MYRTLE BEACH -- The Myrtle Beach area saw the state's biggest percentage drop in home sales in 2007, according to the S.C. Association of Realtors. Home sales fell about 30 percent from 11,027 to 7,810 last year compared with 2006. The data captures about 80 percent of the home listings in Horry and Georgetown counties. Local houses and condos spent the longest time on the market. They averaged 219 days on the market before the buyer closed.

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