Vacation home purchases up 29.7 percent

Vacation Home Sales

Vacation home ownership on the rise

Vacation home sales surged last year. According to the 2014 Investment and Vacation Home Buyers Survey by the NAR, vacation home sales rose 29.7% from the previous year.

For many baby boomers, owning that vacation home is making more and more sense as their home values have increased and their stock portfolios have almost recovered fully from the Great Recession of the late 1990s. Lawrence Yun, chief economist, said

“This reflects the 28 percent of recreational property buyers who said they purchased to diversify investments or saw a good investment opportunity.”

You can see in the article we published last week that demonstrates that this age bracket and higher income earners still believe that real estate is the best long term investment.

25% Boomers will likely buy a vacation home

And another study by BHG revealed that 25% baby boomers are likely to purchase a second home, like a beach house or some other vacation home to use during retirement and to provide a family retreat for their children and grandchildren. Also many boomers are considering renting out these vacation homes for an additional income until they move into the homes themselves a few years down the road.

Here are some key numbers in these recent studies:

Vacation home sales rose from 553,000 to 717,000 properties last year. This represents a 29.7% increase.
The median price of these vacation homes increased 12.5% ($150,000 to $168,700)
Vacation home sales surge
Vacation home purchases represented 13% of all homes purchases last year. (up from 11% the previous year)
Forty-one percent of vacation homes purchased last year were in the South, 28 percent in the West, 18 percent in the Northeast and 14 percent in the Midwest.
25% of baby boomers are planning to buy a 2nd home or vacation in the near future.
Vacation homes are still 1/3 below their peak prices in 2006, so there is still much more room for appreciation.

Don’t let another year to go by . . .

Don’t let another year to go by

If your family is thinking to purchase your second home in the Myrtle Beach area, now may be the perfect time. Prices are still great and still lower than the cost of building right now. If you decide to rent the property until you’re ready to occupy it full time, the rental market in Myrtle Beach area is very strong. Many of our clients, are renting their homes now to vacationers, using their home during the weeks the vacation home is not rented, then planning on moving in it a few years from now. There are also great tax benefits to owning a vacation home. And you can still get a great mortgage interest rates that would enable you acquire this home while it still economically feasible.

At Dreamlife Realty, we specialize in helping families acquire their perfect Myrtle Beach vacation home to create memories, establish traditions, and share with the ones they love.

Testimonials

What Dreamlife Clients are Saying

Laurel NiemanDeefield LInks

We absolutely loved Donna. She was friendly, efficient, and very knowledgeable. She helped us both with our search and all the closing issues which were completely foreign to us! She was a pleasure to work with

Dennis ConnellyThe Havens at Barefoot Resort

Wendy was excellent with her constant effort to stay in touch and find a property to fit our needs

Mike & Marge RzepkaEdgewater at Barefoot Resort

Lorene at Drealife Realty became a great friend. She was absolutely fantastic. We are really excited for the future.

Preston HughesMariner's Cove

Donna went above and beyond for us...

Lorie BeamSea Gate Villas at SeaWatch Plantation

Wendy was very professional. She didn't push, she was attentive, she was responsive, she gave good advice. I will have her assist my mother in purchasing a home and my future investment properties.

Brenda Jones

Jeana was amazing. She was a jewel! She listened to what I was looking for in a vacation home and located many amazing properties for me to view. She never rushed or pressured me. She made me feel like a special client even though I am sure my price point was low end. Also, an issue arose ...

Barb & StanParkview Subdivision

Donna made our Dream come true finding the perfect place for my wife and I to spend time and possibly retire too. She worked incredibly hard to make this happen even when we tasked her with multiple requests. Our family couldn't be any happier right now. Thank You for your hard work and dedication, Donna!

Felix LeeRiver Oaks Golf Course Condos, Myrtle Beach

Deborah provided excellent service. She stayed in constant communication and always took the extra step.

Tammy Freeman

Jeana was amazing always easy to reach and communicate with she was on top of making sure everything was a smooth process for us living out of state we were concerned but did not need to be we are very satisfied with the way she handled everything!

Ken & Kim SobiewskiBlue Water Keyes

Our buying process was so much more pleasant than we could have expected. Deborah listened to us,...and we felt she immediately knew how to direct out search. She went above and beyond before, during and after our purchase. We will try and connect with her anytime we are in Myrtle Beach, and look forward to having her ...

Debra ShawGolf Colony

Our agent Deborah did an exceptional job for us. She made the whole process easy and fast!

Betty ReynoldsGolf Glen Villas

By all means,if you want a carefree experience in purchasing a home, please note, Tom McLane makes this process a very pleasant and exciting adventure. All our needs were met. Always available for any of my questions or concerns. I can't say enough great things about Tom. I was totally new in this area and he ...

Dave Pisarchik

I can’t say enough nice things about Dreamlife Realty,” Dave says. “They really listened to me and I felt like they cared about finding me a property that fit the needs and wants I had. The whole process was great.

Vincent FerraraWaterway Landing

Trying to find a capable agent wasn't as easy as it might seem. Deborah always returned emais or calls and had the information i was looking for. and if she didn't have it, she got it. once again, i was very pleased with her professionalism.

Sheila NealTilghman Beach & Racket

Deborah is a jewel. She has been very helpful throughout the whole process, from the time I started looking until after I purchased a condo which was almost two years. She never treated me as just making a sale.

Bernie McVeyXanadu

Tanya stayed in contact with us thru the entire process to ensure satisfaction

Delia Kangian

Jeana was very knowledgeable and experienced. The most important thing for me was that once we made the contact with her, she didn't harass us about making the sale. We knew we would, but wanted to do it at our own pace and she respected that.

Allison BencieSurfside Beach

Wendy went out of her way to meet us early In the morning and even brought an amended contract to us when we were furniture shopping and leaving early in the morning for Maryland.

Bonnie Cleary

Jeana was great and very responsive.

BIll NeedhamAberdeen Buck Creek - Golf Course

I enjoyed working with Deborah Rhyne. She kept me up to date on our deal and has guided us in the right direction for goods and services in the area.

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