The house at 1603 Waterway Dr. sits directly on the Intracoastal Waterway in North Myrtle Beach’s Sunset Harbour community, where a boat lift, a personal watercraft dock, a floating dock and a private pier line the water’s edge about two miles from the ocean. It stands at the top of five reported sales that combined for $9.26 million in the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina metro area during the week of September 21 through September 27, 2026.
Murrells Inlet accounts for the No. 2, No. 4 and No. 5 sales, each in Garden City Beach and each on or near the oceanfront, while North Myrtle Beach holds the other two, in Sunset Harbour and Tilghman Estates. Newly built houses took the No. 2 and No. 3 positions; the No. 4 property dates to 1992 and has been renovated since 2020.
No. 1 — $2,100,000 · 1603 Waterway Dr., North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Brian B Kendall of David Brian Kendall held the listing on the week’s highest-priced reported sale in the metro area, which RealtyWire ranks No. 1 in its Myrtle Beach Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending September 27, 2026.
A four-bedroom waterfront house at 1603 Waterway Dr. in North Myrtle Beach sold for $2,100,000 on September 22, 2026, the highest reported price in the Myrtle Beach metro area for the week. Built in 2005, the house carries six baths across a reported 6,453 square feet and fronts the Intracoastal Waterway in Sunset Harbour, roughly two miles from the Atlantic. The property previously changed hands for $1,937,500 in 2006.
The waterfront edge of the property is built out for boating, with a boat lift, a personal watercraft dock, a floating dock and a pier reaching into the waterway, and the ground behind the house looks out over the same stretch of water. Inside, the layout is arranged for entertaining, with coastal-inspired finishes and generous natural light. Sunset Harbour is a North Myrtle Beach community of quiet streets along the waterway, with marinas, fishing spots, championship golf courses, shopping and restaurants nearby.
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No. 2 — $1,850,000 · 231 Underwood Dr., Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
A seven-bedroom beach house at 231 Underwood Dr. in Murrells Inlet changed hands for $1,850,000 in a closing dated September 25, 2026. Completed in 2026, the elevated house holds a reported 3,910 square feet in Garden City Beach and faces both the Atlantic and the inlet.
Porches and balconies open off the elevated structure on more than one level, and the interior follows an open plan in which large windows and glass doors keep the water in view from several vantage points. A pool and spa sit on the property, and the orientation of the house takes in sunrise over the ocean to the east and sunset over the inlet to the west. The beach is a short walk away, with boating and fishing close by, and the house has been marketed as suited to use as a primary residence, a second home or a rental property.
The property closed at its full asking price, and the transaction ranks No. 2 in RealtyWire’s Myrtle Beach Metro Area Top 5 for the week. EXP Realty LLC was the listing brokerage on the sale; the individual listing agent could not be verified.
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No. 3 — $1,819,264 · 1113 Golf View Dr., North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
New construction produced the No. 3 sale, at 1113 Golf View Dr. in the Tilghman Estates area of North Myrtle Beach, which sold for $1,819,264 on September 24, 2026. The five-bedroom, five-bath house is dated to 2025 in the record and holds a reported 4,211 square feet. The property previously changed hands for $550,000 in 2025.
The house was built with an island kitchen and a formal dining room, a sunroom, a screened porch and a bonus room, and it is finished outside in fiber cement siding, with a fenced swimming pool. The property carries no homeowners association, and it came with a one-year builder warranty and an eight-year structural warranty.
Deana L Manning of ChrisManningCommunities Realty carried the listing on a sale that closed $19,364 above its final asking price of $1,799,900. Christopher M Meehan of RE/MAX Southern Shores represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $1,752,200 · 855 S Waccamaw Dr. #Oceanfront Home, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
Meredith Hall of Peace Sotheby’s Intl Realty PI represented the listing side of the No. 4 sale in RealtyWire’s Myrtle Beach Metro Area Top 5 for the week. The property went under contract 30 days after the current listing date. Jeff Forman of Keller Williams The Forturro Group represented the buyer.
An oceanfront house at 855 S Waccamaw Dr. #Oceanfront Home in Murrells Inlet took the No. 4 position at $1,752,200, in a sale dated September 22, 2026. Built in 1992 and reworked since 2020, the five-bedroom, three-bath house holds a reported 2,420 square feet on the Garden City Beach oceanfront. It previously changed hands for $889,000 in 2020.
Vaulted ceilings rise over the main living room and the primary suite, and wide windows frame the Atlantic. The remodeled kitchen carries new cabinetry, countertops and appliances and a gas range with a pot filler, and it opens to the living room and a Carolina room. All three bathrooms were renovated as well, alongside new flooring, lighting and interior paint.
The screened porch and Carolina room face the ocean for sunrise, and the front deck takes in sunset over the marsh. Other work on the house includes a new metal roof, a new HVAC system, new decking and gutters, HardiePlank siding, a newly completed beach walkway, an elevator between levels and custom basketweave privacy screening in the ground-level carport. The Garden City Pier, restaurants, shops and golf are minutes away.
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No. 5 — $1,737,500 · 804 S Waccamaw Dr. #Second Row Beach, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
The No. 5 sale was a 2015 beach house at 804 S Waccamaw Dr. #Second Row Beach in Murrells Inlet, which changed hands for $1,737,500, with the sale dated September 25, 2026. The seven-bedroom house has eight baths and a reported 3,540 square feet on a high elevated corner lot in Garden City Beach, across the street from public beach access.
Covered porches on both levels look toward the ocean and the marsh. A 15-by-30-foot pool with an attached 8-by-8-foot kiddie pool sits within professionally landscaped grounds, and the main pool is heated. An outdoor kitchen, a charcoal grill, a poolside hot-and-cold shower, picnic tables and rocking chairs fill out the pool area.
The house comes fully furnished, with central air conditioning and heat, ceiling fans throughout, two washers and dryers, two refrigerators, two ovens and Wi-Fi service. Listing materials name the house Coastal Treasure and report a professionally managed rental history. The property stands 0.7 miles south of the Garden City Pier and 3.3 miles south of the Surfside Pier, near restaurants and shops.
Robert Lance L Garrison and Kevin DeRenzo of Beach Realty South, LLC shared the listing on the sale, which RealtyWire ranks No. 5 in its Myrtle Beach Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending September 27, 2026. Dawn Gates of Sea Star Realty Sales, LLC represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, September 27, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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