Melody Anderson's (postcardsfromthelake) Blog

First National Bank in Camdenton posts lowest rates in 37 years!   Every cloud has a silver lining, and here is the upside to our down market: First National Bank in Camdenton has posted interest rates below 5% for fixed rate loans including USDA first-time home buyer loans.    These rates are th...

Short term real estate forecast for the Lake of the Ozarks is anyone's guess.  In a typical market, it's always easy to predict home-buying patterns in and around the Lake of the Ozarks and to advise homeowners accordingly. Typically, at the first sign of spring, inventories will begin to swell i...

Simply rearranging furniture can have great effect!   Ten years ago I assumed that having a beautifully decorated or staged home required the assistance of a professional decorator or, at the very least,  making a trip to a furniture store and purchasing the nicest pieces my budget would allow.  ...

Life-long residents say they wouldn't live anywhere else                                                                                 I have been working with a young couple in recent months trying to help them buy their first home.   Life-long residents of Macks Creek, their won't consider ho...

Chateau Lake of the Ozarks is apt to bring national exposure to the lake area  John Q Hammons, one of the nation's premier developers of luxury hotels and resorts, expects to break ground on his $90 million dollar lakefront resort project this summer.   The Chateau Lake of the Ozarks will be a 15...

Life-long residents say they wouldn't live anywhere else                                                                                   I have been working with a young couple in recent months trying to help them buy their first home.   Life-long residents of Macks Creek, their won't consider ...