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Camdenton Real Estate Market Report

Sales of Single Family Residences Rise For 2nd Straight Month

A snapshot taken of the market activity for Camdenton home sales in recent months gives rise to optimism.  The number of home sales in Sept and Oct show improvement over the extemely disappointing summer sales season.   Many first-time homebuyers hoping to take advantage of the $8000 tax credit currently scheduled to expire in November likely account for much of the increase.  We will all, no doubt, be watching closely to see  where the real estate market goes from here as we enter what is traditionally the slowest home-buying season in  Camdenton.

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Author: | October 31st, 2009
Categories: Market Trends, Real Estate News
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Under the Boardwalk

A Quiet Fall Moment at the Lake of the Ozarks

 

 Can you imagine the quiet of this crisp fall moment taken by Kansas City photographer

Rick Heiberstreit on a recent visit to the Lake of the Ozarks? 

 I am a little curious what he was doing under there though, aren’t you?   

Uhh,  Rick……?

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Author: | October 28th, 2009
Categories: Area Photographers, Sites and Sounds
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Melody Anderson Joins Lakewide Realty

Camdenton Real Estate Office Shows Big Promise  

Big changes don’t come easily to me, and the decision to leave real estate giant RE/MAX for a small, privately-owned real estate office was no exception.   (That big RE/MAX balloon had become quite the security blanket for me these past years!)  

Then one day in a middle of a meeting it struck me that fear and doubt were keeping me from making the change I really felt compelled to make.   With that realization the decision to make the change immediately followed.   And my enthusiasm has grown every day since.

Thanks to the internet and computer technologies, the selling of real estate has changed dramaticly these past 5 years.  Expensive brick and mortar, franchised real estate offices are likely to be replaced with innovative, creative and technologically advanced teams of agents with a passion for excellence and commitment to service.

That’s what we are putting together at Lakewide Realty in Camdenton, and I’m proud to be a part of it -  proud already of  what it promises to become in relatively short order.

For those of you ready to sell or to buy at the Lake of the Ozarks,  I hope you’ll give me an opportunity to show you the Lakewide difference.

 

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Author: | October 26th, 2009
Categories: Area Activities, Real Estate News
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Fall Colors are Afire in Camdenton

Could These Bushes be More Red at First National Bank?

Driving south of the stoplight on Business 5 in Camdenton, I was so struck with these vibrant colors I turned my car around to get a better look.   I wish I knew what type of bushes these are that produce such vibrant colors.   They are glorious!  It almost looks as if the ground in front of  First National Bank is on fire.

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Author: | October 22nd, 2009
Categories: Area Activities
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Horses, barns and ducks….oh, my!

Some Wonderful Missouri Farms For Sale

near the Lake of the Ozarks

 

After showing lakefront property all weekend, it was a lovely change of pace to show some farms on Monday.   After spending a little time with some horses and dogs,  and sitting next to a pond visiting with a family of ducks, I left Morgan County feeling renewed!  It’s always surprising how just a few minutes in nature can revive the spirit.  

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Author: | October 21st, 2009
Categories: Area Activities
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Lake Views from Sunrise Cantina

Sunrise Beach Mexican Restaurant Boasts Great Views

Taking a break from house-hunting on the west side of the Lake on Saturday;  I relaxed with some of my favorite clients  at Sunrise Cantina in Sunrise Beach. Good Mexican food,  nice service, great conversation and a beautiful fall view of the lake – what could be better!

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Author: | October 18th, 2009
Categories: Area Activities, Sites and Sounds
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Ike Skelton supports extending $8,000 tax credit

Congressman keeps hope alive for first-time homebuyer credit

I’ve written several Congressmen and Senators in the last few weeks, encouraging them to support an extension to the first-time homebuyer’s credit set to expire soon.   The response I received from Ike Skelton was encouraging:

 

 Dear Ms. Anderson:

             Thank you for contacting me regarding tax deductions

 for the purchase of new homes.  I appreciate hearing from you.

             In 2008, Congress enacted an optional $7500 tax credit  

for the purchase of a first home.  The credit was designed to be Read the rest of this entry »

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Author: | October 16th, 2009
Categories: Real Estate News
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Lake of the Ozarks Wedding Ministry

Camdenton Minister Officiates Nuptials on the Niangua River.

In addition to her duties as a realtor at the Lake of the Ozarks, Melody Anderson also has a non-denominational wedding ministry.  Last week  she discovered she has a bit of the adventurer in her!  Pictured here with newlyweds Kevin and Jade Sellers, Melody officated their nuptials from a canoe last weekend on the Niangua River, west of Camdenton.   The newlyweds not only succeeded in coaxing her into a canoe, but Melody now plans on being one of their first customers in their upcoming kayak river tour business.

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Author: | October 9th, 2009
Categories: Area Activities
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