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A decade ago, those visitors were mostly from Southern cities within driving distance, like Atlanta and Nashville, local real-estate agent Beau Blankenship told Business Insider.
Sunset over Rosemary Beach, Florida, in 30A.
The boom, Stewart told Business Insider, had two inflection points.
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Persons:
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