The Glenda Feeken Team

ALASKA'S KENAI PENINSULA PREMIER AIRPARK (SCOOTERS LANDING)

I was just reading in the July/August 2008 edition of The Residential Specialist, a magazine article about the popularity of airparks with plane owners in the lower 48. These residential airparks are communities built around grass or paved runways.  David Sclair, co-founder of Living.com says there are more than 600 airparks in the United States, with the majority in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Texas and Washington.

Scooter's Airpark located in Sterling, Alaska is prime example of a subdivision dedicated to a quality experience for airplane loving owners. The developer made every effort to provide the perfect environment, good protective covenants, 100' X 2,500' East/West gravel runway which is maintained year round, with taxi ways to all lots. This subdivision is developing with an impressive grouping of homes with hangers, hangers with apartments and  hangers. What makes it even better, you are just minutes to world class fishing on the Kenai River. What could be better than flying and fishing?

There are lots, and lots with hanger/apartments currently available.

Email gfeeken@alaska.net  for more information

WHAT IS STAGING?

When it is time to sell your home the word staging seems to be in every article you read and every conversation you have. What is staging really?

Staging is the difference of how you decorate to live in a home and how you decorate to sell a home. When staging, you remove the "visual dandruff" is how this was explained to me.  Clutter that isn't your average mess. It is the newspapers, mail, laundry, knickknacks, hobby stuff (for me books) that accumulates in a house that is well-lived in. This clutter eats up visual space.

So If you have a book shelf, pack up at least two-thirds of the books and put them away. For furniture, remove enough to give the room a spacious open feel. Try to highlight the focal point of the room, such as the fireplace or view.

Take your personality out of the home. You never know what will not appeal to a buyer's taste. Pack up the hunting photo's, hide the sword collection, remove the family pictures, the religious items, etc.

Freshen up the home. Wash the windows inside and out, steam clean the carpets, paint any walls that need paint, make the bathrooms sparkle, buy new towels, bath mats, and shower curtains if old ones show wear. Don't forget to clean that "visual dandruff" out of the kitchen cabinets. Don't forget to move the cats litter box out of site. Oh yes, the outside too. Pressure wash the deck and restain if necessary, freshen up the front door,paint if necessary, mow the lawn, trim and edge as needed.

Rent a storage space. Move the boxes out of your garage.Remember this is not about how you really live. It is about how your home shows to a buyer. People are often moving because they want more space, so try to show how spacious your home is.

JUNE RESIDENTIAL SALES 2008

AREA	SOLD 07	SOLD 08	AVERAGE SALES PRICE 07	AVERAGE SALES PRICE 08
N. KENAI	6	3	116,417	211,800
KENAI	12	9	175,249	192,211
K-BEACH	14	7	214,333	250,443
S OF SOLDOTNA	1	0	189,000
KASLIOF	3	0	218,167
SOLDOTNA	9	8	196,694	266,410
RIDGEWAY	4	3	240,750	133,500
STERLING	5	5	228,741	150,780
FUNNY RIVER	2	1	119,750	115,000

Our summer is shaping up nicely. We have a good inventory of homes, interest rates are staying steady.

Interest Rates for July 2, 2008

FHA,VA,CONVENTIONAL 6.5%

AHFC 6.125