Although we are still 45 days shy from a yearly report, I thought it would be good to look at how foreclosures are affecting our local market. Year to date there have been 146 closed foreclosure sales out of 1100 sold properties. This equates to approximately 13% of the market. Last year during
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11/19/2011
Designing Placards with the specific details on your home. Placards are detail cards used to help visually educate buyers and real estate licensees as they go through your home. Typically there are many value added features in homes that go unnoticed even if they get mentioned in the listing det
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11/19/2011
We frequently get asked the question " When is the best time to sell?" There are several ways to answer this question so in this post we'll take a look at some statistics over the last year and evaluate other considerations. If we are to look at the market data correctly we need to see what is
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11/19/2011
Information for Military Transfers to JBER (Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson) First of all, Larry and I want to say thank you for your service to us and our country. As an Air Force brat myself and the youngest of five children to a career military dad and stay at home military mom, I appreciate e
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09/25/2011
Siblings, Rotten, Rotten-ROTTEN! Growing up in Alaska with two brothers and two sisters in was interesting to say the least. We all got along (our parents would not have it any other way) and we went on adventures as a family. We went snow machining like ducks in a row, cam
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09/19/2011
Shout Out to Neils Lock and Safe, Thank You Neil! I received a phone call from my mum a couple nights ago asking for some assistance. There have been some burglaries in businesses near her and pops home and she has been extra cautious when locking every door and window in the home. Mum and pop ha
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09/19/2011
Things to Do, Places to Go While in Alaska-Day Trip to a U-Pick Farm for Fresh AK Veggies One of our favorite things to do in the fall is to go on a day trip to a U-Pick Farm for fresh Alaskan veggies. The carrots are sweet and crunchy, the peas are the BEST and it is fun of getting your hands
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09/16/2011
Things to Do, Places to Go While in Alaska-Day Trip to Knik River and Jim Creek 4 Wheeling While in the Palmer area, if you head into the Butte, there are many trails to take four wheeling. Not only will you be nose to nose with gorgeous mountains but you can play in the valleys and kick up some
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09/16/2011
Things to Do, Places to Go While in Alaska-Day Trip Hike to Pioneer Ridge in Palmer If you are in the mood for a great hike, stunning views and some sore muscles the next day, Pioneer Ridge in Palmer is a great day hike. The trail is not as strenuous as hiking to the top of Lazy Mountain (another
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09/15/2011
Things to Do, Places to Go While in Alaska-Day Trip to the Alaska State Fair (late August-Sept) If your travels to Alaska involve the later part of August and the easy part of September, the Alaska State Fair is a MUST on your 'to do' list. The fair is typically held near the latter end of August
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09/12/2011