Equestrian Acres is a well established neighborhood about 2 miles east of Palmer on the Palmer-Wasilla Highway. It is an organized community with its own website. A nice park is in the center of the subdivision. As you will note from this map, many of the homes in Equestrian Acres are on quiet dead-end streets. There is a nice park in the middle of the subdivision that many of the… read more →
I have two tickets to a hockey game between the NHL Alumni All-Stars and Mat-Su All-Stars. This game is a fund raiser for the Mat-Su Boys and Girls Club. It will be held April 7 at 7:30 PM at the Wasilla Sports Complex. The tickets are good for one adult each or two children, 12 and under, each. I’m going to give these tickets away free to the person who gives the… read more →
Homeowners Associations in the Mat-Su Borough are one of the few governing bodies that actually care about covenants. People love to complain about homeowners associations. You tend to only hear about them when someone is in trouble because they painted their house pink instead of purple…or something like that. Generally if you live in a development with covenants but break a minor one, while still keeping your neighbors happy no… read more →
I attended a presentation at Evangelos Restaurant in Wasilla by Ted Jones titled “Bubblettes and the Economy”. He is the chief economist and senior vice-president of Stewart Title Guarantee Company. Here is the gist of my notes, I just wrote down the parts of the talk that interested me so the points do not really string together. Investment or speculation. If you are buying a house with the hopes of making… read more →
It’s -1 degree this morning in Palmer. Wasilla is reading -15. Forecasts today are for winds to 20 mph with gusts to 40. That Matanuska Wind really magnifies the cold. Hey, it’s clear and beautiful outside! There is always a bright side. I don’t mind the wind or the cold until it gets really cold, like -20 or more. There are some advantages to being built like a walrus. The cold and… read more →
Homes in Wasilla and almost everywhere else in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough did not receive building inspections until 1992 when the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation required them for financing. Since that date, most homes are inspected during construction. The city of Palmer required building inspections and permits previous to 1992. During the real estate boom of the early 1980’s , Wasilla was one of the fastest growing cities in the country. Builders were selling houses… read more →