Bottom Line: Home Sales down 26.77%; Home Prices down 3.48%

Myrtle Beach area home sales during the third quarter declined 26.77 percent compared with the third quarter last year, according to the S.C. Association of Realtors’ report released this week.

The median sales price in the Myrtle Beach area also fell to $194,000, a 3.48 percent decline compared with the third quarter of last year. Homes spent an average of 209 days on the market - an 11.15 percent increase.

Myrtle Beach statistics include Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, Conway and Georgetown.