In talking about homeowners insurance, you will need to contact your agent for specifics. I am not an agent, but wanted to post some suggestions for you to consider. ~Whether you are a first-time home buyer, a veteran of many years of mortgage payments and house upkeep, a condo owner or an apartment dweller, your ... [Continue Reading]
Alexandria’s resorting roots as deep as its waters. By the 1880s, the city had already gained a reputation as one of the premiere vacation destinations. One tourist compared Alexandria to “a lovely New England village, far removed from the Eastern seaboard, in a land of exquisite beauty,” a Park Region Echo story said. According to ... [Continue Reading]
Alexandria’sNewHighSchool.PartOne HS.PartTwo Alexandria’s new high school…must needed, the time is now.
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Housing Starts.July2011 Nationwide data just released shows single-family housing starts at 429,000 annual units for July. Too much inventory, too many distressed sales as of yet. Source: US Dept of Commerce and Wells Fargo Securities
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Quoted by Yoda, Jedi Knight. Today’s real estate market is not about trying…it’s about being smart and knowing the absolute value at which your property will sell in a reasonable length of time. That in itself is a most difficult task for all of us in this market. However, I find that people always have ... [Continue Reading]
Alexandria’s Cardinal Mortgage Kristen Eklund did a great job closing a mortgage last week. The file was being processed by a bank outside the area. When they ran into trouble, they pretty much gave up. Kristen Eklund got the file and closed in about 32 days with a fully underwritten federally insured mortgage. Start to ... [Continue Reading]
AlexandriaDemographicProfile.2011.PartOne PartTwo PartThree PartFour PartFive The Alexandria Demographic Profile is a great publication. It is kind of hard to upload it as this Blog program only allows for 1mb or less per upload. Through thick and thin, you will see that Alexandria just keeps on growing… Source: Alexandria Area Economic Development Commission
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L&R.AnnualReport2010.Part ONEPart TWOPart THREEPart FOUR Douglas County Land & Resource 2010 Annual Report One of the reasons that I am saving this in the blog is for future reference. This information will have even more value in the future as we look back and then use that info to help see into the future. Even ... [Continue Reading]
AlexandriaCityBuildingDept.2010AnnualReport.PartOnePart Two Alexandria’s building activity just keeps on going…right through most economic crisis. When the market is hot, one always has 20/20 vision. When conditions are most adverse does the clarity of one’s vision become apparent. My congratulations to all who invested, risked, built buildings and made improvements in the “PRIVATE SECTOR” to help make ... [Continue Reading]
Scenic, Beautiful, Picturesque – Alexandria has it all: numerous lakes, wooded hilss and open prairie, thanks to the glaciers that carved the countryside thousands of years ago. It’s easy to see why early settlers were attracted to this area, and why they chose to stay. And it’s the people who have called Alexandria home for ... [Continue Reading]
