Thursday, October 11, 2012  Mortgage rates are near record lows, making it now cheaper to buy a home than to rent.

Thursday, October 11, 2012  U.S. foreclosure filings dropped to a five-year low in September as fewer homes were on track to be seized by lenders.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012  Home prices kept rising in July across the United States, buoyed by greater sales and fewer foreclosures.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  One of the oldest golf courses on the Grand Strand is facing foreclosure. The Conway Country Club needs a quick infusion of cash or the 75-year-old course could go under.

Monday, January 23, 2012  There are signs that 2012 could be the year that the long-suffering real estate industry makes a turnaround. Nationwide, homes sales were up last month, with prices leveling off after a steep drop.

Monday, January 23, 2012  More than 200 homes were foreclosed on in Darlington County alone last year. That's why state representative Robert Williams is encouraging people facing foreclosure to apply for assistance through SC HELP.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011  Almost eleven months ago, The Market Common, a retail and residential center in Myrtle Beach, was sold to BEI - Beach LLC, according to real estate law firm Nexsen Pruett.

Friday, November 18, 2011  Staff at Myrtle Beach Haven celebrated the center's 25th birthday Friday. Myrtle Beach Haven is an emergency family shelter that can house up to 50 people at once.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011  President Barack Obama announced a new program to help struggling homeowners Monday, but there are questions about how much it will help homeowners on the Grand Strand and Pee Dee.

Thursday, October 13, 2011  With more than 30 percent of single family homes in foreclosure or pending short sale, the economic crisis cuts deep in the Myrtle Beach area housing market. That's not to mention the 37 percent of condos in the same situation.

Saturday, June 11, 2011  A large turnout Saturday morning at a Myrtle Beach foreclosure workshop might be one sign the economy still has a way to go. About 50 people attended the educational session aimed to prevent home loss.

Thursday, May 19, 2011  With foreclosure and unemployment rates still high, the homeless problem is growing on the Grand Strand. The most recent available survey results showed there were 1,061 homeless persons in the Horry County in 2009, with a shortage of 627 beds to serve them. A separate survey counted 612 homeless school students in the county.

Monday, April 25, 2011  "Things are going in the right direction," says 843 Realtor owner John Winzenried. He says what's moving in the right direction is the housing market.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011  February numbers out last week from the National Association of Realtors show the worst home sales in nine years. Nationally, short sales attribute to 40 percent of homes for sale. Along the Grand Strand, short sales and foreclosures are playing a major factor in the market