Melody Anderson's (postcardsfromthelake) Blog

Video Gets Us in the Mood for Summer Vacation Fun The Lake Ozarks Visitors and Convention Bureau in Lake Ozarks have prepared a great video that highlights the best of what the Lake has to offer. I can almost feel the lake breeze on my face as I watch the videos of boating. Mmmmm. It also reminde...

Staying Abreast of New Online Technologies to Help Clients Buy and Sell Homes at the Lake of the Ozarks.  Now more than ever before, an agent needs to know how to use online technology to best represent the interests of her clients.   Online marketing, professional networking and other real esta...

This Home For Sale at Lake of the Ozarks is Built for the 21st Century  Green describes more than the color of the trees surrounding this 5BR 4Bath lakefront home. With its steel and foam construction, and a geo thermal heating and cooling system, this home was built for the 21st century!  And if...

Winter Hours in Effect Now Through February 28    Once again this year I had forgotten that the Premium Outlet Mall has shortened hours during the months of January and February.  I pass this reminder on in hopes of saving someone else a couple gallons of gas! (This post originally appeared at ww...

Osage National Golf Resort, the Willmore Lodge,  Bagnell Dam  Bait Shop and Tom Sawyer Cruises to Host Live Eagle Viewings   This past weekend, Jan. 9th and 10th,  you would have found me with my binoculars out at the 10th Annual Lake of the Ozarks Eagle Days.  From 9 AM to 4 PM on Saturday, and ...

Perfect for Weekend Getaways to the Lake of the Ozarks (This post originally appeared at www.PostcardsFromTheLake.com) Recently listed for $135,000 this newly remodeled lakefront cabin in Rocky Mount, Missouri is being sold turnkey.  Pack a bag and grab some groceries, and you'll be ready to enj...

Sales of Single Family Residences Rise For 2nd Straight Month Sales of Single Family Residences Rise For 2nd Straight Month A snapshot taken of the market activity for Camdenton home sales in recent months gives rise to optimism. The number of home sales in Sept and Oct show improvement over the ...

A Quiet Fall Moment at the Lake of the Ozarks    Can you imagine the quiet of this crisp fall moment taken by Kansas City photographer Rick Heiberstreit on a recent visit to the Lake of the Ozarks?   I am a little curious what he was doing under there though, aren't you?    Uhh,  Rick......?   (T...

Camdenton Real Estate Office Shows Big Promise   Big changes don't come easily to me, and the decision to leave real estate giant RE/MAX for a small, privately-owned real estate office was no exception.   (That big RE/MAX balloon had become quite the security blanket for me these past years!)   T...

Some Wonderful Missouri Farms For Sale near the Lake of the Ozarks    After showing lakefront property all weekend, it was a lovely change of pace to show some farms on Monday.   After spending a little time with some horses and dogs,  and sitting next to a pond visiting with a family of ducks, I...