Dody Kettler's Blog

Okay, take a peek at this link to see what we in Alaska do for fun in the dead of winter!  This is a YouTube video of the 'Running of the Reindeer' in downtown Anchorage yesterday during the Fur Rondy event.  Looks like fun to me.  I may have to be one of the runners next year! http://www.youtube...

I try not to do a lot of work on Sundays, but I am home with a shoulder injury today so I thought I would take a little bit of time to catch up on my blog. It has been an interesting week for me.  As I continue to ponder the thoughts of the MatSu Valley being a buyer's market, I continue to find ...

About three weeks ago we saw interest rates hit as low as 5.3.  As of Friday morning they were at 6.125.  That is quite a change in just a few weeks.  When the rates hit 5.3 I asked some lenders what they felt the rates would do and although they wished they could really figure it out, they thoug...

It is Friday and here at my house we are in the middle of a blizzard.  We warmed up to 40+ degrees yesterday, melted a bunch of snow, turned my driveway to ice and now it is 14 and a full-blown blizzard is underway!  Got to LOVE Alaska weather.  You are never bored!I am hosting an open house for ...

Wednesday came and went without a blog post!  I didn't have time to figure out exact how I feel about it being a true buyer's market here in the Valley.  I know there is certainly a 'lean' towards a buyer's market here in the Valley, BUT...loans are more difficult to get and inventory is still lo...

Staging your home:The first things potential buyers see is the entrance and front door of your home.  The first thing you should do to attract buyers is to make the front entrance and front door appealing.  Some basic landscaping (which is a little difficult to do in Alaska in the winter), some p...

A beautiful Monday morning where the extreme cold temperatures have given way to warmer temps (5 above this morning) and lots of snow falling!  I love it.  What a nice way to start another week in Alaska.  Not only are the temperatures rising, but the sun is hitting our house again!  We live on t...

Friday!  I love Fridays.  Information about my open houses this weekend:Tomorrow, Feb. 9th, I will be at my 2115 N Monte Vista home in Palmer from 2-4pm.  I took about 25 Realtors through this house yesterday on our Prudential tour and they all think it is a great house.  If you have a buyer in t...

At the Valley Board of Realtor's monthly meeting yesterday, we had the opportunity to listen to Neil Fried, Alaska's state economist.  He was full of wonderful information and really fun to listen to.  I found some of the information from Neil to be very helpful in learning more about real estate...

If there is one question I am asked regularly, if not daily, it is "Is this a buyer's or seller's market?"  If you, as a consumer or Realtor, have a definite answer one way or the other, I would be interested to hear your thoughts and why you feel this way.  Alaska, and more so the MatSu Valley, ...