About Kenai Peninsula County, AK

From Kirk Olsen Certified Appraiser here are the latest stats on the Homer ALaska Market Area

73 closed MLS sales in the last 12 months at $100k & up (+8 sales from the previous 12 months)

Median sale price: $224,200 (+2% from previous 12 months)

Median marketing time: 119 days (+42 days from previous 12months)

Ratio of sale price to list price: 99% (+5% from previous 12 months)

Looking Good In Homer Alaska Cosmic Hamlet by the Sea

The Pumpkin Carving Contest was a huge success!... More pumpkins than ever were created by brilliant local pumpkin carving folks of all ages! Check out the pumpkins and the people who were enjoying the event and who made the event a special night at Bay Realty! Look for our AD IN THE homer News next week for the cash winners! But everyone who entered was a winner and we thank you very much for joining us for Fun food and PUMPKINS!

Bay Realty 13^th Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest! Thursday October 29!

Judging Starts at 5:30 PM

Pumpkins have been coming in! Bring Yours in Now! We already have 13 entries!!!

Its Going to be Fun Fun Fun!

Cash Prizes! K-3 4-6 7-8 win $10, $20 and $25 Adult Grand Prize is $50.00!!

Treats No Tricks... Come one Come All!

October 27 in Homer Alaska and look at the gorgeous view at the top of BayCrest Hill Tonight....

Could not help myself had to pull in and take in the view....

The Half Moon Shining over fresh snow capped mountains to the left

and the sunset over Mt Augustine Volcano to the right... almost unbelievable beauty....

So in the spirit of bloggers everywhere... I also had to share this view with you all!

You Still Can Buy A Paradise in Homer Alaska!

What are the symptoms of H1N1... and how are they different from the common cold?

How can you help stop the spread?

I don't know if this is accurate or not but several different sources seem to be giving us this information so I thought I would pass it on... some say the HINI outbreak will peak this week...some say it will break out again in January... I am not a doctor and have no idea but the chart is interesting so I thought I would pass it on... it makes some sense... as always wash your hands and stay home if you are sick and as we do in my office LYSOL!

Symptom	Cold	H1N1 Flu
Fever	Fever is rare with a cold.	Fever is usually present with the flu in up to 80% of all flu cases. A temperature of 100°F or higher for 3 to 4 days is associated with the flu.
Coughing	A hacking, productive (mucus- producing) cough is often present with a cold.	A non-productive (non-mucus producing) cough is usually present with the flu (sometimes referred to as dry cough).
Aches	Slight body aches and pains can be part of a cold.	Severe aches and pains are common with the flu.
Stuffy Nose	Stuffy nose is commonly present with a cold and typically resolves spontaneously within a week.	Stuffy nose is not commonly present with the flu.
Chills	Chills are uncommon with a cold.	60% of people who have the flu experience chills.
Tiredness	Tiredness is fairly mild with a cold.	Tiredness is moderate to severe with the flu.
Sneezing	Sneezing is commonly present with a cold.	Sneezing is not common with the flu.
Sudden Symptoms	Cold symptoms tend to develop over a few days.	The flu has a rapid onset within 3-6 hours. The flu hits hard and includes sudden symptoms like high fever, aches and pains.
Headache	A headache is fairly uncommon with a cold.	A headache is very common with the flu, present in 80% of flu cases.
Sore Throat	Sore throat is commonly present with a cold.	Sore throat is not commonly present with the flu.
Chest Discomfort	Chest discomfort is mild to moderate with a cold.	Chest discomfort is often severe with the flu.

Table credited to The Mortgage Market View...For the week of Oct 26, 2009 --- Vol. 7, Issue 43