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  September, 3-4           Pratt MuseumThe Gathering 2010 Welcome Reception Tamamta Katurlluta – A Gathering of Native Tradition is a coming together of Alaska Native artists, elders, tradition-bearers, dancers, drummers, and... [ more ]

Good news! Homer Electric Association is the first utility in Alaska to offer net metering to members who own or lease alternative, renewable energy systems. This is something that we’ve been working towards for a while. It will give an extra incentive for those of us who have been thinking... [ more ]

Hello Friends: I have just returned from my first family RV trip through our great state.  And am happy to say we had a blast!  It was wonderful to spend a few "quiet" days with family and friends - quiet being a relative term, given 7 people (3 under age 9), 1 truck and an... [ more ]

  Hello Everyone:   I thought it would be fun to take a look at residential home sales activity for the first part of 2010.  The table, below, summarizes MLS sales in the Homer and Anchor Point areas compared with the same period last year.  As always, I encourage your... [ more ]

Today is a glorious day. I’m not talking about the rays of sunshine streaming through my windows, although that’s wonderful too. But what makes this day special is that it’s the day my clients are moving into their very first home. “Yes, of course,” you’re... [ more ]

I’ll bet if you ask one hundred Homerites to describe summer weather on the Kenai Peninsula, you’d get one hundred different answers. And the funny thing is, they’d all be right. This has been a wacky weather year so far all around. We had springtime in winter, wintertime in... [ more ]

My husband and I moved to Homer from Pennsylvania nearly eight years ago. In rural central Pennsylvania, we lived in an intentional community on a 136-acre farm. There were eight families living on the farm and we all shared the work involved with raising chickens, goats and sheep; managing the... [ more ]

I was recently inspired by the following quote by writer Jonathan Safran Foer: "What kind of world would we create if three times a day we activated our compassion and reason as we sat down to eat; if we had the moral imagination and the pragmatic will to change our most fundamental act of... [ more ]

During my stay on Molokai in the Hawaiian Islands for the last ten days, I was exploring sustainable building materials and came across a website for green, sustainable homes that seems to make a lot of sense. Bamboo, which reaches full maturity in only four to six years, can be harvested... [ more ]

Are you aware that you can get three FREE credit reports each year? There are three credit reporting agencies: Equifax, TransUnion and Experian. Each agency may have a different method of calculating your credit score as well as listing different information in your report, so it’s... [ more ]

According to HEA’s Kilowatt Courier, we can better manage our electricity usage by being more aware of the number of kilowatt hours our household utilizes. Do you have any idea how much you may be spending on that old refrigerator in the basement that hums along month after month just... [ more ]

I just want to remind everyone about our spring 2010 Photo Contest.  We are updating the community resources pages of our website, and need your help with photos.  Prizes will be offered in 5 different categories Homer Attractions Coastal scenes and landscapes Homer... [ more ]

Last week, we were surprised by an eagle who apparently was shopping for a new “nest” by inquiring at our office. This juvenile eagle flew in and landed on the edge of a large planter that was sitting right outside our lobby window. We watched him (or her), enthralled by its close... [ more ]

Water cisterns are quite common in the Homer Area and therefore are acceptable for most loan programs. Some loan programs have some restrictions. So, be sure to mention this to your lender as soon you have selected a property. [ more ]

For most loan program nothing special is needed as long the on-site systems are working fine. As always, some exceptions do apply. So be sure to mention the existence of the on-site system to your lender early. [ more ]