East Coast Real Estate

Poll: Where You Want to Live

Miami might be a nice place to visit, but only 3 percent of those polled by Zogby International would like to live there.

San Francisco led the pack among cities where people would like to live with 13 percent saying they would move there if they could. It was followed by Chicago, Orlando, New York, Las Vegas, and Houston.

The national poll, which was focused on Miami, rated the city’s high and low points and compared it with other major cities in the nation.

About 42 percent of those polled had visited Miami, but they ranked the city sixth out of eight major American cities as a vacation destination. The first choice was San Francisco, garnering 19 percent of the sentiment. Orlando came in second with 14 percent choosing it.

Source: Reuters News (01/31/08)

Other than in the east, people are just not that familiar with Myrtle Beach. That's a shame, too.
I think we have more to offer than Miami...other than year round heat. And Orlando is utterly miserable in the summer. Maybe our new Hard Rock park will put us more on the map.

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SC Trying to Prepare for Hillary's Insurance Reforms?

Saw this in the news. Governor Sanford is suddenly trying to help small businesses with employee insurance costs. Kind of seems like the message is getting through that people are going to have insurance whether it's through the government or not.

I found it interesting that the SC Board of Realtors provides their employees with insurance.

Having lived in North Carolina, I have to say that this state (SC) is not up to par with health insurance. The emergency rooms stay full because of it, too. And the tax payers end up paying for it anyway...higher insurance premiums because the hospitals charge more to make up for the ones that don't pay because they have no insurance.

Although Realtors can get insurance through the board, it's very costly.

Sanford calls for small-business health care, DUI, illegal immigration reforms

Monday, Jan 28, 2008 - 06:32 PM Updated: 10:59 AM
By Charles Tomlinson
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FLORENCE — Gov. Mark Sanford visited a Florence business Monday to discuss three reforms — one of which aims to help small companies lower their health care costs — that he hopes are passed within the first 30 days of this legislative session.

Sanford spoke at Adams Steel on Sandwood Avenue during one of four stops across the state Monday.

“Small businesses are the front line of job creation in South Carolina", he said.

"A bill that has passed the Senate would allow small business owners to band with at least 10 other employers to form nonprofit cooperatives that could negotiate cheaper health care rates.", said state Rep. Phillip Lowe, R-Florence, who joined Sanford along with state Rep. Kris Crawford, R-Florence.

Realtor Aubrey Richardson of Florence, who attended on behalf of the S.C. Association of Realtors, said health care costs for his employees are more than $2,500 a month.

“We’ve got to sell a nice house in order to pay that bill,” he said.
Lowe estimates employers could save at least 13 percent, Richardson said.
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